NETGEAR WAG302 - ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point Reference Manual page 40

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)
• 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.
The options are:
– Auto (11g/11b) – Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can be supported. This
is the default.
– 11g Only – Only 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
– 11b Only – 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.)
• Channel/Frequency. From the pull-down menu, select the channel you wish to use on
your wireless LAN. The wireless channel in use will be between 1 to 11 for US and
Canada, 1 to 13 for Europe and Australia. The default is channel 11.
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 need 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:
– Access points use a fixed channel. You can select the channel used. This allows you to
choose a channel which provides the least interference and best performance. In the
USA and Canada, 11 channels are available
– If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different
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).
– In "Infrastructure" mode, wireless stations normally scan all channels, looking for an
access point. If more than one access point can be used, the one with the strongest
signal is used. This can only happen when the various access points are using the same
SSID.
• Data Rate. From the pull-down menu, select the available transmit data rate of the
wireless network. The possible data rates supported are: Best, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps,
11 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 54 Mbps and 108 Mbps. The default is
Best.
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