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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660 Table 7. Basic 5 GHz band wireless settings (continued) Setting 11a mode only Output Power Descriptions Data Rate From the drop-down list, select the transmit data rate of the wireless 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 143. From the drop-down list, select the transmission power of the wireless access point: Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Minimum. The default is Full. Note: Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more wireless access points are operating in the same area and on the same channel, interference can occur. Note: Make sure that you comply with the regulatory requirements for total radio frequency (RF) output power in your country. 6. Click Apply to save your settings and enable the selected wireless mode. Note: For information about how to configure advanced wireless settings, see Configure Advanced Wireless Settings on page 107. Test Basic Wireless Connectivity After you have configured the wireless access point as explained in the previous sections, test the computers on your LAN for wireless connectivity before you position and mount the wireless access point at its permanent position.  To test for wireless connectivity: 1. Configure the 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n wireless adapters of your computers so that they all have the same SSID and channel that you have configured on the wireless access point. 2. Verify that your computers have a wireless link to the wireless access point. If you have enabled the DHCP server on the wireless access point, verify that your computers are able to obtain an IP address through DHCP from the wireless access point. 3. Verify network connectivity by using a browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later to browse the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. Note: If you have trouble connecting to the wireless access point, see Chapter 6, Troubleshooting. Installation and Basic Configuration 34

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Installation and Basic Configuration
34
ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
6.
Click
Apply
to save your settings and enable the selected wireless mode.
Note:
For information about how to configure advanced wireless settings,
see
Configure Advanced Wireless Settings
on page 107.
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity
After you have configured the wireless access point as explained in the previous sections,
test the computers on your LAN for wireless connectivity before you position and mount the
wireless access point at its permanent position.
To test for wireless connectivity:
1.
Configure the 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n wireless adapters of your computers so that
they all have the same SSID and channel that you have configured on the wireless
access point.
2.
Verify that your computers have a wireless link to the wireless access point. If you have
enabled the DHCP server on the wireless access point, verify that your computers are able
to obtain an IP address through DHCP from the wireless access point.
3.
Verify network connectivity by using a browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later to browse the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your
network.
Note:
If you have trouble connecting to the wireless access point, see
Chapter 6, Troubleshooting
.
11a mode only
Data Rate
From the drop-down list, select the transmit data rate of the
wireless 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 143.
Output Power
From the drop-down list, select the transmission power of the wireless access
point: Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Minimum. The default is Full.
Note:
Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more wireless
access points are operating in the same area and on the same channel,
interference can occur.
Note:
Make sure that you comply with the regulatory requirements for total radio
frequency (RF) output power in your country.
Table 7.
Basic 5 GHz band wireless settings (continued)
Setting
Descriptions