Roam Control Settings - ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHx Series User Manual

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4.4.2 Roam Control Settings

You use the parameters in the R
wireless communication parameters of a RLX2-IHx series Repeater radio.
Note: Different versions of the RLX2-IHx series radios and firmware support different functions.
There may be fewer or more parameters on this page.
In roaming applications, a mobile platform equipped with an RLX2-IHx series
Repeater radio roams from one Master radio's coverage area to another radio's
coverage area. By default, a Repeater radio roams automatically by calculating
the cost for each roam candidate based only on RSSI and hop count. A lower
cost determines when a better Parent radio candidate is present.
The RLX2-IHx series radio uses parts of the Fast Transition (FT) standard to
reduce the time it takes to roam. An FT Roam will be used if the Repeater radio,
the current Parent radio, and the next Parent radio all have FT enabled. You can
disable FT R
OAMING
Independent to the type of Roaming, there are several limitations when the
RLX2-IHx series radios are operating in autonomous roam mode that you can
overcome by using Parent Assisted Roaming.
Given that the current RLX2-IHx series radio only has one radio module, all
Master radios, by necessity, have to be on the same channel to allow the
roaming Repeater radios to detect them.
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, which results in normal non-FT Roaming.
Configuring a Radio - Detailed Configuration
group to specify the roaming
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