Interference Reduction Table - ProSAFE Single Band n Wireless Access Point WN203

The table below shows the recommended minimum distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters).

Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance (in feet and meters)

Microwave ovens 30 feet / 9 meters

Baby Monitor - Analog 20 feet / 6 meters Baby Monitor - Digital 40 feet / 12 meters Cordless phone - Analog 20 feet / 6 meters Cordless phone - Digital 30 feet / 9 meters Bluetooth devices 20 feet / 6 meters

ZigBee 20 feet / 6 meters

Numerics

11b, 11bg, and 11ng wireless modes26 2.4 GHz external antennas

connectors for12 enabling72

64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit WEP41 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n

wireless adapters16 wireless settings25

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28 802.11d support72

802.1Q VLAN9

,

A

access control, wireless clients40

access, restricting by MAC address32

,

46 accounting, RADIUS servers45

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46 ActiveX102

activity log96 admin password

changing or restoring61 default109

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)33

,

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44 Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)

frames72

aggregation length72 AID (associated identifier)95

AIFS (Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing) interval74 A-MPDU (Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit)

frames72 antennas

connecting external antennas12

switching between internal and external72 Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing (AIFS) interval74 associated identifier (AID)95

basic service set (BSS)34 basic service set identifier (BSSID)

configuring36

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44 described8

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34 monitoring94 beacon interval71

beacons, unknown access points65 best effort traffic

advanced QoS73 WMM QoS50

bridging modes, wireless75

broadcast packets, transmitted and received98 broadcasting wireless network names (SSIDs)

802.11b/bg/ng modes27 security32

browsers, recommended18 BSS (basic service set)34 BSSID (basic service set identifier)

configuring36

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)71 Category 5 Ethernet cable7

channel width and offset (802.11ng)28 channels and frequencies

defaults107

selecting for 802.11b/bg/ng modes27 channels, wireless spacing25

Clear to Send (CTS) packets71

CLI (command-line interface) commands112

clients

wireless separation, enabling34

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collision detection and collision avoidance, CSMA71 command-line interface (CLI) commands112 community names and traps, SNMP53 compliance, electromagnetic108 compliance, notification of125

configuration file, backing up or restoring57 connectors and ports, back panel12 country, wireless location20

EDCA (Enhanced Distributed Channel Access) parameters73

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75 ESS (extended service set)34 Ethernet cabling requirements16

Ethernet packets and bytes, received and transmitted98 extended service set (ESS)34

external antennas

restoring from backup file58 upgrading55

selecting for 802.11b/bg/ng modes27 front panel11

FTP traffic

advanced QoS73 WMM QoS50

G

gateways, ISP and DHCP23

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generating keys, WEP41 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) port12 graphical user interface (GUI)

I

idle time95

importing known access points64 infrastructure mode25 DHCP and DNS servers23

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DHCP WINS servers24 errors16

NTP servers21 requirements16 SNMP manager53

static for management computer109 syslog server62 key update, RADIUS servers46

L

legacy 802.1X (wireless security)38

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link test, wireless bridging80

,

89 local MAC addresses47

location, country and region20 logging activities96

logging in18

losing wireless connection48

M

MAC addresses

default, wireless access point20 Ethernet port92

known access points66 restricting access by32

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unknown access points65 wireless card92

management VLAN68

management, remote options52 maximum burst value74

maximum contention window (cwMax) value74 maximum number of clients72

MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) index and data rate 802.11ng28

minimum contention window (cwMin) value74 Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS)28 multicast packets, transmitted and received98

N

Network Time Protocol (NTP), client and server21 network traffic statistics, viewing97

O

open system (no security)38

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operating frequencies107 operating modes9

order of installation and configuration16 output power radio28

P

package contents7

packets, received and transmitted98 passphrase

WEP41

WPA, WPA2, and mixed mode33

,

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pinging wireless access point102

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103 placement, wireless equipment15 PoE (Power over Ethernet)10

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17 point-to-multipoint bridge

regular mode81

repeating wireless signal85 point-to-point bridge76

policy, access control40

port and connectors, back panel12 ports

Power over Ethernet (PoE)10

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power socket13 powersaving, WMM50 preamble type72

pre-shared key (PSK), WPA, WPA2, and mixed mode 33

,

priority queues advanced QoS73 WMM QoS50 profiles, security

creating and configuring36

–

⁴⁰

described34

PSK (pre-shared key), WPA, WPA2, and mixed mode 33

,

Q

QoS (Quality of Service) advanced settings73

–

⁷⁵

basic settings (WMM)50

R

radio

scheduling to turn off49

range guidelines, wireless equipment15 read-only name, read-write name, SNMP52 reauthentication time, RADIUS servers46 rebooting, from web management interface60 received signal strength indicator (RSSI)95 redirecting HTTP requests69

Reduced Interframe Space (RIFS) transmission72 region, wireless location20

remote devices, troubleshooting104 remote MAC addresses47

remote management, options52 repeating wireless signal85

Request to Send (RTS) threshold71 Reset to Factory Defaults button13

,

108 restoring

factory defaults58 password61

settings, from backup file58

restricting access by MAC address32

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RIFS (Reduced Interframe Space) transmission72 roaming34

rogue access point detection63

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66 RSSI (received signal strength indicator)95 RTS (Request to Send) threshold71 Rx sequence95

S

Secure Shell (SSH), enabling53 security profiles

creating and configuring36

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⁴⁰

described34

security, wireless options31 separating wireless clients34

,

39 serial number93

service set identifiers. See SSIDs.

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STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), enabling69 streaming media

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)32

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44 Test LED

behavior startup procedure18 described12

TFTP server, upgrade procedure56 time and time zone

configuring21 troubleshooting105 time-out error103

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)32

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TKIP + AES (WPA & WPA2 mixed mode)43

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transmission opportunity (TXOP) limit75 transmission output power radio28 traps, SNMP53

troubleshooting

basic functioning100 browser configuration102 date105

Internet and LAN connection101 IP addresses, requirements16 LAN path103

LEDs100

network configuration104 path to remote device104 physical connections104 pinging102

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PoE connection100 power cord101 TCP/IP settings101 time and time zone105 time-out error103 trusted wireless stations47 turning off radio26

turning off, scheduling wireless radio49 Tx sequence95

TXOP (transmission opportunity) limit75

U

VAPs (virtual access points)72 version, firmware93

video traffic

advanced QoS73 WMM QoS50

virtual access points (VAPs)72 VLANs

DHCP server VLAN ID24 dynamic and static39 identifiers (IDs)34

,

tagged, untagged, and management, enabling68 VoIP (voice over IP) traffic

advanced QoS73 WMM QoS50

W

configuring38

,

41 types of encryption32

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types of encryption32

wireless adapters, 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n16 wireless bridging modes75

wireless client association80

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wireless clients

wireless equipment, placement and range15 wireless location20

wireless modes 2.4 GHz band26 monitoring93

wireless network name (SSID) broadcasting27

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broadcasting and security32 matching25

wireless packets and bytes, transmitted and received98 wireless radio

scheduling to turn off49 turning off26

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2, and mixed mode adapter restrictions36

PSK (pre-shared key), configuring with39

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43 RADIUS, configuring with38

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types of encryption32

In document ProSAFE Single Band n Wireless Access Point WN203 (Page 127-133)