Test Basic Wireless Connectivity - NETGEAR ProSafe WNAP320 Reference Manual

ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
Note: For more information about wireless channels, see the article
"Wireless Networking Basics" available on the NETGEAR website.
A link to this article and other articles of interest can be found in
Related Documents
Note: For information about how to configure advanced wireless settings,
see Configure Advanced Wireless Settings

Test Basic Wireless Connectivity

After you have configured the wireless access point as explained in the previous sections,
test your computers for wireless connectivity before you position and mount the wireless
access point at its permanent position.
To test for wireless connectivity:
1. Configure the 802.11b/g or 802.11n wireless adapters of your computers so that they all
have the same SSID and channel that you have configured on the wireless access
point.
2. Verify that your computers have a wireless link to the wireless access point, and if you
have enabled the DHCP server on the wireless access point, verify that your computers
are able to obtain an IP address through DHCP from the wireless access point.
3. Verify network connectivity by using a browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later to browse the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your
network.
Note: If you have trouble connecting to the wireless access point, see
Chapter 6,
WARNING!
Before you deploy the wireless access point in your network, set
up wireless security and other wireless features as described in
Chapter 3, Wireless Configuration and
In addition to wireless security and other wireless features, before you deploy the wireless
access point in your network, configure any additional features as described in
Management and
in Appendix A.
Troubleshooting.
Chapter 5, Advanced Configuration.
on page 79.
Security.
Chapter 2. Installation and Basic Configuration
Chapter 4,
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