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To set up an Infrastructure network operating with standard protocols, do the following:

• Set all wireless stations to connect in Infrastructure mode.

• Set all stations to use the same network name (or SSID).

• Set all wireless Access Points to use the same network name (or ESSID).

• Set all stations to disable the WEP encryption key, or set all stations to use an identical

WEP encryption key as used by the Access Point.

• Set up wireless channels used by individual Access Points. (It is not necessary to set

channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the

nearest Access Point.)

Service Set Identification (SSID)

The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string

identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as network name. For

stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID.

A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in Ad-Hoc configuration without an Access Point is

called a Basic Service Set (BSS). All nodes in a BSS must use the same Basic Service Set ID (BSSID).

In an infrastructure configuration with Access Points, multiple BSS can be configured to form

an Extended Service Set (ESS). In this configuration, the Access Points are configured with the

same Extended Service Set ID (ESSID). Wireless clients configured with the same ESSID can

freely roam from one Access Point domain to another and still maintain seamless connection to

the network.

MR814 802.11b

Cable/DSL Wireless 4-port Router

Notebook PC with

MA521 802.11b

Wireless PC Card

Notebook PC with

MA521 802.11b

Wireless PC Card

Desktop PC with

FA311 Ethernet Card

Desktop PC with

MA111 802.11b

Wireless USB Adapter

Macintosh with

Ethernet connection

Desktop PC with

MA321 802.11b

Wireless PCI Adapter

Internet

Cable/DSL

Modem

Notebook PC with

MA111 802.11b

Wireless USB Adapter

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