3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE53172 User Manual

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Accessing the Wizard 39make your required changes. To disable DHCP, select Do not enable theDHCP server. Click Next when you have finished.Wireless Settings Figure 25 Wireless Configuration ScreenThis screen displays the Channel and Service Area Name. It also allowsyou to change these settings. There are a maximum of 14 channels, thenumber available to you is dependent on the country you reside in.Selecting Clear Channel Select allows the Gateway to automatically selectan available channel when first powered on.The Service Area Name default for 3Com products is “3Com”. Up to 32(case sensitive) characters can be entered for the Service Area Name.3Com strongly recommends that you change the SSID to somethingother than the default.If you are configuring the Gateway from a wireless computer anychanges you make to the wireless configuration will result incommunication between the Gateway and your computer being lost. Thisis why 3Com strongly recommends that you configure the Gateway froma wired computer.It is very important that you set up your wireless clients to use the sameService Area Name or SSID as the one you use on this screen. If yourclients use a different Service Area Name then they will not be able tocommunicate with the Gateway.The choice of channel is less important as Clients will generally search allof the available channels. You should however make a note of the