Owners manual

Initial Setup
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730
8. Specify the remaining WiFi 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_11ac. The SSID assigned to a WiFi
device must match the access point’s SSID for the WiFi device to communicate
with the access point. If the SSIDs do not match, you do not get a WiFi
connection to the access point.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the Yes radio button to enable the access point to broadcast its SSID,
allowing WiFi stations with a null (blank) SSID to adopt the 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 menu, select the channel that you want to use for your WiFi LAN. The
available WiFi channels and frequencies depend on the country and WiFi mode.
The default setting is Auto, which enables the access point to automatically
select the most suitable channel.
Note: You do not need to change the WiFi channel unless you experience
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 Operating Frequency Guidelines on page 12.
Note: For more information about available channels and frequencies, see
Technical Specifications on page 136.
Note: If the access point is a member of an ensemble for which automatic
channel assignment is enabled (see Manage Automatic Channel Assignment for
an Ensemble on page 85), Auto is not available as a selection from the
Channel / Frequency menu.
11a-na-ac mode only
Note: For most
networks, the default
settings work fine.
MCS Index / Data
Rate
From the menu, select a Modulation and Coding Scheme
(MCS) index and transmit data rate for the WiFi network. The
default setting is Best. For a list of all options that you can
select from in 11a-na-ac mode, see Factory Default Settings
on page 138.
Channel Width From the menu, select a channel width. The options are 20
MHz, 40 MHz, and 80 MHz. The default is 80 MHz.
Guard Interval From the menu, 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.
11a mode only Data Rate From the menu, select the transmit data rate of the WiFi
network. The default setting is Best. For a list of all options
that you can select from in 11a mode, see Factory Default
Settings on page 138.