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of your choice.

6. Select the radio channels of the Access Points according to your cell plan. See also

More about Cells. Add descriptive information about each Access Point for later

reference.

7. Save the configuration information to disk, and commit the new settings to the Access

Points in your network. Using the button.

Figure 2: Button

Note that the actual settings of the Access Points will not be affected until the Commit to

Network function is executed. If you quit APManager(tm), you will be asked to both save

and commit.

See Updating Access Point Settings.

You can open the saved configuration file anytime you to make changes to the network.

Managing WLANs

A WLAN or "Wireless Local Area Network" consists of a number of Access Points that

together provide seamless access to any wireless stations that are in reach of any of the

Access Points.

Create a WLAN Select the Edit/Insert Wireless LAN menu item to insert a

new WLAN into the list. Type the name (ESSID) of the

new WLAN.

Destroy a

WLAN

Remove an empty WLAN by pressing Delete or selecting

the Edit/Clear menu item.

Rename a

WLAN

Click on the label of the WLAN to change its name

(ESSID). Note that client stations use the name to identify

the WLAN.

You can move an Access Point from one WLAN to another by dragging it with the

mouse or by selecting Edit/Cut followed by Edit/Paste.

There are two WLANs that have a special meaning in APManager™. These are the

Unused Access Points and Disabled Access Points special WLAN’s.