Wireless Settings; Configuring 802.11A Wireless Settings - NETGEAR WAG302 - ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

Wireless Settings

The following sections describe how to configure the wireless settings available in both the
80211.a and 80211.b/g modes.

Configuring 802.11a Wireless Settings

To configure the 80211.a wireless settings of your wireless access point:
1. From the main menu under Setup, select Wireless Settings 11a. The Wireless Settings 11a
screen will display as shown in
Figure 2-10
2. Configure the Wireless LAN settings based on the following field descriptions:
• 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 Mode. From the pull-down menu, select the desired wireless operating mode.
Only 802.11a wireless stations can be selected from this menu.
• Channel/Frequency. From the pull-down menu, select the channel you wish to use on
your wireless LAN. The default is channel 52.
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you experience
interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers). Should this happen,
you may want to experiment with different channels to see which is the best. See the
article on "Wireless Channels" available on the NETGEAR website. (A link to this article
and other articles of interest can be found in
selecting or changing channels, some points to bear in mind:
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Figure 2-10 below.
Appendix B, "Related
v2.0, May 2006
Documents."). When
Basic Installation and Configuration