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Compex WavePort WL11
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“CONFIGURATION” tab
You can change the configuration by clicking on the Change
Configuration. When you click on the Change Configuration, you see the
screen given below.
Five changeable fields in the field show desired WL11 configuration.
The fields are below:
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Station ESS ID Extended Service Set Identifier (Wireless Network
Identifier) is the group name that will be shared by every member of your
wireless network. You will only be able to connect with an Access Point,
which has the same ESS ID.
♦
Network mode shows one of these network modes:
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Ad Hoc – this is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In Ad Hoc
only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different ESS ID. All
communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an
Access Point.
•
Infrastructure This mode of operation requires of an 802.11 Access
Point. All communication is done via the Access Point, which relays
packets to other wireless Client in the BSS (Basic Service Set) as well
as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
♦
Ethernet Conversion shows one of two different network packet forming
modes:
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Encapsulated: This setting takes the entire Ethernet frame, including
the Ethernet Header, and puts it into an 802.11 frame. This setting is
here for compatibility with some older 802.11 implementations and
should not normally be used.
Summary of Contents for WAVEPORT WL11
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