User Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 Reference Manual (802.11bgn)
- About This Manual
- Conventions, Formats and Scope
- How to Use This Manual
- How to Print this Manual
- Revision History
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 3 Wireless Security Settings
- Chapter 4 Management
- Changing the Administrator Password
- Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Firmware
- Configuration File Management
- Rebooting the NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point
- Viewing the Available Wireless Stations List
- Viewing General Summary Information
- Viewing Network Traffic Statistics
- Configuring the Advanced Wireless Settings
- Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings
- RADIUS Server Settings Fields
- Chapter 5 Advanced Wireless Bridging
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Ethernet light is not lit.
- The WLAN light is not lit.
- I cannot configure the access point from a browser.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Restore Factory Default Settings
- More Help
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
- Index
NETGEAR Wireless-N Access Point WN802Tv2 Reference Manual
Installation and Configuration 2-9
v1.0, June 2008
• Broadcast Wireless Network Name. If enabled, the wireless access point broadcasts its
SSID allowing wireless stations which have a “null” (blank) SSID to adopt the correct
SSID. If set to Disable, the SSID is not broadcast. The default is Enable.
• 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 Auto.
Do not 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. Alternatively, you can select the Auto
channel option for the AP to intelligently pick the channel with least interference. 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
Appendix B, “Related Documents”). When
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
select 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. NETGEAR recommends a channel spacing of 5
channels (for example, channels 1, 6, and 11). between adjacent access points.
– 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.
• MCS Index/Data Rate. From the pull-down menu, select the available transmit data rate
of the wireless network. Also, depending on the band selected, the set of rates will vary.
(When Auto Channel is enabled in the 802.11ng mode, then the default Channel Width
mode is 20MHz). The possible data rates supported are:
• Data Rates for Channel Width=20MHz and Guard Interval=short (400ms): Best,
7.2 Mbps, 14.4 Mbps, 21.7 Mbps, 28.9 Mbps, 43.3 Mbps, 57.8 Mbps, 65 Mbps, 72.2
Mbps, 14.44 Mbps, 28.88 Mbps, 43.33 Mbps, 57.77 Mbps, 86.66 Mbps, 115.56 Mbps,
130 Mbps, 144.44 Mbps
• Data Rates for Channel Width=20MHz and Guard Interval=long (800ms): Best,
6.5 Mbps, 13 Mbps, 19.5 Mbps, 26 Mbps, 39 Mbps, 52 Mbps, 58.5 Mbps, 65 Mbps,
13 Mbps, 26 Mbps, 39 Mbps, 52 Mbps, 78 Mbps, 104 Mbps, 117 Mbps, 130 Mbps
• Data Rates for Channel Width=40MHz and Guard Interval=short: Best, 15
Mbps, 30 Mbps, 45 Mbps, 60 Mbps, 90 Mbps, 120 Mbps, 135 Mbps, 150 Mbps, 30
Mbps, 60 Mbps, 90 Mbps, 120 Mbps, 180 Mbps, 240 Mbps, 270 Mbps, 300 Mbps