Infrastructure Wireless LAN for
Roaming Wireless PCs
The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the
communications domain for each Access Point
or Bridge. For wireless PCs that do not need to
support roaming, set the domain identifier
(SSID) for the wireless card to the BSS ID of the
Access Point to which you want to connect.
Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of
the Access Point or Bridge to which he wants
you to connect.
A wireless infrastructure can also support
roaming for mobile workers. More than one
Access Point can be configured to create an
Extended Service Set (ESS). By placing the
Access Points so that a continuous coverage area
is created, wireless users within this ESS can
roam freely. All SMC wireless network cards and
adapters and SMC2682W Wireless Bridges
within a specific ESS must be configured with
the same SS ID.
