NETGEAR HA311 manual Service Set Identification Ssid

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Set up wireless channels used by individual access points. (It is not necessary to set channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the nearest access point.)

Service Set Identification (SSID)

The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SS ID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID.

A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in Ad-hoc configuration without an access point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). All nodes in a BSS must use the same Basic Service Set ID (BSSID).

In an infrastructure configuration with access points, multiple BSS can be configured to form an Extended Service Set (ESS). In this configuration, the access points are configured with the same Extended Service Set ID (ESSID). Wireless clients configured with the same ESSID can freely roam from one Access Point domain to another and still maintain seamless connection to the network

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Contents Netgear NETGEAR, INC Contents Introduction Benefits FeaturesSystem Requirements Package ContentsGet Started Now Related Netgear Ieee 802.11a ProductsAbout This Guide Install the HA311 Utility Software InstallationPage Page Page Page Page Hardware Description Install the HA311 Wireless PCI AdapterHardware Installation Page Page For Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 SE Users Install the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter DriverClick Finish to close the Found New Hardware Wizard Verifying Driver Installation Page For Windows NT 4.0 Users Verifying NT 4.0 Driver Installation Windows XP Users Configure the HA311 Network SettingsAbout the HA311 Systray Application Icon Ad-hoc mode Infrastructure mode ColorConfiguring the HA311 Wireless PCI Adapter, on Test the Network Connection Status Click OK when you are done Status Section Configuring the HA311 802.11A Wireless PCI AdapterConfiguration Section Ssid Statistics Section About Section AD-HOC Mode PEER-TO-PEER Workgroup Wireless Network FundamentalsWireless Network Configuration Infrastructure Mode Service Set Identification Ssid Authentication and WEP Encryption Wireless Channel Selection Ieee 802.11a Channel Allocations HE102 user can use eight channels in non-turbo mode Adapter Appendix A-TROUBLESHOOTINGModel HA311 802.11a Wireless PCI Adapter Appendix B-GENERAL SpecificationsTrademarks Appendix C-REGULATORY CompliancePage Radio Frequency Interference Requirements