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Provide Network Settings
| Figure 8: Basic Settings Step 2 |
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Field | Description |
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Current Password | Enter the current administrator password. You must correctly enter the |
| current password before you are able to change it. |
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New Password | Enter a new administrator password. The characters you enter will be |
| displayed as " * " characters to prevent others from seeing your |
| password as you type. |
| The Administrator password must be a string of up to 8 characters. |
| Please do not include space (' ') and any of the characters within the |
| parenthesis: ("$:<>'&*). The characters you input are |
| Note: As an immediate first step in securing your wireless network, we |
| recommend that you change the administrator password from the |
| default. |
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Confirm New Password | |
| intended. |
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Network Name (SSID) | Enter a name for the wireless network as a character string. This name |
| will apply to all access points on this network. As you add more access |
| points, they will share this SSID. |
| The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is a string of up to 32 characters. The |
| characters you input are |
| Note: If you are connected as a wireless client to the same AP that you |
| are administering, resetting the SSID will cause you to lose connectivity |
| to the AP. You will need to reconnect to the new SSID after you save |
| this new setting. |
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