NETGEAR WNDR3300 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router Wireless Reference Manual page 31

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
• Region. This field identifies the region where the WNDR3300 router can be used. It might
not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than
one of those identified in this field.
Note: The region selection feature might not be available in all countries.
• Mode. This field determines which 802.11 data communications protocol is used. You can
select one of the following modes:
– Up to 270 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
– Up to 270 Mbps at 5 GHz and 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz. This is the default mode.
– Up to 130 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
– Up to 130 Mbps at 5 GHz and 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
The following information might help you to decide which mode to select:
– Up To 54 Mbps. Legacy mode, for compatibility with the slower 802.11b and
802.11g wireless devices.
– Up To 130 Mbps. Neighbor Friendly mode, for reduced interference with neighboring
wireless networks. Provides two transmission streams with different data on the same
channel at the same time, but also allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices.
– Up To 270 Mbps. Performance mode, using channel expansion to achieve the 270
Mbps data rate. The WNDR3300 router uses the channel you selected as the primary
channel and expands to the secondary channel (primary channel +4 or –4) to achieve a
40 MHz frame-by-frame bandwidth. The WNDR3300 router detects channel usage
and disables frame-by-frame expansion if the expansion would result in interference
with the data transmission of other access points or clients.
Note: The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE Standard 802.11
specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and
environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials
and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
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