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MWGAR/MWGARB User Manual

Version: 2.0

(ESS) is a set of two or more BSSs forming a single subnetwork. Since most

corporate WLANs require access to the wired LAN for services (file servers,

printers, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode.

Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode

Ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service

Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that communicate

directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a

wired network. This mode is useful for quickly and easily setting up a wireless

network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not exist or is not required

for services, such as a hotel room, convention center, or airport, or where access

to the wired network is barred (such as for consultants at a client site).

Example 2: wireless Ad Hoc Mode

4.5 What is BSSID?

A six-byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from

others. Also know as just SSID. Serves as a network ID or name.

4.6 What is ESSID?

The Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) is the name of the network you want to