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3 Select Service Profile from the organizer list on the left side of the page.
4 Click New Service Profile. The Create Service Profile wizard appears.
5 In the Name box, type a name of up to 16 alphanumeric characters, with
no spaces, for the service profile.
6 In the SSID box, edit the SSID name. The name can be 1 to 32
alphanumeric characters long, with no spaces or tabs.
7 In the SSID Type listbox, select whether the SID is encrypted or
unencrypted. New SSIDs are encrypted by default.
8 To disable beaconing (advertisement) of the SSID by 3com radios, click on
the Yes checkbox next to Beacon to disable beaconing. When
beaconing is disabled, clients can find the SSID only by sending a probe
request. Beaconing is enabled by default.
9 Select the fallthru authentication method from the Fall Through Auth list
box. The WX switch uses the fallthru method to try to authenticate a
client if the client name or MAC address does not match the userglob or
MAC address glob in an 802.1X or MAC authentication rule for the SSID.
You can select one of the following: