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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual (Continued) Setting 11a mode only Output Power Descriptions Data Rate From the menu, select the transmit data rate of the WiFi network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options that you can select from in 11a mode, see Factory Default Settings on page 161. From the menu, select the transmission power of the access point: Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Minimum. The default is Full. Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more access points are operating in the same area and on the same channel, interference can occur. Make sure that you comply with the regulatory requirements for total radio frequency (RF) output power in your country. 9. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Note For information about how to configure advanced WiFi settings, see Configure Advanced WiFi Settings on page 106. Test Basic WiFi Connectivity After you configure the access point, make sure that WiFi devices can connect to the access point before you position and mount the access point at its permanent position. To test for WiFi connectivity: 1. Configure your WiFi devices so that they can connect to a WiFI network that you configured on the access point. 2. Verify that your WiFi devices acquired a WiFi link to the access point. 3. Verify network connectivity by using a browser to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. Note If you experience trouble connecting to the access point, see Troubleshooting on page 136. We recommend that you complete the following tasks before you deploy the access point in your network: • Configure WiFi security and other WiFi features as described in Configure the WiFi Features and Security on page 36. • Configure any additional features that you might need as described in Manage and Monitor the Access Point on page 61, and Configure Advanced Network and WiFi Features on page 100. Initial Setup 29

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Descriptions
Setting
From the menu, select the transmit data rate of the WiFi network.
The default setting is Best. For a list of all options that you can select
from in 11a mode, see
Factory Default Settings
on page 161.
Data Rate
11a mode only
From the menu, select the transmission power of the access point:
Full
,
Half
,
Quarter
,
Eighth
,
Minimum
. The default is Full.
Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more access points are
operating in the same area and on the same channel, interference can occur.
Make sure that you comply with the regulatory requirements for total radio frequency
(RF) output power in your country.
Output Power
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
For information about how to configure advanced WiFi settings, see
Configure
Advanced WiFi Settings
on page 106.
Note
Test Basic WiFi Connectivity
After you configure the access point, make sure that WiFi devices can connect to the access point before
you position and mount the access point at its permanent position.
To test for WiFi connectivity:
1.
Configure your WiFi devices so that they can connect to a WiFI network that you configured on the
access point.
2.
Verify that your WiFi devices acquired a WiFi link to the access point.
3.
Verify network connectivity by using a browser to connect to the Internet, or check for file and printer
access on your network.
If you experience trouble connecting to the access point, see
Troubleshooting
on
page 136.
Note
We recommend that you complete the following tasks before you deploy the access point in your network:
•
Configure WiFi security and other WiFi features as described in
Configure the WiFi Features and
Security
on page 36.
•
Configure any additional features that you might need as described in
Manage and Monitor the
Access Point
on page 61, and
Configure Advanced Network and WiFi Features
on page 100.
Initial Setup
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Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 and WAC730 User Manual