Netopia CLI 874 manual Ssid

2-88 Command Line Interface Commands Reference

wireless ssid string show wireless ssid

These commands allow you to specify or show a 32-character string or Network Name used to identify this WLAN. Users must select or enter this string on their clients in order to become a part of this WLAN.

wireless auto-channel [ off at-startup continuous ] no wireless auto-channel

show wireless auto-channel

These commands allow you to set, show, or turn off the wireless autochannel feature (only available for 802.11G models). Autochannel allows the Netopia Router to determine the best channel to broadcast automatically.

Three settings are available: off, at-startup, and continuous.

■off is the default setting; the Netopia Router will use the configured default channel.

■at-startupcauses the Netopia Router at startup to briefly initialize on the default channel, then perform a full two- to three-second scan, and switch to the best channel it can find, remaining on that channel until the next reboot.

■continuous performs the at-startup scan, and will continuously monitor the current channel for any other Access Point activity. If Access Point activity is detected on the same channel, the Motorola Netopia® Router will initiate a scan of the other channels, locate a less active one, and switch. Once it has switched, it will remain on this channel for at least 30 minutes before switching again if a new Access Point is detected.

Note: Channel scans can be disruptive to normal wireless activity and may take a few minutes.

wireless tx-power [ full medium fair low minimal ]

Sets the wireless transmit power, scaling down the router's wireless transmit coverage by lowering its radio power output. Default is full power. Transmit power settings are useful in large venues with multiple wireless routers where you want to reuse channels. Since there are only three non-overlapping channels in the 802.11 spectrum, it helps to size the Gateway’s cell to match the location. This allows you to install a router to cover a small “hole” without conflicting with other routers nearby.

show wireless clients

This command displays the connected wireless clients, if any.

Example:

#show wireless clients
Hardware Address	Status	Privacy	SSID
00-13-ce-62-66-1e	Associated	Open	6245	4521

48 Mbps, IP: N/A, Tx: 18485, Rx: 0 (bytes)

show wireless statistics

This command displays statistics associated with the wireless LAN.