NETGEAR N150 WN604 Manuel utilisateur

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

July 2013

202-10623-03

v1.0

Wireless N150 Access Point

WN604

User Manual

Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

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Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

About the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Compatible NETGEAR Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

What’s In the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 2 Installation and Basic Configuration

Install the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configure the System Settings for Your Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Set the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Set Basic IP Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configure Wireless Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Deploy the Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Verify Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wireless Settings Screen Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Configure Basic QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 3 Configure Security

Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Edit Security Profile Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Manually Configure Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Configure WPA2, or WPA2 + WPA, or WPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Configure WEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Use WPS to Add a Client to the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

Chapter 4 Management

Upgrade the Wireless Access Point Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Change the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Enable the SysLog Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Activity Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

View Summary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

System Screen Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Network Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Statistic Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Available Wireless Station Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration

Schedule the Wireless Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Advanced Wireless Settings Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Advanced QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Enable Wireless Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configure a Point-to-Point Bridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configure a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

All LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

WiFi LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

LAN LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cannot Access the Internet or the LAN Wirelessly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cannot Connect to the Access Point to Configure It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Time-Out Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Appendix A Supplemental Information

Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Appendix B Notification of Compliance

Index

1. Getting Started

This chapter covers the following topics:

• About the Access Point

• Compatible NETGEAR Switches

• System Requirements

• What’s In the Box

• Hardware Description

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

http://support.netgear.com.

Getting Started

Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

About the Access Point

The Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 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 access point provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a

fixed range or area of coverage—interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC)

through an antenna. Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum

connectivity area with about a 500-foot radius. Consequently, the access point can support a

small group of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points can handle

between 10 and 30 users simultaneously per radio.

The access point acts as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting

multiple access points through a wired Ethernet backbone can extend 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.

Compatible NETGEAR Switches

For a list of compatible products from other manufacturers, see the Wireless Ethernet

Compatibility Alliance website (WECA; see www.wi-fi.net).

The following NETGEAR switches work with the WN604 Wireless Access Point:

• FS108P - ProSafe™ 8 Port 10/100 Switch with 4 Port PoE

• FS116P ProSafe 16 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with 8 Port PoE

• FS726TP - ProSafe 24 Port 10/100 Smart Switch with 2 Gigabit Ports and 12 Port PoE

• FS728TP - ProSafe 24+4 10/100 Smart Switch with full PoE

• FS752TPS - ProSafe 48 Port 10/100 Stackable Smart Switch with 4 Gigabit Ports and 24

Port PoE

• FSM7328PS - ProSafe 24-port 10/100 L3 Managed Stackable Switch with 24 PoE Ports

• FSM7352PS-ProSafe 48 Port 10/100 L3 Managed Stackable Switch with 4 Gigabit Ports

and PoE

• GS724TP-ProSafe GS724TP 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch and PoE

• GS748TP-ProSafe GS748TP 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switch and PoE

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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

System Requirements

Before installing the access point, make sure your system meets these requirements:

• A 10/100 Mbps LAN device such as a hub or switch

• The Category 5 UTP straight through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector included in the

package, or one like it

• A 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz AC power source

• A web browser for configuration such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Mozilla

3.0 or later

• At least one computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed

• 802.11b/g/n-compliant devices

What’s In the Box

The package contains the following:

• Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

• Ethernet cable

• Power adapter

• Vertical stand feet (2)

• Installation Guide

• Resource CD

Contact your reseller or customer support in your area if there are any missing or damaged

parts. Keep the original packing materials, and use the packing materials to repack the

access point if you need to return it for repair. To qualify for product updates and product

warranty registrations, we encourage you to register on the NETGEAR website at:

www.NETGEAR.com.

Hardware Description

This section describes the front, rear, and side hardware functions of the access point.

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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

Front Panel

The access point front hardware functions are described below.

Power Wi-FiWPS LAN ports 1–4

Figure 1. WN604 front panel

The following table explains the LED indicators on the front panel.

Table 1. Front panel LEDs

LED Description

Power • Solid green. Power is on and the access point is ready.

• Blinking green. A firmware update is in process.

• Solid amber. The access point is performing a power-on self-test.

• Off. No power.

Wi-Fii Protected

Setup (WPS) • Blinking green. WPS activities are in process.

• Off. No WPS activity, or there is a WPS error.

Wi-Fi • Solid blue. The wireless radio is up and running without wireless data

transmission.

• Blinking blue. Wireless data is being sent or received.

• Off. The wireless interface is turned off.

LAN ports 1–4 • Solid green. 100 Mbps link detected, no data transmission on the port.

• Blinking green. 100 Mbps link detected, data transmission on the port.

• Solid amber. 10 Mbps link detected, no data transmission on the port.

• Blinking amber. 10 Mbps link detected, data transmission on the port.

• Off. No link is detected

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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

Rear Panel

Power Power LAN ports 1–4 Reset Antenna

On/Off

Figure 2. WN604 rear panel

During set up, use an Ethernet RJ-45 port to connect a computer. After initial set up, use an

Ethernet port to connect to an Ethernet LAN through a device such as a hub, switch, router,

or PoE switch.

The Reset button has two functions:

• Reboot. When pressed and released quickly, the access point restarts.

• Reset to Factory Defaults. This button can also be used to clear all data and restore all

settings to the factory default values. See Factory Default Settings on page 60.

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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604

Side Panel

Wireless On/Off

WPS

Figure 3. WN604 side panel

The side panel has a Wireless On/Off button and an WPS button.

• Wireless On/Off button. You can use this button to turn the wireless radio off and on.

You can also schedule the wireless radio. See Schedule the Wireless Radio on page 46.

• WPS button. You can use WPS to add clients to the WN604 wireless network without

typing the WPA or WPA2 password. See Wireless Security Options on page 27.

Product Label

The label on the bottom of the access point includes the MAC address, serial number,

security PIN, and the default IP address for logging in to the access point.

Figure 4. The label is located on the bottom of the access point

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