What You Need To Establish A Connection Through Your; Wireless Access Point; Wireless Equipment Placement And Range Guidelines - NETGEAR WNDAP350 Reference Manual

What You Need to Establish a Connection Through Your

Wireless Access Point

You need to prepare these three things before you can establish a connection through your
wireless access point:
• A location for the WNDAP350 that conforms to the
Range Guidelines
• The wireless access point connected to your LAN through a device such as a hub, switch,
router, or cable/DSL gateway.
• One or more computers with properly configured 802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/n wireless
adapters.

Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines

The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on
the physical placement of the wireless access point. The latency, data throughput
performance, and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on
your configuration choices.
Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance
degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the WNDAP350. For
complete performance specifications, see
Settings and Technical
For best results, place your wireless access point:
• Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.
• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have
line-of-sight access (even if through walls).
• Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless
phones.
• Away from large metal surfaces.
The antenna provides better coverage above the access point. Place the access point so that
it is either ceiling mounted or mounted on a wall facing the users.
If you are using multiple access points for 11b/bg/ng, it is better if adjacent access points use
different radio frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended Channel
spacing between adjacent access points is 5 Channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6,
or 6 and 11). For 11a/na, the 6 Channel spacing is not needed.
The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security
settings and placement. Some types of security connections can take slightly longer to
establish and can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.
ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless N Access Point WNDAP350
below.
Specifications.
Basic Installation and Configuration
Wireless Equipment Placement and
Appendix B, Default
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