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MW1122 Administrator Manual
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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 configure ENTER
.
3. Go to wlan configuration level by typing wlan ENTER
.
4. Give new network name by typing network-name
new_network_name ENTER
where new_network_name is your
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
show wlan stat
command. The channel is shown on top of the display, on
ap-station line. The ap-station line contains the following
information: MAC address/network name/channel/region.
3. Start the configuration mode by typing
configure ENTER
.
4. Go to wlan configuration level by typing
wlan ENTER
.
5. Set a new channel (5, for example) by typing radio-channel
europe 5 ENTER
.
6. Reset wlan subsystem by going to the main mode and giving
reset wlan command.