Test Basic Wireless Connectivity - NETGEAR ProSafe Premium WNDAP660 Reference Manual

ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
Table 7. Basic 5 GHz band wireless settings (continued)
Setting
11a mode only
Output Power
6. Click Apply to save your settings and enable the selected wireless mode.
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 the computers on your LAN for wireless connectivity before you position and mount the
wireless access point at its permanent position.
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To test for wireless connectivity:
1. Configure the 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n 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. 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,
Descriptions
Data Rate From the drop-down list, select the transmit data rate of the
wireless network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all
options that you can select from in 11a mode, see
Default Settings
From the drop-down list, select the transmission power of the wireless access
point: Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Minimum. The default is Full.
Note: Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more wireless
access points are operating in the same area and on the same channel,
interference can occur.
Note: Make sure that you comply with the regulatory requirements for total radio
frequency (RF) output power in your country.
Troubleshooting.
Installation and Basic Configuration
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