Infrastructure Wireless Lan For Roaming Wireless Pcs - SMC Networks 2655W User Manual

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ETWORK OPOLOGIES

Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs

The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communications domain for each
Wireless Access Point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support
roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) of the wireless card 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.
A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers.
More than one Access Point can be configured 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
SMC wireless network cards, adapters, and SMC2655W Wireless Access
Points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID.
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