| Name | Assigns a unique |
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| allows the WWB or WEC to be easily |
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| identified. |
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| SSID (Domain | This is commonly called the Domain Name |
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| Name) | and is defined in the IEEE 802.11b Wireless |
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| Standard as SSID. Stations, WWBs, WECs, |
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| and APs in the same group must use the same |
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| Domain Name. |
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| Authentication | From the dropdown list select: Open system, |
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| Mode | Shared key, or Both. |
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| Open System: no authentication required for |
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| connecting to other wireless devices |
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| Shared Key: uses the same shared key |
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| (automatically generated by the system) for all |
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| connecting wireless devices |
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| Both: the system will try shared key mode |
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| first. If that fails it will switch to open |
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| system. |
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| Transmission Rate | Sets the transmission rate at which the data |
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| packets are transmitted by the WWB or WEC. |
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| Basic Rates | This value determines the basic rates used and | |
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| reported for this BSS by the WWB or WEC. |
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| The highest rate specified will be the rate that |
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| the WWB or WEC will use when transmitting |
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| broadcast/multicast and management frames. |
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| Available options are: |
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| • 1 and 2Mbps |
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| • All (1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps) |
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| Regulatory Domain | Identifies the country where the WWB or |
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| WEC is used. Each country has defined its |
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| available channel numbers and transmission |
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| power (see Appendix, page 64) |
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