- NDC Communications Network Card User Manual

Name
Assigns a unique human-friendly name that
allows the WWB or WEC to be easily
identified.
SSID (Domain
Name)
This is commonly called the Domain Name
and is defined in the IEEE 802.11b Wireless
Standard as SSID. Stations, WWBs, WECs,
and APs in the same group must use the same
Domain Name.
Authentication
Mode
From the dropdown list select: Open system,
Shared key, or Both.
Open System: no authentication required for
connecting to other wireless devices
Shared Key: uses the same shared key
(automatically generated by the system) for all
connecting wireless devices
Both: the system will try shared key mode
first. If that fails it will switch to open
system.
Transmission Rate
Sets the transmission rate at which the data
packets are transmitted by the WWB or WEC.
Basic Rates
This value determines the basic rates used and
reported for this BSS by the WWB or WEC.
The highest rate specified will be the rate that
the WWB or WEC will use when transmitting
broadcast/multicast and management frames.
Available options are:
• 1 and 2Mbps
• All (1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps)
Regulatory Domain
Identifies the country where the WWB or
WEC is used. Each country has defined its
available channel numbers and transmission
power (see Appendix, page 64)
InstantWave 11Mbps WWB/WEC
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