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Installation and Basic Configuration, ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660

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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660 5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table: Table 6. Basic 2.4 GHz band wireless settings Setting Descriptions Wireless Network Name (SSID) Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (SSID); the characters are case-sensitive. The default is NETGEAR_11ng. The SSID assigned to a wireless device needs to match the wireless access point's SSID for the wireless device to communicate with the wireless access point. If the SSIDs do not match, you do not get a wireless connection to the wireless access point. Wireless On-Off Status This field is not configurable. It shows the status of the wireless scheduler. For more information, see Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off on page 61. Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID) Channel / Frequency Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the wireless access point's SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID from being broadcast, select the No radio button. From the drop-down list, select the channel you wish to use for your wireless LAN. The wireless channels and frequencies depend on the country and wireless mode. The default setting is Auto. Note: It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you experience interference (indicated by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, you might want to experiment with different channels to see which is the best. For more information, see Operating Frequency (Channel) Guidelines on page 19. Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see Technical Specifications on page 140. 11ng mode only Note: For most networks, the default settings work fine. MCS Index / Data From the drop-down list, select a Modulation and Coding Rate Scheme (MCS) index and transmit data rate for the wireless network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options that you can select from in 11ng mode, see Factory Default Settings on page 143. Channel Width From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options are Dynamic 20/40 MHz, 20 MHz, and 40 MHz. The default is 20 MHz. A wider channel improves the performance, but some legacy devices can operate only in either 20 MHz or 40 MHz. Guard Interval From the drop-down list, select the guard interval to protect transmissions from interference. The default is Auto, or you can select Long - 800 ns. Some legacy devices can operate only with a long guard interval. Installation and Basic Configuration 30

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Installation and Basic Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
5.
Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table:
Table 6.
Basic 2.4 GHz band wireless settings
Setting
Descriptions
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (SSID); the characters are
case-sensitive. The default is NETGEAR_11ng. The SSID assigned to a wireless
device needs to match the wireless access point’s SSID for the wireless device
to communicate with the wireless access point. If the SSIDs do not match, you
do not get a wireless connection to the wireless access point.
Wireless On-Off Status
This field is not configurable. It shows the status of the wireless scheduler. For
more information, see
Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off
on
page 61.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the
Yes
radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the
wireless access point’s SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID
from being broadcast, select the
No
radio button.
Channel / Frequency
From the drop-down list, select the channel you wish to use for your wireless
LAN. The wireless channels and frequencies depend on the country and
wireless mode. The default setting is Auto.
Note:
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you
experience interference (indicated by lost connections or slow data transfers). If
this happens, you might want to experiment with different channels to see which
is the best. For more information, see
Operating Frequency (Channel)
Guidelines
on page 19.
Note:
For more information about available channels and frequencies, see
Technical Specifications
on page 140.
11ng mode only
Note:
For most
networks, the default
settings work fine.
MCS Index / Data
Rate
From the drop-down list, select a Modulation and Coding
Scheme (MCS) index and transmit data rate for the wireless
network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options
that you can select from in 11ng mode, see
Factory Default
Settings
on page 143.
Channel Width
From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options
are Dynamic 20/40 MHz, 20 MHz, and 40 MHz. The default is
20 MHz. A wider channel improves the performance, but
some legacy devices can operate only in either 20 MHz or
40 MHz.
Guard Interval
From the drop-down list, select the guard interval to protect
transmissions from interference. The default is Auto, or you
can select Long - 800 ns. Some legacy devices can operate
only with a long guard interval.