Ssid (service set identifier), Channels, Ssid (service set identifier) channels – Oki LAN 510W User Manual

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Configuration Overview

SSID (S

ERVICE

S

ET

I

DENTIFIER

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In a wireless network, terminals can be assigned an SSID identifier

which restricts their access to printers on the network to only those

set up for that SSID.
For example, computers set up as Accounting can only

communicate to a printer through the Marketing access point (AP)

and computers set up as Marketing can only communicate to a

printer through the Marketing access point:

C

HANNELS

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There are 13 channels available for use in a wireless network.

However, adjacent channels share a frequency and can interfere

with one another.
Therefore, to obtain maximum communication speed and

accuracy, channels for access points which are near each other

should be selected with 5 channels space between them: e.g.,

channels 1, 6 and 11.

SSID = Marketing

SSID = Accounting

SSID = Marketing

SSID = Accounting

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