NETGEAR WNDAP620 manual Basic 2.4 GHz band wireless settings, Setting Descriptions, Ssid

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

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

Table 6. Basic 2.4 GHz band wireless settings

Setting	Descriptions
Wireless Network Name	Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (SSID); the characters are
(SSID)	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	Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
Network Name (SSID)	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	MCS Index / Data	From the drop-down list, select a Modulation and Coding
	Rate	Scheme (MCS) index and transmit data rate for the wireless
Note: For most		network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options
networks, the default		that you can select from in 11ng mode, see Factory Default
settings work fine.		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.

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