3Com WL-560 manual Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow

32CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE BRIDGE

Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)

Wireless LAN	Select Attach to any WLAN Service Area (ESSID) automatically
Service Area	to allow the Bridge to associate with any access point without
	specifying the ESSID. In this mode, the Bridge uses the ESSID of
	the access point with the best signal strength. This mode is not
	available when the network mode is Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer).
	Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow the
	Bridge to associate only with access points with the same
	service area. You may enter the WLAN service area name or
	select it from the list. You must specify the WLAN service area
	when the network mode is Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer).
	To maintain a wireless association, the WLAN service area on a
	Bridge and the access point with which it is associated must
	match exactly. Therefore, if the Bridge is set to Specify the
	WLAN Service Area and you change the access point WLAN
	service area, make sure to also change the Bridge WLAN
	service area.
Channel Selection	If Radio Mode is set to Auto Select, you do not have the
	following options to choose from.
	When the network mode is Wireless Client (Infrastructure), a
	user may have the Bridge automatically select an appropriate
	channel by using Automatic Best Channel or specify the
	channels by using Specify Channel.
	When the network mode is Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer) you may
	specify channel selection as follows:
	■ Automatic Best Channel—When this option is enabled, the
	Bridge scans the primary channels. If the Bridge is
	establishing a new ad-hoc network, it chooses the channel
	with the least number of packets. If the Bridge is joining an
	existing ad-hoc network, it selects the channel in use.
	■ Specify Channel—Click the button preceding this option
	and enter the Advanced Wireless Network page. On this
	page, you can choose channels from the Channel list.
Transmit Power	This option specifies the level of transmission power. Select
	one of the values (100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, min) from the
	drop-down menu.
	Decrease the Transmit Power setting if more than one Bridge is
	using the same channel frequency.