Netgear WAG302v1- ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

Basic Installation and Configuration

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When you have completed the setup steps, you can deploy the WAG302 in your network. If 
needed, you can now reconfigure the computer you used in step 1 (from the Static IP) back to its 
original TCP/IP settings.

To deploy the WAG302 Wireless Access Point:

1. Disconnect the WAG302 and position it where it will be deployed. The best location is 

elevated, such as wall mounted or on the top of a cubicle, at the center of your wireless 
coverage area, and within line of sight of all the mobile devices.

2. Lift the antenna on either side so that they are vertical.

3. Connect an Ethernet cable from your WAG302 Wireless Access Point to a LAN port on your 

router, switch, or hub. 

4. Connect the power adapter to the wireless access point and plug the power adapter in to a 

power outlet. The PWR, LAN, and Wireless LAN lights and should light up. 

Using a computer with an 802.11b/g or 802.11a wireless adapter with the correct wireless settings 
needed to connect to the WAG302 (SSID, WEP/WPA, MAC ACL, etc.), verify connectivity by 
using a browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Netscape or Internet Explorer to browse the Internet, or 
check for file and printer access on your network.

The default SSID for the 802.11b/g is NETGEAR-11g; the default SSID for the 802.11a is 
NETGEAR-11a. The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID configured in the 

Note: Consult the antenna positioning and wireless mode configuration information 

in the 

 chapter of the Reference Manual.

Note: By default, WAG302 is set with the DHCP client disabled. If your network 

uses dynamic IP addresses, you must change this setting. To connect to the 
WAG302 after the DHCP server on your network assigns it a new IP address, 
enter the wireless access point name into your Web browser. The default 
wireless access point name is netgearxxxxxx, where xxxxxx represents the last 
6 bytes of the MAC address. The default name is printed on the bottom label of 
the WAG302.