Netgear WN203v2 Installation Guide

Netgear Access Points Installation Guide - WN203v2.
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Installation Guide

ProSAFE® Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
WN203-200PES

Follow the instructions in this installation guide to set up your ProSAFE® Single 
Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203. For information about advanced 
configuration options, see the reference manual.

Note:  In this installation guide, the Wireless Access Point WN203 is referred to as 
the access point.

Package Contents
Unpack the box and verify the contents:

Wireless Access Point WN203

Two external 2.4 GHz antennas

Straight-through Category 5 Ethernet cable

Power adapter and cord (12V, 1A)

Stand

Two wall mount screws and anchors

Resource CD

Installation guide

Set Up the Access Point
Setting up the access point consists of three short procedures:

Attach the antennas and connect the access point to your computer.

Configure the LAN and wireless access settings.

Test wireless connectivity.

Estimated total time for these procedures: 15 minutes.

Tip:  Before you mount the access point in a high location, first set up and 

test the access point to verify wireless network connectivity.

Attach the Antennas and Connect the Access Point to 
Your Computer

1. Attach the antennas to the SMA antenna connectors on the back panel.

2.

Prepare a computer with 
an Ethernet adapter:

a. If this computer is 

already part of your 
network, record its 
TCP/IP configuration 
settings.

b. Configure the 

computer with a static 
IP address of 
192.168.0.210 and a 
subnet mask of 
255.255.255.0.

3.

Insert an Ethernet cable 
in the Ethernet port of 
the computer (point A in 
the illustration).

4.

Securely insert the other 
end of the cable into the 
Ethernet LAN port on the 
back panel of the access point (point B in the illustration).

5.

Connect the power adapter to the access point and plug the power adapter 
into a power outlet.

6.

Verify the following:

 Power LED. The Power LED is green. If the Power LED is off, check the

           connections, and check if the power outlet is controlled by a wall switch
           that is turned off.

 Test LED. The Test LED blinks amber at startup and turns off after about

           one minute.

 LAN LED. The LAN LED indicates LAN speeds: green for 1000 Mbps,

           amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. If no link is detected, the LAN LED is off.

 WLAN LED. The WLAN LED is blue, indicating that the wireless LAN

          (WLAN) is ready.

A

B

LAN port

Console port

Power

 connector

Antenna connector

Antenna connector

Configure the LAN and Wireless Access Settings

1.

On the computer that is connected to the access point, enter
http://192.168.0.100 in the address field of a browser.

A login window displays.

2.

Enter admin for the user name and 
password for the password, both in 
lowercase letters.

The web management interface of the 
access point displays. The menu lets 
you navigate to the various screens.

3.

Select Configuration > System > Basic > General from the menu.

a. In the Access Point Name field, enter a unique name or leave the default 

name. 

b. From the Country/Region drop-down list, select the country where the 

access point is installed. 

c. Click Apply.

4.

Select Configuration > IP > IP Settings from the menu. 

By default, the access point has a static IP address of 192.168.0.100 with a 
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and the DHCP client is disabled. 

a. Configure the IP settings for your LAN. 

b. Click Apply.

Tip:  If you configure the access point as a DHCP client, reserve an 

IP address on the DHCP server in your network by binding the 
access point’s MAC address to the IP address that is issued by 
the DHCP server. The next time that you log in to the access 
point, you need to use the reserved IP address.

5.

Select Configuration > Security > Profile Settings from the menu.

a. Configure one or more security profiles for your wireless network. 

b. After configuring each security profile, click Apply.

6.

Select Configuration > Wireless > Advanced > Wireless Settings.

a. Next to Antenna, select the External radio button to enable the external 

antennas.

b. Click Apply.

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