User's Manual

Teklogix 9150 Wireless Gateway User Manual 71
Chapter 4: Access Point Configuration
IEEE 802.11 Direct Sequence Radio Parameters Menu
4.2.1.5 Basic Service Set (BSS) Configuration
The 9150 facilitates roaming of terminals across Basic Service Sets (BSS). For a
detailed description, please see “Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)” on page 9.
Enabled
This parameter enables ( √ ) or disables the BSS feature.
ESSID
This is the Extended Service Set Identifier parameter. The ESSID is an alphanumeric
character string of up to 32 characters and is case-sensitive. If your network
includes devices that use the DOS ODI Driver, select alphabetical characters in
uppercase only to allow the DOS ODI devices to connect to the network as well.
Note: The ESSID should be the same for all devices in a system.
Allow Broadcast ESSID
This parameter enables ( √ ) or disables the Broadcast ESSID feature. By default, it
is unchecked and the association of stations that provide an ESSID that is not equal
to this 9150’s ESSID is NOT allowed. This prevents the 9150 from being associated
with any station (802.11 device within radio range) that has its ESSID set to “ANY”
(broadcast SSID).
The default is disabled.
Channel
This parameter sets the operating channel for this radio, as determined by the system
administrator. For a listing of the allowable channels for each country, please see
“PC Card Radios” on page 204.