3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE454G72 User Manual page 40

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Valid channels are country dependent. See
list of channels approved by each country.
Clear Channel Select allows the Access Point to automatically select an
available channel when first powered on.
Service Area Name/SSID
This allows you to name your Wireless network. The field will accept any
alphanumeric string and has a maximum length of 32 characters. Your
Wireless computers must be configured with exactly the same name or
you will not be able to establish a connection. The Service Area Name
may also be referred to as "ESSID" depending on your networking
vendor. By default the Access Point uses the name "3Com". 3Com
recommends that you change the default name.
In order that your wireless computers can connect to the Access Point,
you must:
Use Infrastructure Mode not Adhoc Mode.
Have the same Service Area Name as the Access Point.
Use the same encryption type and keys as the Access Point.
Ensure that the PC is included in the authorized Wireless PCs list if
Connection Control is enabled. See
Disable Broadcast SSID
This feature can be used to improve the security of your wireless network.
When the tickbox is checked, the Access Point will not broadcast the
Service Area Name/SSID of your wireless network. This will prevent
unauthorized clients from detecting your SSID and attempting to connect
to your network.
If you have a wireless client that can detect all the available SSIDs in your
area, your client will not list the Access Point SSID when this feature is
enabled.
3Com recommends that you install your wireless network with this
feature disabled and then enable it once you have set up the Access Point
and wireless clients.
If you set the Access Point to Disable Broadcast SSID, the Access Point will
not allow access to clients with the SSID field set to "any".
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