On this card, you can set and view general AP settings:

AP Alias Name

Assigns the AP a unique human friendly name

 

that allows the AP to be easily identified

 

 

Domain Name

This is commonly called the Domain Name

(SSID)

but is defined in the IEEE 802.11b Wireless

 

Standard as SSID. Stations and APs in the

 

same group must use the same Domain Name

 

 

Transmission Rate

Sets the transmission rate at which the data

 

packets are transmitted by the AP

 

 

Basic Rates

This value determines the basic rates used and

 

reported for this BSS by the AP. The highest

 

rate specified will be the rate that the AP will

 

use when transmitting broadcast/multicast and

 

management frames.

 

Available options are:

 

• 1 and 2Mbps

 

• All (1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps)

 

 

Channel Number

You can change the channel number from

 

here.

 

Refer to the Appendix, page 52, for channels

 

supported in each regulatory domain

 

 

Secure SSID

Click to enable or disable the secure SSID

 

option.

 

• Blocks a connection request from a

 

station without the correct SSID

 

• Hides the SSID in outgoing beacon

 

frames. A site-survey tool will not

 

find the SSID

 

 

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