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Wireless Settings, Service Area Name

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Accessing the Wizard 29 Wireless Settings Figure 16 Wireless Configuration Screen This screen displays the current Channel and Service Area Name. It also allows you to change these settings. There are a maximum of 13 channels, the number available to you is dependent on the country you reside in. The Service Area Name default for 3Com products is "3Com". Up to 32 (case sensitive) characters can be entered for the Service Area Name. 3Com strongly recommends that you change the SSID to something other than the default. For information on improving your Wireless network security see "Wireless Settings" on page 37. If you are configuring the Access Point from a wireless computer any changes you make to the wireless configuration will result in communication between the Access Point and your computer being lost. This is why 3Com strongly recommends that you configure the Access Point from a wired computer. It is very important that you set up your wireless clients to use the same Service Area Name or SSID as the one you use on this screen. If your clients use a different Service Area Name then they will not be able to communicate with the Access Point. The choice of channel is less important as Clients will generally search all of the available channels. You should however make a note of the channel you select as this may be useful if you experience problems with your clients.

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Accessing the Wizard
29
Wireless Settings
Figure 16
Wireless Configuration Screen
This screen displays the current
Channel
and
Service Area Name
. It also
allows you to change these settings. There are a maximum of 13 channels,
the number available to you is dependent on the country you reside in.
The
Service Area Name
default for 3Com products is "3Com". Up to 32
(case sensitive) characters can be entered for the
Service Area Name
.
3Com strongly recommends that you change the
SSID
to something
other than the default.
For information on improving your Wireless network security see
“
Wireless Settings
”
on
page 37
.
If you are configuring the Access Point from a wireless computer any
changes you make to the wireless configuration will result in
communication between the Access Point and your computer being lost.
This is why 3Com strongly recommends that you configure the Access
Point from a wired computer.
It is very important that you set up your wireless clients to use the same
Service Area Name or SSID as the one you use on this screen. If your
clients use a different Service Area Name then they will not be able to
communicate with the Access Point.
The choice of channel is less important as Clients will generally search all
of the available channels. You should however make a note of the
channel you select as this may be useful if you experience problems with
your clients.