User guide

March 2005 Building Your Canopy Network
Through Software Release 6.1
Page 194 of 425 Issue 1
Canopy System User Guide
Color Code
Specify a value from 0 to 254. For registration to occur, the color code of the SM and the
AP must match. Color code is not a security feature. Instead, color code allows you to
segregate an individual network or neighboring Canopy networks.
Color code also allows you to force an SM to register to only a specific AP, even where
the SM can reach multiple APs. On all Canopy modules, the default setting for the color
code value is 0. This value matches only the color code of 0 (not all 255 color codes).
RECOMMENDATION:
Note the color code that you enter. Ensure that you can readily associate
this color code both with the module and with the other data that you
store about the module.
Sector ID
Specify a number to associate with this AP. The Sector ID does not affect the operation
of the AP. On the AP Eval Data web page of the SM, the Sector ID field identifies the AP
that the SM sees. For efficient and accurate network management, you should
◦ assign a unique Sector ID to each sector in an AP cluster.
◦ repeat the assignment pattern throughout the entire Canopy system.