Domain - Proxim RangeLAN2 7500 User Manual

There must be at least one station on the network designated the
Master station. For most network operating systems, the
RangeLAN2 7100 card in the server or RangeLAN2 7500
should be the Master and all clients are defined as Stations. In a
roaming environment, all RangeLAN2 7500 Access Points will
be configured as Masters. The RangeLAN2 7100 and
RangeLAN2 7200 clients are all configured as Stations and
roam from one Master to another. For performance consider-
ations regarding the setting of this parameter, refer to Chapter 7,
"Performance Hints."
The Station_Type settings are as follows:
Master
Alternate Master
Station
The RangeLAN2 7500 default Station_Type is 2.

Domain

In order to establish communications, all Station_Types require
the same Domain number. Radios on different Domains cannot
communicate with each other. The Domain is a software filter
which does not affect the actual radio frequency or the fre-
quency hop sequence.
You may want to set everyone on your network to the same
Domain. For larger wireless networks, use the Domain to
establish roaming subnetworks throughout your building. For
example, the Engineering Department may use Domain 2 and
the Sales Department may use Domain 5. Then engineers can
only roam within the geographical area mapped out by
RangeLAN2 7500 Access Points with a Domain setting of 2.
= 2
= 1
= 0
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