Netgear HE102 HE102 Reference Manual - Page 8

To set up an infrastructure network operating with standard protocols, do the following: ♦ Set all wireless stations to connect in infrastructure mode ♦ Set all stations to use the same network name (or SSID). ♦ Set all wireless access points to use the same network name (or ESSID). For more information, please refer to page 7. ♦ Set all stations to use no WEP encryption key or an identical WEP encryption key as the one used in Access points. ♦ Set up wireless channels used by individual access points. (It is not necessary to set channels on the stations as the stations will automatically scan through all channels for the nearest access point.) Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as "network name". In order for stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID. 6