Configuring Proxim Mesh Radio Settings - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

3. Define the settings on this page.
Table 64 Groups > PTMP Fields and Default Values
Setting
802.11a Radio Channel
802.11g Radio Channel
Channel Bandwidth
Network Name
Network Secret
4. Select Save and Apply when configurations are complete to make them permanent, or select Save to retain
these settings prior to pushing to controllers at a later time.

Configuring Proxim Mesh Radio Settings

1. Go to the Groups > Proxim Mesh configuration page to configure Mesh-specific radio settings.
2. Define the settings as required for your network.
describe the settings and default values.
Figure 59 Groups > Proxim Mesh Page Illustration
The General section contains settings for mesh radio, number of mesh links, RSSI smoothing, roaming
threshold and de-auth client.
Table 65 Groups > Proxim Mesh > General Fields and Default Values
Setting
Mesh Radio
Max Number of Mesh
Links
Neighbor RSSI
Smoothing
Roaming Threshold
Deauth Client when
Uplink is Down
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Table 64 describes the settings and default values.
Default Description
58 Selects the channel used for 802.11a radios by the devices in this group.
10 Selects the channel used for 802.11g radios by the devices in this group.
20 Defines the channel bandwidth used by the devices in this group.
Wireless Network Sets the Network name, with a range of length supported from two to 32
alphanumeric characters.
None Sets a shared password to authenticate clients to the network.
Default Description
4.9/5Ghz Drop-down selects the radio that acts as the backhaul to the network.
6 Sets the maximum number of mesh links allowed on an AP. This number includes
the uplink to the portal as well as downlinks to other mesh APs.
16 Specifies the number of beacons to wait before switching to a new link.
80 Specifies the difference in cost between two paths that must be exceeded before
the AP roams. To switch to a new path it must have a cost that is less by at least the
roaming threshold. A high threshold results in fewer mesh roams.
Yes With Yes selected, clients have authentication removed (are deauthenticated) if the
uplink is lost.
Figure 59 illustrates this page.
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Table 65 and Table 66