Installation and Basic Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620
Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN
To connect to the wireless access point on your network, each computer needs to have an
802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/n wireless adapter installed. NETGEAR recommends using the
wireless access point with computers that have the NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band
USB Adapter (WNDA3100) installed.
Operating Frequency (Channel) Guidelines
You do not need to change the operating frequency (channel) unless you notice interference
problems or you place the wireless access point near another wireless access point. If you do
change the operating frequency, observe the following guidelines:
•Wireless access points use a fixed channel. You can select a channel that provides the
least interference and best performance. In the United States and Canada, 11 channels
are available.
•If you use multiple wireless access points, it is better if adjacent wireless access points
use different channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing
between adjacent wireless access points is 5 channels (for example, use channels 1 and
6, or 6 and 11).
•In infrastructure mode (which is the default mode for the wireless access point), wireless
stations normally scan all channels, looking for a wireless access point. If more than one
wireless access point can be used, the one with the strongest signal is used. This is
possible only if the wireless access points use the same SSID.
Requirements for Entering IP Addresses

IPv4

The fourth octet of an IP address needs to be between 0 and 255 (both inclusive). This
requirement applies to any IP address that you enter on a screen of the web management
interface.

IPv6

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by
colons. Any four-digit group of zeroes within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero
or altogether omitted.
The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:
•More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets
•More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet
•More than two colons in a row