Netgear WAG102 사용자 설명서

Introduction

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This chapter introduces the NETGEAR WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point. 
Minimal prerequisites for installation are presented in 

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The WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point 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 with about 
a 300 foot radius. The WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point can support a small 
group of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points are rated between 10-30 users 
simultaneously.

The WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point acts as a bridge between the wired LAN 
and wireless clients. Connecting multiple WAG102 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 WAG102 ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point allows 
packet transmission at up to 108 Mbps, or at reduced speeds to compensate for distance or 
electromagnetic interference.