Netgear WAB102

ab (AB65)
802.11a+b Dual Band Access Point
Support	Support page
Wikipedia	Netgear
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Incompatible
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Netgear WAB102
FCC ID	PY3WAB102
IC ID	4054A-WAB102
Type	access point
CPU1	Atheros AR5311
CPU1 Type	MIPS R4000
CPU1 Speed	not specified
Flash1 Chip	Toshiba TC58FVT321FT-10
Flash1 Size	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Micron MT48LC2M32B2
ETH chip1	Atheros AR5311
ETH chip2	Realtek Model?
ETH chip3	Realtek Model?
ETH chip4	Realtek RTL8019AS
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock FW OS	VxWorks 5.4.2
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	5 VDC, 4 A
Connector type	barrel
Flags: DFS
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.0.226 Default login user: admin Default login password: 1234 admin:1234 credentials used by 185 additional devices of which 3 are Netgear devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Z-Com
Retail
FCC approval date	02 October 2002
UPC	606449025231 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B00007E6Z9
Radio 1
Chip1	Atheros AR5311
Chip2	Atheros AR5111
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	unknown
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11a
802.11a	up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	5 GHz
Radio 2
Radio2 module	Z-Com XI-1250
Radio2 module IF	Ethernet
Chip1	Atmel AT76C502A
Chip2	RFMD Model?
Chip3	RFMD
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz

For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.
For a list of all currently documented Atmel chipsets with specifications, see Atmel.
For a list of all currently documented RFMD (Qorvo) chipsets with specifications, see RFMD.
For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.

For a list of all currently documented Netgear device with specifications, see Netgear.

• 54 Mbps - 5GHz 802.11a

• 11 Mbps - 2.4GHz 802.11b = AB65 class

Overview

"XI1250V1.0" and "2002.08.05" is silkscreened on the AT76C502A wireless module.

The module is a Z-Com XI-1250.

The module has a Realtek RTL8019AS on-board to apparently provide the AT76C502A with an Ethernet interface and to link it to the main board.

The default SSID is, according to the manual, Wireless for both wireless interfaces. The Flash appears to be a 32Mbit Toshiba TC58FVT321FT-10.

Links of Interest

Manual

Flashing

Stock firmware

Notes

- OS: VxWorks 5.4.2
- firmware is a VxWorks elf image with zlib compression

Netgear's FW notes / changelog

WAB102 Firmware Version 1.2

Published Dec 18, 2002

Modifications and Fixes:

This firmware is based on Atheros AP21 reference code 2.1.1.7.

Supports General European domain. Allows users to select country code if access point operating system shipped with General European domain (WAB102-GE)

The baseband of 8.2.11b/2.4 GHz is programmed with a set of register values to improve the range of 802.11b/2.4 GHz wireless service

WAB102 Firmware Version 1.2.1

Published March 3, 2003

Modifications and Fixes

Allow users to change the Default Gateway Address when DHCP client is disabled.

Allow DHCP Discovery and Response packets passed to the associated wireless clients.

WAB102 Firmware Version 1.2.3

Published May 2, 2003

Modifications and Fixes:

Improve the 802.11b Wireless Link stability and extends the range

Enable the 11a Turbo mode for WAB102-AU and China users.