Wireless settings – Buffalo Technology Buffalo AirStation WYR-G54 User Manual

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SSID - Allows administrator to alter the SSID of the AirStation. To communicate with a speciﬁc AP

only, the AP’s SSID must be entered in the client computer. The client computer looks for the spe-

ciﬁc AP (or SSID) for wireless communication. Use up to 32 alphanumeric characters for the SSID

(case sensitive). By default the SSID is the LAN Mac address of the AirStation.

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Note: Roaming - When mul-

tiple AirStations have an identical

SSID, WEP key (if WEP is used),

(and channel in WDS mode)

, client computers may Roam

between the AirStations.

Wireless Channel - Select the

channel used for wireless com-

munication. There are 11 over-

lapping channels. Channels 1, 6

and 11 are non-overlapping. The

‘Auto-Channel’ option is recom-

mended, as it constantly assess-

es the best available channel for

the AirStation to operate on.

If there are multiple APs in close proximity using the same channel, there may be interference. In

this case, change to a non-overlapping channel.
Broadcast SSID - Enable or Disable the SSID (SSID) from being broadcasted. If denied, the

Wireless Settings

Wireless

Settings