4.1.6 Wireless Network SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all APs and clients in a wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is
case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may
be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in
your wireless network. For added security, you should change the SSID from
the default name default, to a unique name.
Suppressed SSID This option can hide the SSID. Enable this function only if you do not want the
WAP-6100 to be found by others.
Wireless Mode Default setting is “2.4GHz 54Mbps (802.11g)”. This will support all 802.11b/g
clients connect to the WAP-6100. You can choose “2.4GHz 11Mbps
(802.11b)” in wireless mode column if your environment has only 802.11b
clients. The final selection “2.4GHz 108Mbps (802.11 SuperG)” supports
high-speed 108Mbps SuperG function. In order to support SuperG 108M
transmission, all wireless clients will need to be Atheros® solution.
Channel / Frequency Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your
network settings. All points in your wireless network must use the same
channel in order to function correctly. The default setting is “SmartSelect”
means the system will pick best channel for you automatically. Stay with default
setting if you do not have special request on channel selection.
The wireless security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are three wireless
security mode options supported by the WAP-6100: WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi
Protected Access, which is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired
Equivalent Privacy.)
In Wireless Security page, you can configure the AP to work with No Security, WEP, WPA-PSK and