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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG102

Basic Installation and Configuration 3-13

202-10064-02, June 2005

The Wireless Settings menu options are discussed below:

• Country/Region. This field identifies the region where the WG102 can be used. It may not be

legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless access point in a region other than one of

those identified in this field. There is no default country domain, and the channel is set to 11.

Unless a country domain is selected, the channel cannot be changed.

• Turn Radio On. On by default, you can also turn off the radio to disable access through this

device. This can be helpful for configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting activities.

• Wireless Network Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.

Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one

wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic.

Any device you want to participate in a particular wireless network will need to use the SSID.

The WG102 default SSID is: NETGEAR.

– A group of Wireless Stations and a single access point, all using the same ID (SSID), form

a Basic Service Set (BSS).

– Using the same SSID is essential. Devices with different SSIDs are unable to

communicate with each other. However, some access points allow connections from

wireless stations which have their SSID set to “any” or whose SSID is blank (null).

– A group of wireless stations and multiple access points, all using the same ID (ESSID),

form an Extended Service Set (ESS).

– Different access points within an ESS can use different channels. To reduce interference, it

is recommended that adjacent access points should use different channels.

– As wireless stations physically move through the area covered by an ESS, they will

automatically change to the access point which has the least interference or best

performance. This capability is called roaming.

Note: The AutoCell feature enhances the roaming, interference, and channel selection of

an extended wireless network.

• Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID). This field lets you turn off the SSID broadcast.

If you turn off the SSID broadcast, only stations that know the SSID will connect. Disabling

SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network ‘discovery’ feature of some products.

The default is to enable SSID broadcast.

Note: Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID) is automatically turned off when you

select the AutoCell Enhanced RF Security option in the advanced wireless settings page.

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