AmbiCom WL1100B-AR - Manual (Page 15)

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Configuration
The configuration tab contains 5 following items for you to make changes for the
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
General:
AP name: In this entry field, you may enter any name. This will enable you to manage your
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Routers with more ease if you have multiple units of
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router on the network.
IEEE802.11:
ESSID: The ESSID is a unique ID given to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
Wireless clients associating to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router must have the
same ESSID. The ESSID can have up to 32 characters.
Channel: You may select any of the available channels as an operational channel for your
WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
RTS Threshold: RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden
Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is a situation in which two stations are within range of the
same WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, but are not within range of each other.
Therefore, they are hidden nodes for each other. When a hidden station starts data
transmission with the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, it might not notice that