Getting Started
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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604
About the Access Point
The Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 is the basic building block of a wireless LAN
infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped
wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices.
The access point provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a
fixed range or area of coverage—interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC)
through an antenna. Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum
connectivity area with about a 500-foot radius. Consequently, the access point can support a
small group of users in a range of several hundred feet. Most access points can handle
between 10 and 30 users simultaneously per radio.
The access point acts as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting
multiple access points through a wired Ethernet backbone can extend the wireless network
coverage. As a mobile computing device moves out of the range of one access point, it
moves into the range of another. As a result, wireless clients can freely roam from one
access point to another and still maintain seamless connection to the network.
Compatible NETGEAR Switches
For a list of compatible products from other manufacturers, see the Wireless Ethernet
Compatibility Alliance website (WECA; see www.wi-fi.net).
The following NETGEAR switches work with the WN604 Wireless Access Point:
• FS108P - ProSafe™ 8 Port 10/100 Switch with 4 Port PoE
• FS116P ProSafe 16 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with 8 Port PoE
• FS726TP - ProSafe 24 Port 10/100 Smart Switch with 2 Gigabit Ports and 12 Port PoE
• FS728TP - ProSafe 24+4 10/100 Smart Switch with full PoE
• FS752TPS - ProSafe 48 Port 10/100 Stackable Smart Switch with 4 Gigabit Ports and 24
Port PoE
• FSM7328PS - ProSafe 24-port 10/100 L3 Managed Stackable Switch with 24 PoE Ports
• FSM7352PS-ProSafe 48 Port 10/100 L3 Managed Stackable Switch with 4 Gigabit Ports
and PoE
• GS724TP-ProSafe GS724TP 24-Port Gigabit Smart Switch and PoE
• GS748TP-ProSafe GS748TP 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switch and PoE