NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PLANNING
Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs
The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communications domain for each Wireless Access Point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the BSS ID of the Access Point to which you want to connect. Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of the access point or bridge to which he wants you to connect.
A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers. More than one access point can be configured to create an Extended Service Set (ESS). By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created, wireless users within this ESS can roam freely. All SMC wireless network cards and adapters and SMC2755W Wireless Access Point within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID.
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Server
Desktop PC
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| Notebook with Wireless |
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| PC Card Adapter |
Switch | Access Point | <BSS2> |
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Notebook with Wireless
PC Card Adapter
Access Point | <BSS1> |
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<ESS>
Seamless Roaming
PC with Wireless
PC I Adapter
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