Netgear WAG102NA ユーザーズマニュアル

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This chapter describes some of the key features of the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band 
Wireless Access Point WAG102. It also includes the minimum prerequisites for installation 
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a description of the front and back panels of the WAG102 (

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The ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 is the basic building block of a 
wireless LAN infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-
equipped wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices.

The WAG102 provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a fixed 
range or area of coverage—interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC) via an 
antenna. Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum connectivity area 
of about a 500 foot radius. Consequently, the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point 
WAG102 can support a small group of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points 
can handle between 10 to 30 users simultaneously.

The ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 acts as a bridge between the 
wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting multiple WAG102 Wireless Access Points via a wired 
Ethernet backbone can further lengthen the wireless network coverage. As a mobile computing 
device moves out of the range of one access point, it moves into the range of another. As a result, 
wireless clients can freely roam from one Access Point to another and still maintain seamless 
connection to the network.

The auto-sensing capability of the ProSafe 802.11a/g Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 
allows packet transmission at up to 54 Mbps, or at reduced speeds to compensate for distance or 
electromagnetic interference.