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cal coverage area, keeping efficiency high. The transceiver achieves these steps automatically,
and does not require user input. The following is an explanation of how this routing scheme is
achieved.
Initially, all Remote device routes are unknown. The Master/AP assumes that all undiscovered
Remotes can potentially be on the SAF link. Once a Remote attempts to communicate upstream
to the Master/AP, the Master/AP is aware of the Remote's path based on the exchange type, di-
rect or SAF. The Master/AP stores this information in a database linked to the Remote's address.
Future exchanges with the Remote initiated by the Master/AP will reference this database and
the Master/AP chooses the most recent exchange type.
Upstream, the Remote can freely choose the best exchange type based on what is available at the
time. The Master/AP continuously updates the routing database on each exchange to a Remote.
If a Remote has not been heard from within a certain time frame, the route is reset to initial con-
ditions so that the route may be "relearned." This does not cause any additional delay and is im-
plemented only as a safeguard. This allows for highly efficient and adaptable routing to each
Remote device without the overhead of a routing protocol, and saves critical bandwidth.
Diagnostic Settings
• — This parameter identifies the radio in the wireless network with a specific ID
Unit #
during diagnostic sessions. This value is defaulted to the last 4-digits of the unit's Serial
Number. Should a network require a
in decimal (2710 in hexadecimal).
• — This setting identifies the radio as either a
Dlink Type
Each of these is an operating mode of the transceiver with respect to diagnos-
tic/management activities. (See "Performing Network-Wide Remote Diagnostics" for de-
tails.)
• — This item is used to enable or disable diagnostics functionality. Setting it
Dlink Status
to will configure the radio to pass the diagnostic link protocol (DLINK) over the ra-
ON
dio's management port.
COM1
•
Dlink Baud Rate
tion rate in bits-per-second (bps).
•
Dlink TCP Access
external NMS to manage the radio without the need to dedicate a serial port for this func-
tion.
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— This setting determines the COM1 serial data diagnostics communica-
— This setting enables DLINK over Ethernet via TCP. This allows an
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change, the value must be greater than 10000
Unit #
Node, Root, Repeater, Peer
, or .
Gate
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