NETGEAR WNDAP620 manual System Requirements, Key Features and Standards

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

System Requirements

Before installing the wireless access point, make sure that your system meets these requirements:

•A 10/100/1000 Mbps local area network device such as a hub or switch

•The Category 5 UTP straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector included in the package, or one like it

•A 100–120V, 50–60 Hz AC power source

•A computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed and a web browser for configuration, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Mozilla 1.5 or later

•An 802.11a/n- or 802.11b/g/n-compliant device, such as the NETGEAR N600 Wireless-N Dual Band USB Adapter (WNDA3100)

Key Features and Standards

•Supported Standards and Conventions

•Key Features

•802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n Standards–Based Wireless Networking

•Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink

The wireless access point is easy to use and provides solid wireless and networking support. It also offers a wide range of security options.

Supported Standards and Conventions

The wireless access point supports the following standards and conventions:

•Standards compliance. The wireless access point complies with the IEEE 802.11a/b/g standards for wireless LANs and is Wi-Fi certified for 802.11n standard.

•WPA and WPA2. The wireless access point provides WPA and WPA2 enterprise-class strong security with RADIUS and certificate authentication as well as dynamic encryption key generation. The WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK pre-shared key authentication does not have the overhead of RADIUS servers but provides the strong security of WPA.

•Multiple BSSIDs. The wireless access point supports multiple BSSIDs. When a wireless access point is connected to a wired network and a set of wireless stations, it is called a basic service set (BSS). The basic service set identifier (BSSID) is a unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that differentiates one WLAN from another when a mobile device tries to connect to the network.

The multiple BSSID feature allows you to configure up to 16 SSIDs (8 per radio, but only one radio can be active at a time) on your wireless access point and assign different configuration settings to each SSID. All the configured SSIDs are active, and the network devices can connect to the wireless access point by using any of these SSIDs.

Introduction

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