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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 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.
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Have the same Service Area Name as the Access Point.
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Use the same encryption type and keys as the Access Point.
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Ensure that the PC is included in the authorized Wireless PCs list if
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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.
Access Point Name
This option allows you to name the Access Point. The field accepts any
alphanumeric string upto a maximum of 32 characters. This option is
useful if you have several Access Point units and want to be able to easily
identify them. For example, you may name them Marketing, Research,
Admin.
Wireless Settings
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