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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620
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 i
dentifier (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
mor
e information, see Schedule the Wireless Radio to Be Turned Off on
page 61.
Broadcast Wireless
Ne
twork 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
L
AN. 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
e
xperience 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 pa
ge 19.
Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see
Technical Specifications on pa
ge 139.
11ng mode only
Note: For most
ne
tworks, the default
settings work fine.
MCS Index / Data
Ra
te
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 o
n page 142.
Channel Width From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options
a
re 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
transmissio
ns from interference. The default is Auto, or you
can select Long - 800 ns. Some legacy devices can operate
only with a long guard interval.