Wireless Equipment Placement And Range Guidelines; Cabling Requirements; Default Factory Settings - NETGEAR WNAP320 Reference Manual

ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual

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 product family. The latency, data throughput performance, and
notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration
choices.
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant
Note:
performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the
access point. For complete performance specifications, see
Appendix A, Supplemental
For best results, place your product family:
Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.
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In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have
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line-of-sight access (even if through walls).
Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless
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phones.
Away from large metal surfaces.
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Putting the antenna in a vertical position provides best side-to-side coverage. Putting the
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antenna in a horizontal position provides best up-and-down coverage.
A wall mount kit is provided with your product family. For installation instructions, see
Mounting the ProSafe Wireless Access Point Using the Wall Mount Kit (Optional)
page 26.
If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different
channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between
frequency
adjacent access points is five channels (for example, use channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
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.

Cabling Requirements

The ProSafe Wireless Access Point connects to your LAN via twisted-pair Category 5
Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors.

Default Factory Settings

When you first receive your WNAP320, the default factory settings will be set. You can
restore these defaults with the Factory Default Restore switch on the rear panel .To restore
Information.
Chapter 2. Installation and Configuration
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