NETGEAR WG102NA Network Hardware User Manual


 
NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG102 Reference Manual
2-10 Configuring Security
v1.0, July 2008
Entering WEP Data Encryption Keys
You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be
identical on all PCs and Access Points in your network.
Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field, and click the
Generate button. The four key fields will be automatically populated with key values.
Manual. Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
Select which of the four keys will be the default.
See the link to the online document “Wireless Data Security Options” in Appendix 2 for a full
explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication
standard.
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:
1. Connect to the WG102 Access Point.
Log in at the default LAN address of http://192.168.0.229 with the user name of admin and
default password of password, or using the LAN address and password that you set up.
Note: When configuring the WG102 Access Point from a wireless computer whose
MAC address is not in the access control list, if you select Turn Access Control
On, you will lose your wireless connection when you click Apply. You must
then access the wireless access point from a wired computer or from a wireless
computer which is on the access control list to make any further changes.