Parent Link Settings - ProSoft Technology RadioLinx RLX2-IHW User Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series

Parent Link Settings

Field
Parent MAC
Parent Selection Method
Automatically Choose Best
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Description
MAC Address of the radio's Parent node. In the example above, the Repeater
is not linked to a Master radio so the Parent MAC is shown as all zeroes.
The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create a
"cost" metric for each possible parent radio that it detects.
In the calculation the radio includes,

RSSI - Stronger signals receive a lower cost.

Hop Count - Fewer hops from the Master radio is given preference and
therefore a lower cost
Choose this setting to allow the radio to determine the best parent to select.
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
June 15, 2015