NETGEAR WNDAP620 5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table:

Installation and Basic Configuration

ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620

5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table:

Setting Descriptions

Wireless Network Name

(SSID) Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (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

more information, see Schedule the Wireless Radio to Be Turned Off on

page 61.

Broadcast Wireless

Network 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

LAN. 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

experience 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 page 19.

Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see

Technical Specifications on page 139.

11ng mode only

Note: For most

networks, the default

settings work fine.

MCS Index / Data

Rate 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 on page 142.

Channel Width From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options

are 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

transmissions from interference. The default is Auto, or you

can select Long - 800 ns. Some legacy devices can operate

only with a long guard interval.