Lancom AirLancer MC-54 Manual page 32

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Configuration example
LAN. LANCOM 3550 Wireless serve as Wireless LAN base stations and ena-
ble a fast LAN connectivity at up to 54 Mbps.
To be able to join the WLAN base station and exchange data with the LAN,
the WLAN cards of the notebooks as well as the base stations must have the
matching settings in different parameters. To be able to make a first network
contact, you must specify only the network name.
Defining a network name (SSID)
You must make this specification in any case. The network name must be
entered identically for all stations of the radio network. It is registered in the
AirLancer Client Manager.
You have the possibility to store own profiles for different Wireless LANs in
the AirLancer Client Manager.
If you use your notebook both in the office and at home, you could create two
profiles: a profile 'Work' for the office and a profile 'Home' for at home. If you
want to work in the evenings or during the weekend at home, then just switch
to the according profile.
Encryption of radio data
Activate the WEP encryption of your radio connection in the Client Manager
Encryption with
WEP
to secure the transmission over the radio link data so that it cannot be read
by others. Up to four different alphanumeric (5, 13 or 16 characters) or
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AirLancer
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Mobile station leaves
floor A and ...
Connection via LAN
changes to
floor B.