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9. Set the following profile
Beacon Interval
DTIM Interval BSSID
NOTE: AP-7131, AP-6532 and AP-7161 model access points can support up to 256 client
connections to a single access point radio. AP-6511 and AP-6521 model access points
(both single radio models) can support up to 128 client connections to a single radio.
WLAN Properties
Set the interval between radio beacons in milliseconds (either 50, 100 or 200).
A beacon is a packet broadcast by adopted radios to keep the network
synchronized. Included in a beacon is information such as the WLAN service
area, the radio address, the broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp,
and indicators about traffic and delivery such as a DTIM. Increase the
DTIM/beacon settings (lengthening the time) to let nodes sleep longer and
preserve battery life. Decrease these settings (shortening the time) to support
streaming-multicast audio and video applications that are jitter-sensitive.The
default value is 100 milliseconds.
Set a DTIM Interval to specify a period for Delivery Traffic Indication Messages
(DTIM). A DTIM is periodically included in a beacon frame transmitted from
adopted radios. The DTIM period determines how often the beacon contains a
DTIM, for example, 1 DTIM for every 10 beacons. The DTIM indicates
broadcast and multicast frames (buffered at the Access Point) are soon to
arrive. These are simple data frames that require no acknowledgement, so
nodes sometimes miss them. Increase the DTIM/ beacon settings (lengthening
the time) to let nodes sleep longer and preserve their battery life. Decrease
these settings (shortening the time) to support streaming multicast audio and
video applications that are jitter-sensitive.
for the selected access point radio.