Wireless Settings 11B/G - NETGEAR WAG102 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102

Wireless Settings 11b/g

To configure the wireless settings of your wireless access point, click the Wireless Settings 11b/g
link in the Basic section of the main menu of the browser interface. The Wireless Settings 11b/g
menu will appear, as shown below.
Figure 3-9
The Wireless Settings 11b/g menu options are discussed below:
• Turn Radio On. On by default, you can also turn off the radio to disable access through this
device. This can be helpful for configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting activities.
• Wireless Network Name (SSID): The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.
Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this field; the characters are case sensitive.
The default is NETGEAR_11g.
In a setting where there is more than one wireless network, different wireless network names
provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you want to participate in a particular
wireless network will need to use the SSID.
When in infrastructure mode, this field defines the service set ID (SSID). The SSID assigned
to the wireless node is required to match the access point SSID in order for the wireless node
to communicate with the access point.
– A group of Wireless Stations and a single access point, all using the same ID (SSID), form
a Basic Service Set (BSS).
– Using the same SSID is essential. Devices with different SSIDs are unable to
communicate with each other. However, some access points allow connections from
wireless stations which have their SSID set to "any" or whose SSID is blank (null).
Basic Installation and Configuration
v1.0, September 2005
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