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ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless N Access Point WNDAP350
Figure 12. Configure wireless settings 802.11b/bg/ng
2. Configure the Wireless LAN settings based on the following field descriptions:
• Wireless Mode. Select the desired wireless operating mode. The default is 11ng. The
options are:
- 11b. All 802.11b wireless stations can be used. (The 802.11g wireless stations
can still be used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.)
- 11bg. Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can be supported.
- 11ng. All 11b, 11g, and 11ng wireless stations can be used. This is the default. If
you select this option, then two additional options, Channel Width and Guard
Interval, are displayed.
Note: If you select one of these option and if other settings on this screen are
disabled, then you must select the Turn Radio On radio button to
enable available options on this screen.
• Turn Radio 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). This is the name of your wireless network. It is set
to the default name of NETGEAR_11a for 802.11a/n and NETGEAR_11g for
802.11b/bg/ng.
• Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID,
only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless
network discovery feature of some products but the data is still fully exposed to a
determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers. Default is
enabled.
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