Force Roaming - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE W780 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring with Web Based Management
6.6 "Interfaces" menu
● SSID
Enter the SSID of the access point with which the client will connect.
For the SSID, ASCII code 0x20 to 0x7e is used.
● Security
Select a security context. You create and configure a security context in "Security >
WLAN > Basic".
Default setting: Context 1
Note
iPCF / iPCF-HT / IPCF-MC enabled
If the iPCF, iPCF-HT or iPCF-MC mode is enabled, you can only select security context
1.
Procedure
1. From the "MAC Mode" drop-down list, select the required assignment of the MAC
address.
2. In table 3, enter an SSID for "SSID".
3. Select a security context.
4. Enable the required SSID.
The "Any SSID" function is disabled.
5. Click the "Set Values" button.
6.6.2.11

Force Roaming

If an interface is no longer available (cable break, network component failure, connector
removed), a client connected over the wireless network is not aware of this. The access
point can force the logged-on clients to roam by deactivating the relevant interface.
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