User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation and Configuration
- Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines
- Understanding WNAP320 Wireless Security Options
- Installing theWireless Access Point
- Deploying the ProSafe Wireless Access Point
- Mounting the ProSafe Wireless Access Point Using the Wall Mount Kit (Optional)
- Setting Basic IP Options
- Configuring Wireless Settings
- Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity
- Understanding Security Profiles
- 3. Management
- Remote Management
- Remote Console
- Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software
- Configuration File Management
- Restoring the WNAP320 to the Factory Default Settings
- Changing the Administrator Password
- Enabling the Syslog Server
- Using Activity Log Information
- Viewing General Summary Information
- Viewing Network Traffic Statistics
- Viewing Available Wireless Station Statistics
- Enabling Rogue AP Detection
- Viewing and Saving AP Lists
- 4. Advanced Configuration
- 5. Troubleshooting and Debugging
- No lights are lit on the product family.
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Wireless LAN LED does not light up.
- The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.
- The Ethernet LAN LED is not lit.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless-capable computer.
- I cannot connect to the WNAP320 to configure it.
- When I enter a URL or IP address, I get a time-out error.
- Using the Restore Factory Settings Button to Restore Default Settings
- A.
- A. Supplemental Information
- C. Compliance Notification
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ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
About the ProSafe™ Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320
The NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 is the basic building block of a
wireless LAN infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and
radio-equipped wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other
devices.
The access point provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a
fixed range or area of coverage—interacting with a wireless network interface card (NIC)
through an antenna. Typically, an individual in-building access point provides a maximum
connectivity area of about a 500 foot radius. Consequently, the NETGEAR ProSafe
Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 can support a small group of users in a range of several
hundred feet. Most access points can handle between 10 to 30 users simultaneously.
The NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 acts as a bridge between the
wired LAN and wireless clients. Connecting multiple ProSafe Wireless Access Points through
a wired Ethernet backbone can further increase the wireless network coverage. As a mobile
computing device moves out of the range of one access point, it moves into the range of
another. As a result, wireless clients can freely roam from one access point to another and
still maintain seamless connection to the network.
The auto-sensing capability of the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320
allows packet transmission at up to 300 Mbps, or at reduced speeds to compensate for
distance or electromagnetic interference.