3Com WL-560 - Manual (Page 38)

32 C HAPTER 3: C ONFIGURING THE B RIDGE
Wireless LAN
Service Area Select Attach to any WLAN Service Area (ESSID) automatically
to allow the Bridge to associate with any access point without
specifying the ESSID. In this mode, the Bridge uses the ESSID of
the access point with the best signal strength. This mode is not
available when the network mode is Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer).
Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow the
Bridge to associate only with access points with the same
service area. You may enter the WLAN service area name or
select it from the list. You must specify the WLAN service area
when the network mode is Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer).
To maintain a wireless association, the WLAN service area on a
Bridge and the access point with which it is associated must
match exactly. Therefore, if the Bridge is set to Specify the
WLAN Service Area and you change the access point WLAN
service area, make sure to also change the Bridge WLAN
service area.
Channel Selection If Radio Mode is set to Auto Select, you do not have the
following options to choose from.
When the network mode is Wireless Client (Infrastructure), a
user may have the Bridge automatically select an appropriate
channel by using Automatic Best Channel or specify the
channels by using Specify Channel.
When the network mode is Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer) you may
specify channel selection as follows:
■ Automatic Best Channel—When this option is enabled, the
Bridge scans the primary channels. If the Bridge is
establishing a new ad-hoc network, it chooses the channel
with the least number of packets. If the Bridge is joining an
existing ad-hoc network, it selects the channel in use.
■ Specify Channel—Click the button preceding this option
and enter the Advanced Wireless Network page. On this
page, you can choose channels from the Channel list.
Transmit Power This option specifies the level of transmission power. Select
one of the values (100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, min) from the
drop-down menu.
Decrease the Transmit Power setting if more than one Bridge is
using the same channel frequency.
Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)