Chapter 2. Installation and Configuration
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ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
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11b. 802.11b wireless stations only.
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11
bg. Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
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11ng. Both 802.11n, and 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
The default is 11ng.
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Turn Radio On
. On by default, you can also turn off the radio to disable access
through this device. This can be helpful for configuration, network tuning, or
troubleshooting activities.
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Wireless Network Name (SSID)
. Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in
this field; the characters are case-sensitive. When the product family is deployed in
“infrastructure” mode, the SSID assigned to a wireless device must match the product
family SSID for the wireless device to communicate with the access point. If they do
not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the access point. The default is
NETGEAR
.
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Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID)
.
If
Yes
, the access point broadcasts its
SSID allowing wireless stations which have a “null” (blank) SSID to adopt the correct
SSID. If set to
No
, the SSID is not broadcast. The default is
Yes
.
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Channel/Frequency
. From the drop-down list, select the channel you wish to use on
your wireless LAN. The wireless channels to use in the United States. and Canada
are 1 to 11; for Europe and Australia, 1 to 13. The default is
Auto
.
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you experience
interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). Should this happen,
you might want to experiment with different channels to see which is the best. See the
article “Wireless Networking Basics” available on the NETGEAR website. (A link to
this article and other articles of interest can be found in
A.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your wireless settings.
