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5.2.4 Changing WLAN settings through the command line interface
Your Nokia MW1122 is defined to have default settings as described in
section 4.1. Sometimes you may have to modify these settings. In this
section you can find instructions on when and how to change these
settings.
Changing WLAN network name
By default, your MW1122 has the WLAN network name MW-wxyz,
where wxyz are four last numbers of the serial number of your
MW1122. You can change this to suit your needs and make your
network uniquely identifiable. To change the WLAN network name of
MW1122:
1. Open a telnet or CLI session to MW1122 as described earlier in
this chapter.
2. Start the configuration mode by typing
3. Go to wlan configuration level by typing
4. Give
new_network_name
new network name. Note, that network name is case-sensitive.
5. Remember to change the network names of your WLAN clients,
also.
Changing WLAN channel
Sometimes, if there are other wireless LAN devices or devices using
2.4 GHz frequency nearby, it may be necessary to change the WLAN
channel used by Nokia MW1122. The available channels depend on
the regulatory domain. After selecting a new channel, remember to
reset the WLAN subsystem of your Nokia MW1122 as described
below.
1. Open a telnet or CLI session to MW1122 as described earlier in
this chapter.
2. Check your current channel by typing
command. The channel is shown on top of the display, on
ap-station
information: MAC address/network name/channel/region.
3. Start the configuration mode by typing
4. Go to wlan configuration level by typing
5. Set a new channel (5, for example) by typing
europe 5
6. Reset wlan subsystem by going to the main mode and giving
reset wlan
5-8
new
network
ENTER
line. The
ap-station
.
ENTER
command.
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configure
wlan
name
by
typing
where
new_network_name
show
line contains the following
configure
wlan
.
ENTER
.
ENTER
network-name
is your
wlan
stat
.
ENTER
.
ENTER
radio-channel
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