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Procedure for Configuring Global IAP Settings
1.
IAP Status: Click on the Enable All IAPs button to enable all radios for
this Array, or click on the Disable All IAPs button to disable all radios.
Channel Configuration: Click on the Auto Configure button to instruct
2.
the Array to determine the best channel allocation settings for each radio
and select the channel automatically, based on changes in the
environment. This is the recommended method for channel allocations.
3.
Auto Channel Configuration Mode: This option allows you to instruct
the Array to auto-configure channel selection for each enabled IAP when
the Array is powered up. Choose On Array PowerUp to enable this
feature, or choose Disabled to disable this feature.
4.
Auto Configure on Time: This option allows you to instruct the Array to
auto-configure channel selection for each enabled IAP at a time you
specify here (in hours and minutes, using the format: hh:mm). Leave this
field blank unless you want to specify a time at which the auto-
configuration utility is initiated.
5.
Short Retry Limit: This attribute indicates the maximum number of
transmission attempts for a frame, the length of which is less than or
equal to the RTS Threshold, before a failure condition is indicated. The
default value is 7. Enter a new value (1 to 128) in the Short Retry Limit
field if you want to increase or decrease this attribute.
Long Retry Limit: This attribute indicates the maximum number of
6.
transmission attempts for a frame, the length of which is greater than the
RTS Threshold, before a failure condition is indicated. The default value
is 4. Enter a new value (1 to 128) in the Long Retry Limit field if you want
to increase or decrease this attribute.
7.
Beacon Interval: When the XS-3900 sends a beacon, it includes with it a
beacon interval, which specifies the period of time before it will send the
beacon again. Enter the desired value in the Beacon Interval field,
between 20 and 1000. The value you enter here is applied to all radios.
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