User`s guide

3 - 6 Aironet PCMCIA Wireless LAN Adapter

System Parameters

System parameters include:

Name

SID

Registration Mode

Specified Router

Channel Number, Bitrate and Frequency

Priority

Name

The station name is displayed in the table of connected devices on the

Access Point. It provides a logical name to determine which machines

are connected without having to memorize every MAC address. The

name can be up to 16 characters.

Setting the System Identifier

The SID is a 4-byte, hexadecimal digit value that is attached to each

packet sent out over the radio. Establishing a SID allows you to group

nodes into a microcellular network and exclude those nodes that are

within radio range on other networks.

The SID value must be an even number, cannot exceed 8 digits and must

start with 00 or 02. An example of valid SID values are: 00000102,

0200AA14, 00013A18, 007F6380. The default SID is 00000002.

Since nodes will only receive packets from other nodes with a matching

SID, you must make sure that the Aironet PCMCIA Client Card is set

with the same SID as other nodes on your Radio Network.

The System Identifier option also allows you to have the system auto-

matically set a SID value for you. To generate an automatic SID value,

click once on AUTO with the mouse, or press F10.

NOTE: All other units in the system must be manually set to this value.