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Prestige 2000W User’s Guide
Keypad Menus 5-1
Chapter 5
Keypad Menus
The following sections describe how to configure the Prestige’s internal menus for first use.
5.1 Wireless LAN Settings
Use the following sections to configure your Prestige to associate with an Access Point (AP) to build your wireless
connection.
5.1.1 Scanning for an ESSID
An Extended Service Set (ESS) is a group of access points or wireless gateways connected to a wired LAN on the same
subnet. An ESSID uniquely identifies each set. All access points or wireless gateways and their associated wireless
stations in the same set must have the same ESSID.
Follow these directions to scan for the ESSIDs of available wireless LAN APs.
Figure 5-1 Scanning an ESSID
5.1.2 Network Mode
Wireless LAN works in either: ad-hoc or public mode.
To connect to a wired network within a coverage area using APs, set the Prestige operation mode to Public . An AP acts
as a bridge between the wireless stations and the wired network. In case you do not wish to connect to a wired network,
but prefer to set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the Ad-hoc mode.
5.1.3 Channel
A radio frequency used by a wireless device is called a channel.
Select an AP from the list that
displays after the Prestige
scans.