Specifications

5-6 WS2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide
5.2 Configuring Wireless LANs
The Network Configuration --> Wireless window (covered in Enabling Wireless LANs (WLANs)) is where
WLANs are enabled; however, the Network Configuration --> Wireless --> <WLAN name> screen is
where the administrator configures each WLAN, after it is enabled. The screen is titled with the name of the
WLAN.
Within the WLAN window, the administrator can modify both standard and advanced configuration features
of the WLAN.
5.2.1 Configuring Advanced WLAN Settings
The lower section of the WLAN screen provides several settings that the administrator might need to modify;
however, the default settings are usually sufficient for most installations.
Field Description
Name Rename the WLAN in this field, if desired. Character spaces are allowed. This change affects several
other screens and the interface will also change the name in the left menu tree. Symbol Technologies
recommends the use of descriptive names for WLANs.
ESSID Specify an Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) for the WLAN. The ESSID is a alphanumeric
string up to 32 characters. Its purpose is to identify one or more Access Ports that are associated with
the WLAN.
Subnet This field provides a pull-down menu of the enabled subnets. Select the subnet to associate with the
current WLAN.
VLAN This is a read-only field which displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN associated with this WLAN. This
setting can be changed on the VLAN Configuration screen.