Netgear WG302 Application Note

WG302v2, WAG302v2 – DHCP: Use and Configuration

The WG302v2/WAG302v2 can act as a DHCP server for wireless client. The
WG302v2/WAG302v2 provides the pre-configured TCP/IP configuration for wireless clients
connected to the access point.

The WG302v2/WAG302v2 DHCP server only assigns network information to clients that connect
to the access point through security profiles that are on the same VLAN as security profile 1.
VLAN 1 is the default VLAN for all security profiles.

Enabling the DHCP server on the WG302v2/WAG302v2 causes Network Address
Translation (NAT) to be enabled on the access point - The WG302v2/WAG302v2 in this case

acts similar to a NAT router for the wireless clients who receive their network information from the
access point. All network traffics from the wireless client designated to the wired network are
NAT-ed to the access point’s LAN IP address.

As a result, the DHCP network (wireless network) configured in the WG302v2/WAG302v2 DHCP
settings must be in a different subnet than the wired network.

NETGEAR

InternetAccess RouterFirewall

LOCAL

PWR TEST

1 2

LNK

INTERNET

ACT

4

100
LNK/ACT

3

MODEL

FR314

Router

192.168.0.1

Wireless Clients 192.168.1.2-192.168.2.50

Wired device 192.168.0.x

192.168.0.228

WG302v2/WAG302v2

In the above example, the wired network where the router and the access point resided is

192.168.0.0/24. When enabling the DHCP server on the WG302v2/WAG302v2, the DHCP
network must be in a different subnet than 192.168.0.0/24. In our example, we use

192.168.1.0/24.
To enable DHCP server on the WG302v2/WAG302v2, go to Advanced->IP Settings in the access

point’s management interface. Select the radio button to enable DHCP server. Enter the starting

and ending IP Address of the DHCP pool, subnet mask, gateway IP address, primary and
secondary DNS server addresses, primary and secondary WINS server addresses and lease
time. Click Apply.