User Guide

Installation and Basic Configuration

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203

Note: Under normal conditions, you want the radio to be turned on. Turning off

the radio disables access through the wireless access point, which can be

helpful for configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting activities.

4. Click the OK button to confirm the change of wireless mode.

The change does not take effect until after you have completed the wireless configuration

and have clicked the

Apply button.

5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as described the following table:

Setting Descriptions

Wireless Network Name

(SSID)

Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (SSID); the characters are

case-sensitive. The default

is NETGEAR_11ng. The SSID assigned to a wireless

device needs to match the wireless access point’s SSID for the wireless device

to communicate with the wireless access point. If the SSIDs do not match, you

do not get a wireless connection to the wireless access point.

Wireless On-Off Status This field is not configurable. It shows the status of the wireless scheduler. For

more information, see Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off on

page 49.

Broadcast Wireless

Network Name (SSID)

Select the Ye

s radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its

SSID, allowing wireless clients that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the

wireless access point’

s SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID

from being broadcast, select the No radio button.

Channel / Frequency From the drop-down menu, select the channel you wish to use for your wireless

LAN.

The wireless channels and frequencies depend on the country and

wireless mode.

The default setting is Auto.

Note: You should not have to change the wireless channel unless you

experience interference (indicated by lost connections or slow data transfers). If

this situation occurs, you might want to experiment with different channels to see

which is the best. For more information, see Operating Frequency (Channel)

Guidelines on page 25.

Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see

Technical Specifications on page 107.