User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Basic Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 3
- Understanding Security Profiles
- Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Configuring Security Manually
- SSID and WEP/WPA Settings Setup Form
- Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings
- Setting up a Security Profile
- Configuring WEP
- Configuring WPA with RADIUS
- Configuring WPA2 with RADIUS
- Configuring WPA and WPA2 with RADIUS
- Configuring WPA-PSK
- Configuring WPA2-PSK
- Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
- Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
- Chapter 4 Management
- Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Debugging
- No lights are lit on the wireless access point.
- The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.
- The LAN light is not lit.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- I cannot connect to the WN604 to configure it.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
- Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Related Documents
- Index
NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual
Basic Installation and Configuration 2-15
v1.0, March 2010
• 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_11ng for 802.11b/bg/ng.
• RF Switch Status. The WN604 also has an external hardware switch to enable or disable
the radio (RF). This field shows its current status. When the RF switch is off, you cannot
change wireless parameters.
• 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, Vista and Unix systems but
the data is still fully exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like
wireless sniffers. Default is enabled.
• 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.
It should not be necessary to 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
choose 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. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent
access points is 5 channels (for example, use channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
– 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.
The possible data rates supported are: