The Built-in Configurator
Set the WaveLAN Parameters
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WaveLAN/EC-S User’s Guide
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters
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The Advanced WaveLAN parameters enable you to set a number
of additional parameters:
■
MAC Address (see below).
■
AP Density (see page 4-18).
■
Transmit Rate (see page 4-19).
■
Medium Reservation (see page 4-21).
■
IP Parameters (see page 4-22).
In most networking environments you do not need to modify these
parameters, as their default settings will prove most efficient for
normal network communications.
MAC Address
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The MAC Address value is a standard identification designator that
is used to identify the different devices connected to a network.
By default, each networking device has a factory-loaded
(Universal) MAC Address that can not be changed.
When connecting the WaveLAN/EC-S device to the Ethernet port
of a computer terminal, the combination of the devices actually has
two MAC Addresses:
■
The Universal MAC Address of the Ethernet interface on your
computer.
■
The Universal MAC Address of the WaveLAN IEEE PC Card
inserted into the WaveLAN/EC-S device.
This MAC Address value is printed on the label on the back of
your WaveLAN card.
To avoid confusion in network communications, you can configure
the WaveLAN/EC-S device to “adopt” one of the two MAC Address
values, using one of the parameter options described on the
following page.
