Infrastructure Wireless Lan; Setting The Communication Domain - Accton Technology WN3501C Quick Installation Manual

Infrastructure Wireless LAN

The WN3501C can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An
integrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic
Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that
is directly connected to the wired LAN. Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any
computer in its wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or network
resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point.
The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to
the wired LAN, but also increases the effective wireless transmission range for
wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points.
A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for
connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure.
Desktop PC

Setting the Communication Domain

Stationary Wireless PCs
The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each access point.
For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier
(SSID) for the wireless adapter 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 to which
he wants you to connect.
Roaming Wireless PCs
A infrastructure network also supports roaming for mobile workers. More than one
access point may be configured with the same SSID 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 Accton Wireless adapters
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