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Configuring the Bridge
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Scanning for Bridge Groups
Whenever it is started, the Wireless Bridge Manager automatically scans the local network
to detect currently accessible bridge groups. In this case, a
bridge group
is defined as all
wireless bridges having the same wireless local area network (WLAN) service area (also
known as an Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID)).
You can force the Bridge Manager to scan the network without having to restart it.
To force the Bridge Manager to scan for accessible bridge groups, click
Refresh
in the
lower-right corner of the 3Com Wireless Building-to-Building Bridge Manager screen.
After completing the scan, the Bridge Manager displays the detected bridge groups on
the 3Com Wireless Building-to-Building Bridge Manager screen. Also displayed are all the
individual bridges associated with each detected bridge group. You configure a bridge
unit by selecting it on this screen, as described in the next section “Selecting a Bridge to
Configure.”
