Basic Wireless Setting Fields - NETGEAR WNAP210 User Manual

Click Apply to save any changes.
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Select Security. For initial configuration and testing, the Security field for Profile 1 (the
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default profile) is set to Open System and the SSID is set to NETGEAR_11ng (for
information about hot to configure a profile, see
Note: The SSID of any wireless client has to match the SSID you configured
in the access point. If they do not match, you cannot get a wireless connection.
Click Apply to save any changes.
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Configure and test your remaining wireless clients for wireless connectivity.
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Check that they have a wireless link and can obtain an IP address by DHCP from the
access point. Then you can configure the wireless security.

Basic Wireless Setting Fields

The following fields are available in the Wireless Settings screen:
Wireless Mode
The default is 11ng. The options are:
11b. All 802.11b wireless stations can be used. (The 802.11g wireless stations can still be
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used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.)
11bg. Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
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11ng. All 11b, 11g, and 11ng wireless stations can be used. This is the default. If you
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select this option, then two additional options, Channel Width and Guard Interval, display.
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 Network Name (SSID)
This is the name of your wireless network. It is set to the default name of NETGEAR_11a for
802.11a/n devices and NETGEAR_11ng for 802.11b/g/n devices.
Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID)
If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect.
This nullifies the wireless network "discovery" feature of some products such as Windows XP,
but the data is still fully exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like
wireless sniffers. The default is Yes.
ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP210
Installation and Configuration
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Security Profiles