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ZyAIR G-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
LABEL
ESSID
(Extended Service Set IDentity) The ESSID identifies the Service Set with which a
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP)
must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
characters) for the wireless LAN.
Hide ESSID
Select this check box to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station
cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.
Choose
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Channel ID
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
Refer to the chapter on wizard setup for more information about channels.
RTS/CTS
Enter a value between 0 and 2432. The default is 2432.
Threshold
Fragmentation
Enter a value between 256 and 2432. The default is 2432. It is the maximum data
Threshold
fragment size that can be sent.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Apply
Reset
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
See the chapter on wireless security for information on the other labels in this screen.
5.4
Configuring Roaming
A wireless station is a device with an IEEE 802.11b compliant wireless adapters. An access point (AP) acts
as a bridge between the wireless and wired networks. An AP creates its own wireless coverage area. A
wireless station can associate with a particular access point only if it is within the access point's coverage
area.
In a network environment with multiple access points, wireless stations are able to switch from one access
point to another as they move between the coverage areas. This is roaming. As the wireless station moves
from place to place, it is responsible for choosing the most appropriate access point depending on the signal
strength, network utilization or other factors.
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Table 5-1 Wireless
If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer connected to
the wireless LAN and you change the ZyAIR's ESSID or WEP
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of
your computer to match the ZyAIR's new settings.
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Configuration and Roaming
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