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Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs
The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communications domain for each Wireless Access
Point. 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 Accton wireless network cards and adapters and WA5001
Wireless Access Points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID.
File
Server
Switch
Desktop PC
Access Point
<BSS2>
Notebook with Wireless
PC Card Adapter
Seamless Roaming
<ESS>
Switch
Access Point
<BSS1>
PC with Wireless
PC I Adapter
Notebook with Wireless
PC Card Adapter