Conﬁg Basic, Network Type, Network Name Ssid

Chapter 3 Software Reference

Chapter 3 - Software Reference

Conﬁg - Basic

This page enables you to change the

WLAN Card conﬁgurations.

Network Type

Infrastructure – Infrastructure means to establish a connection with an access point. Once connected, the access point allows you to access wireless LAN and wired LAN (Ethernet). The Channel field turns to Auto if the connection is based on Infrastructure.

Ad Hoc – Ad Hoc means to communicate directly with other wireless clients without using an Access Point. An “Ad Hoc” network is typically formed quickly and easily without pre-planning. For example, share meeting notes between attendants in a meeting room.

Network Name (SSID)

SSID stands for “Service Set Identifier”, which is a string used to identify a wireless LAN. Use the SSID to connect with a known access point. You can enter a new SSID or select one from the drop-down list box. If you get connected by designating the SSID, you are only to connect the AP with the SSID you assigned. If the AP is removed from the network, your WLAN Card does not roam automatically to other APs. SSIDs must all be printable characters and having a maximum of 32 case sensitive characters, such as “ Wireless”.

NOTE: Set the SSID to a null string, if you wish to allow your station to connect to any Access Point it can ﬁnd. But you cannot use null string in Ad Hoc mode.

Channel

Use the Channel field to select the radio channel for WLAN Card. In an "infrastructure" network, your WLAN Card will automatically select the correct channel to communicate with an Access Point, this parameter will be ﬁxed in "Auto" and cannot be changed. In an "Ad Hoc" network, you can decide which channel to use for the WLAN Card. With the same channel setting, all WLAN Cards can communicate with each other in the Ad-Hoc network.

The radio channels you can use depend on the regulations in your country. For United States (FCC) and Canada (IC), channels 1 to 11 are supported. For Europe (ETSI), channels 1 to 13 are supported. For operation in Japan (MKK), channels 1 to 14 are supported.

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