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Installation and Configuration

ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP210

Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines

The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on

the physical placement of the access point. The latency, data throughput performance, and

notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration

choices.

Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant

performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the

access point. For complete performance specifications, see

Appendix A, Supplemental Information.

For best results, place your access point:

• Near the center of the area in which your computers and wireless devices operate.

• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have

line-of-sight access (even if through walls).

• Away from sources of interference, such as computers, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz

cordless phones.

• Away from large metal surfaces.

A wall-mount kit is provided with your access point. For installation instructions, see Wall

Mount Kit (Optional) on page 19.

If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio

frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between

adjacent access points is five channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security

settings and placement. Some types of security connections can take slightly longer to

establish and can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.

Prepare to Install the Access Point

Before installing the access point, you should make sure that your Ethernet network is up and

working. You will be connecting the access point to the Ethernet network so that computers

with 802.11b/g/n wireless adapters will be able to communicate with computers on the

Ethernet network. For this to work correctly, you should verify that you have met all of the

system requirements, shown in

System Requirements on page 6.

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