3Com WL-550 User Manual page 51

Channel and SSID
Enter your wireless network settings on this screen. You must specify a
common radio channel and SSID (Service Set ID) to be used by the Router
and all of its wireless clients. Be sure you configure all of its clients to the
same value. For security purposes, you should change the default SSID
immediately.
Figure 33 Channel and SSID Screen
To set up the wireless channel and SSID:
1 Specify the SSID to be used by your wireless network in the SSID field. If
there are other wireless networks in your area, you should give your
wireless network a unique name.
2 Enable or disable Broadcast Wireless Network Name.
A feature of many wireless network adapters is that a computer's SSID
can be set to ANY, which means it looks randomly for any existing
wireless network. The available networks are then displayed in a site
survey, and your computer can select a network. By clicking Disable, you
can block this random search, and set the computer's SSID to a specific
network (for example, WLAN). This increases network security. If you
decide to enable Broadcast Wireless Network Name, ensure that you
know the name of your network first.
3 Select whether your Router will operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode
only, or mixed 11b and 11g from the Wireless Mode drop-down menu.
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