D-Link DCS-1000W Manual page 18

Note:
Keep in mind that after setting the Wireless Interface make sure that the Slide
Switch on the rear panel is positioned to either LAN/WLAN or WLAN setting
for the wireless communication to take effect.
Network Name:
This field is used to setup which wireless network (ESS-ID Extended Service
Set ID) DCS-1000W is to be connected for communication. The ESS-ID is a
unique identifier shared among all points in a wireless network environment.
The default Network Name is blank space (NULL String); this default setting
will let the DCS-1000W connect to any access point under the infrastructure
network mode.
To connect the DCS-1000W to a specific access point on the network make
sure that you set the ESS-ID of the DCS-1000W to correspond with the access
point's ESS-ID. Type any string up to 32 characters long (spaces, symbols,
and punctuation are not allowed) in the Network Name box.
To connect the DCS-1000W to an Ad-hoc wireless workgroup make sure that
you set the same wireless channel and ESS-ID to match with the PC/Notebook
wireless channel and ESS-ID for direct wireless communication under the Ad-
hoc wireless workgroup (ad-hoc and 802.11 ad-hoc modes).
Note:
The DCS-1000W supports two ad-hoc modes (802.11 ad-hoc mode and
proprietary ad-hoc mode). Which option of the ad-hoc mode required depends
on the operation of your DCS-1000W. It depends on which ad-hoc mode is
supported by your wireless card driver on the PC/Notebook. Some driver
supports both modes, however, some driver support only one of the modes.
The names of each ad-hoc mode may not be consistent between each wireless
card vendor therefore you may need to try each of the ad-hoc mode (802.11
mode and proprietary mode) and select the mode that can communicate with
each other.
Wireless Channel:
The pull down menu provides the wireless channel for communication. A
"channel" is a range of frequencies to be used in communication between
DCS-1000W and Access Point in infrastructure mode or DCS-1000W and
PC/Notebook in Ad-hoc mode. Select the appropriate channel from the list
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