NETGEAR WNDAP360 Reference page 25

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360
5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table:
Table 6. Basic 2.4-GHz Band Wireless Settings
Field
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Scheduler Status
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Channel / Frequency
11ng mode only
Note: For most
networks, the default
settings will work fine.
Descriptions
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
will not get a wireless connection to the wireless access point.
This is a nonconfigurable field that show the status of the wireless scheduler. For
more information, see Schedule the Wireless Radio to Be Turned Off
page 55.
Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcasts 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.
From the drop-down list, select the channel you wish to use on 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).
Should this happen, you might want to experiment with different channels to see
which is the best. For more information, see
Guidelines on page 29.
Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see
Technical Specifications in Appendix A.
MCS Index / Data From the drop-down list, select a Modulation and Coding
Rate 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
Settings
Channel Width From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options
are Dynamic 20/40 MHz, 20 MHz, or 40 MHz. A wider
channel improves the performance, but some legacy devices
can operate only in either 20 MHz or 40 MHz.
Ext Protection When you select a channel width of Dynamic 20/40 MHz or
Spacing 40 MHz, you also need to select protection spacing for the
extension channel from the Ext Protection Spacing
drop-down list. In addition to the default value Auto, you can
also select a value of 20 or 25.
Note:
set to 20 MHz.
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Operating Frequency (Channel)
in Appendix A.
This field is not applicable when the channel width is
on
Factory Default