NETGEAR WN604 user manual About the Access Point, Compatible Netgear Switches

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

Getting Started

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