NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802T v2 Reference Manual
2-8 Installation and Configuration
v1.0, September 2008
2. Configure the Wireless LAN settings based on the following field descriptions:
•Wireless Mode. Select the desired wireless operating mode by clicking inside the
appropriate radio button:
– 11b – 802.11b wireless stations can be used (802.11g and 802.11ng wireless stations
can still be used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.).
–11bg – both 802.11b and 802.11bg wireless stations can be used (802.11n wireless
stations can still be used if they can operate in 11bg mode).
– 11ng – 802.11ng, 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can be used.
The default is 11ng.
•Turn Ra dio On . On by default, you can also turn off the radio to disable access through
this device. This can be helpful for configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting
activities.
•Wireless Network Name (SSID). Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this
field; the characters are case sensitive. When the wireless access point is deployed in
“infrastructure” mode, the SSID assigned to a wireless device must match the wireless
access point SSID in order for the wireless device to communicate with the WN802T v2.
If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the WN802T v2. The
default is NETGEAR.
•Broadcast Wireless Network Name. If enabled, the wireless access point broadcasts its
SSID allowing wireless stations which have a “null” (blank) SSID to adopt the correct
SSID. If set to Disable, the SSID is not broadcast. The default is Enable.
•Channel/Frequency. From the pull-down menu, select the channel you wish to use on
your wireless LAN. The wireless channel in use will be between 1 to 11 for US and
Canada, 1 to 13 for Europe and Australia. The default is channel Auto.
Do not change the wireless channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost
connections and/or slow data transfers). Should this happen, you may need to experiment
with different channels to see which is the best. Alternatively, you can select the Auto
channel option for the AP to intelligently pick the channel with least interference. See the
article on “Wireless Channels” available on the NETGEAR website. (A link to this article
and other articles of interest can be found in Appendix B, “Related Documents”). When
selecting or changing channels, some points to bear in mind:
– Access points use a fixed channel. Y ou can select the channel used. This allows you to
select a channel which provides the least interference and best performance. In the
USA and Canada, 11 channels are available