Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.6 User Manual page 91

Table 60:
Groups > Radio > Radio Settings Fields and Default Values
Setting
Allow Automatic
Channel Selection (2.4,
5, and 4.9GHz Public
Safety)
802.11b Data Rates
(Mbps)
Frag Threshold Enabled
Threshold Value (256-
2347 bytes)
RTS/CTS Threshold
Enabled
RTS/CTS Threshold
Value (0-2347 bytes)
RTS/CTS Maximum
Retries (1-255)
Maximum Data Retries
(1-255)
Beacon Period (19-5000
msec)
DTIM Period (1-255)
Ethernet Encapsulation
Radio Preamble
4. Certain wireless access points offer proprietary settings or advanced functionality that differ from prevailing
industry standards. If you use these APs in the device group, you may wish to take advantage of this proprietary
functionality.
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Default Description
If enabled, whenever the AP is rebooted it uses its radio to scan the airspace and
select its optimal RF channel based on observed signal strength from other radios.
No
NOTE: If you enable this feature, AirWave automatically reboots the APs in the
group when the change is implemented.
Displays pull-down menus for various data rates for transmitting data.
NOTE: This setting does not apply to Cisco LWAPP devices.
Required:
The three values in each of the pull-down menus are as follows:
1.0
l Required—The AP transmits only unicast packets at the specified data rate;
l
2.0
l multicast packets are sent at a higher data rate set to optional. (Corresponds
Optional: to a setting of yes on Cisco devices.)
Optional—The AP transmits both unicast and multicast at the specified data
5.5
l l
rate. (Corresponds to a setting of basic on Cisco devices.)
11.0
l
Not Used—The AP does not transmit data at the specified data rate.
l
(Corresponds to a setting of no on Cisco devices.)
If enabled, this setting enables packets to be sent as several pieces instead of as
No
one block. In most cases, leave this option disabled.
If Fragmentation Threshold is enabled, this specifies the size (in bytes) at which
packets are fragmented. A lower Fragmentation Threshold setting might be
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required if there is a great deal of radio interference.
If enabled, this setting configures the AP to issue a RTS (Request to Send) before
No
sending a packet. In most cases, leave this option disabled.
If RTS/CTS is enabled, this specifies the size of the packet (in bytes) at which the
2338
AP sends the RTS before sending the packet.
If RTS/CTS is enabled, this specifies the maximum number of times the AP issues
32 an RTS before stopping the attempt to send the packet through the radio.
Acceptable values range from 1 to 128.
The maximum number of attempts the AP makes to send a packet before giving up
32
and dropping the packet. Acceptable values range from 1 to 255.
100 Time between beacons (in microseconds).
DTIM alerts power-save devices that a packet is waiting for them. This setting
2 configures DTIM packet frequency as a multiple of the number of beacon packets.
The DTIM Interval indicates how many beacons equal one cycle.
This setting selects either the RFC1042 or 802.1h Ethernet encapsulation standard
RFC1042
for use by the group.
This setting determines whether the APs uses a short or long preamble. The
preamble is generated by the AP and attached to the packet prior to transmission.
The short preamble is 50 percent shorter than the long preamble and thus may
Long
improve wireless network performance.
NOTE: Because older WLAN hardware may not support the short preamble, the
long preamble is recommended as a default setting in most environments.
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