Quick Reference Guide

Installation and Basic Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP660
5. Specify the remaining wireless settings as explained the following table:
Table 7. Basic 5 GHz band wireless settings
Setting Descriptions
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set identifier (SSID); the characters are
case-sensitive. The default is NETGEAR_11na. 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 is a nonconfigurable field that shows th
e st
atus of the wireless scheduler.
For more information, see Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off on
page 61.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the Yes ra
dio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its
SSID, allowing wireless stations 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 list, select the channel you wish to use on your wireless
LAN. The
wireless channels and frequencies depend on the country and
wireless mode. The default setting is Auto.
Note: It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you
expe
rience
interference (indicated by lost connections or slow data transfers). If
this happens, you might want to experiment with different channels to see which
is the best. For more information, see the guidelines following this table.
Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see
Technical Specifications on
pa
ge 140.
11na mode only
Note: For most
networks, the de
fault
settings work fine.
MCS Index / Data
Rate
From the drop-down list, select a Modulation and Coding
Scheme (MCS) index and
transmit data rate for the wireless
network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options
that you can select from in 11na mode, see Factory Default
Settings on pag
e 143.
Channel Width From the drop-down list, select a channel width. The options
are Dyna
mic 20/40 MHz, 20 MHz, and 40 MHz. The default is
Dynamic 20/40 MHz. A wider channel improves the
performance, but some legacy devices can operate only in
either 20 MHz or 40 MHz.
Guard Interval From the drop-down list, select the guard interval
to protect
transmissions from interference. The default is Auto, or you
can select Long - 800 ns. Some legacy devices can operate
only with a long guard interval.