3616/26 Wireless IP Telephone
Installation and Configuration Guide
18
555-301-107, Issue 3
May
2004
(Keyword MCPORT).
ESSID
Select the option that will enable the Wireless Telephone to acquire APs with the correct ESSID
(Extended Service Set ID, aka SSID) each time it is turned on.
Note about Automatic Learn options: Broadcast ESSID must be enabled in the access points for
ESSID learning to function. Refer to the
Configuration Note
for your access point or call your access
point vendor for specifics. Overlapping wireless systems complicate the use of ESSID learning as the
Wireless Telephone in an overlapping area could receive conflicting signals. If this is the situation at
your site, use Static Entry or Learn Once in an area with overlapping ESSIDs.
* Learn Once
: allows the Wireless Telephone to scan all ESSIDs for a DHCP server and/or
TFTP server. Once either is found, the Wireless Telephone retains the ESSID from whichever
access point it associates with at that point. When overlapping wireless systems exist, the Learn
Once feature allows the Wireless Telephone to use only the ESSID established at first learn at
all subsequent power ons. This ESSID is retained by the Wireless Telephone until the ESSID
option is reselected.
Learn Always
: allows the Wireless Telephone to automatically learn the ESSID at each power
on or loss of contact with the wireless LAN (out of range). This may be useful if the Wireless
Telephone will be used at more than one site.
Static Entry
: If your access points do not accept broadcast ESSID or if there are overlapping
wireless systems in use at the site, enter the correct ESSID manually:
1.
On the keypad, press the first digit/letter of the ESSID. The digit displays. Press the key again
to scroll through the letters associated with that key.
Example: if you press 2 repeatedly, you will see 2, A, B, and C, a, b, and c.
The following table shows keys that you use to enter non-numeric characters or other
characters not represented on the keypad.
To Enter
Press
. - _ ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) , : ; / \ = @ ~
1
Space 0
Q q
7
Z z
9
When the correct entry displays, press Right Arrow to move on to the next character.
Repeat for each digit/letter of the ESSID.
2.
Press
END
to save the entry and return to the menu.
Press
FCN
to abort and return to the menu without saving any changes.
