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ORiNOCO Wireless Client User Guide
Chapter 3 Wireless Topologies 20
Figure 3-3 Roaming Between APs of the Same Radio Type
Figure 3-4 illustrates roaming between APs of different radio types:
Figure 3-4 Roaming Between APs of Different Radio Types
In either case, each Access Point within a roaming network must have a unique, independent
Channel, but all must have the same Network Name and security settings.
Mobile clients equipped with an ORiNOCO Wireless Client have Network Type set to “Access
Point” and have the same Network Name and security settings as the Access Points.
Alternatively, the mobile client’s Network Name may be “any”; this setting lets the client
associate with any available Access Point, regardless of the Access Point’s Network Name (this
assumes that the AP is not a closed system).