Terminology Used in this Guide
BSSID/MAC ID
BSSID (Basic Service Set ID) is an ID unique to each InstantWave product. It is factory set and is identical to the MAC ID (Media Access Control ID). It allows each InstantWave product to be identified on the network.
Domain Name/SSID
A “Domain” is most commonly used to refer to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix. The domain is usually defined by the network administrator as a segment/subnet of a large network and may be made up of overlapping wireless cells. Wireless nodes can roam freely within the same domain without disconnecting from the network.
Roaming
The concept is similar to that of a cellular phone moving from one base station (one AP) to another. InstantWave offers
Regulatory Domain
InstantWave products use the unlicensed ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band to communicate through radio waves. Different countries offer different radio frequencies to be used as the ISM band. There are four frequency bands defined by IEEE 802.11: Japan (2.471GHz – 2.497 GHz), USA, Extended Japan, Canada, and Europe (2.4 GHz – 2.4835 GHz), Spain (2.445 GHz – 2.475 GHz), and France (2.4465 GHz – 2.4835 GHz). To use InstantWave in a country not listed above, check with your government’s regulating body to find the correct frequency band to use. All InstantWave products are supplied preset to the country of sale’s frequency band.
