Netgear MA401 MA401 Reference Manual - Page 61

Reference Guide for the Model MA401 802.11b Wireless PC Card The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table 3-1: Table 3-1. 802.11 Radio Frequency Channels Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Center Frequency 2412Mhz 2417Mhz 2422Mhz 2427Mhz 2432Mhz 2437Mhz 2442Mhz 2447Mhz 2452Mhz 2457Mhz 2462Mhz 2467Mhz 2472Mhz Frequency Spread 2399.5Mhz - 2424.5Mhz 2404.5Mhz - 2429.5Mhz 2409.5Mhz - 2434.5Mhz 2414.5Mhz - 2439.5Mhz 2419.5Mhz - 2444.5Mhz 2424.5Mhz - 2449.5Mhz 2429.5Mhz - 2454.5Mhz 2434.5Mhz - 2459.5Mhz 2439.5Mhz - 2464.5Mhz 2444.5Mhz - 2469.5Mhz 2449.5Mhz - 2474.5Mhz 2454.5Mhz - 2479.5Mhz 2459.5Mhz - 2484.5Mhz Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. The preferred channel separation between the channels in neighboring wireless networks is 25 MHz (5 channels). This means that you can apply up to three different channels within your wireless network. There are only 11 usable wireless channels in the United States. It is recommended that you start using channel 1 and grow to use channel 6, and 11 when necessary, as these three channels do not overlap. 802.11b Wireless Networking Basics B-5