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Prestige 652 Series User’s Guide
Wireless LAN Setup 6-5
Figure 6-3 Wireless
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 6-1 Wireless
LABEL DESCRIPTION
ESSID
The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is a unique name to identify the Prestige in
the wireless LAN. Wireless stations associating to the Prestige must have the same ESSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters).
Hide ESSID
Select Yes to hide the ESSID in so a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive
scanning.
Select
No to make the ESSID visible so a station can obtain the ESSID through passive
scanning.
Channel ID
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b wireless devices is called a channel.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.