NETGEAR ProSafe WNDAP330 - Manual (Page 17)

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WNDAP330 Reference Manual
Introduction 1-3
v1.0, May 2008
Key Features
The WNDAP330 provides solid functionality, including the following features:
• Band Selection. The Wireless Access Point allows you to configure the band you wish to use.
For each Access Point, you can choose to operate in either the 2.4 GHz band or the 5 GHz
band.
The choice of band is reflected in protocol standard supported, as well as the administration
screens displayed to you. For example, if you choose to enable the 2.4 GHz band, only
802.11b/g/n protocols are supported. In addition, in the administration screens, the
configuration options for 802.11a/n protocols are greyed out. On the other hand, if you enable
the 5GHz band, the 802.11 a/n protocols are support and the 802.11b/g/n protocol support is
disabled. In this case, the configuration options for 802.11b/g/n protocols are greyed out.
• Multiple operating modes:
– Wireless Access Point. Operates as a standard 802.11a/b/g/n access point.
– Point-to-Point Bridge. In this mode, the WNDAP330 only communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station or access point. Network authentication should be used to
protect this communication.
– Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge. Select this only if this WNDAP330 is the “Master” for a
group of bridge-mode wireless stations. The other bridge-mode wireless stations send all
traffic to this “Master”, and do not communicate directly with each other. Network
Authentication should be used to protect this traffic.
– Wireless Repeater. In this mode, WNDAP330 does not function as an access point. It
communicates with only repeater-mode, point-to-point-bridge-mode, and point-to-multi-
point-bridge-mode wireless stations. Network authentication should be used to protect this
communication.
• Hotspot Settings. You can allow all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests to be captured and
redirected to the URL you specify.
• Upgradeable Firmware. Firmware is stored in a flash memory and can be upgraded easily,
using only your Web browser, and can be upgraded remotely. In addition to using Web
browser to do so, command-line interface can also be used.
• Rogue AP Detection. The Rogue AP filtering feature ensures that unknown APs ae not given
access to any part of the LAN.
• Access Control. The Access Control MAC address filtering feature can ensure that only
trusted wireless stations can use the WNDAP330 to gain access to your LAN.