User's Manual

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Chapter 3: Configuring Basic Network Settings
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Providing administrator password and
wireless network name
Field Action
Administrator
Password
Type a new administrator password. The characters you
enter will be displayed as “*” characters to prevent others
from seeing your password as you type.
The Administrator password must be an alphanumeric
strings of up to 32 characters. Do not use special
characters.
Note: As an immediate first step in securing your
wireless network, we recommend that you change the
administrator password from the default.
Administrator
Password (again)
Re-type the new administrator password to confirm that
you typed it as intended.
Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
Type a name for the wireless network as a character
string. This name will apply to all access points on this
network. As you add more access points, they will share
this
SSID.
The
Service Set Identifier (SSID) is an alphanumeric
string of up to 32 characters
Note: If you are connected as a wireless client to the
same AP that you are administering, resetting the SSID
will cause you to lose connectivity to the AP. You will need
to reconnect to the new SSID after you save this new
setting.