Dtim-Period - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

Command Usage
The beacon signals allow wireless clients to maintain contact with the
access point. They may also carry power-management information.
Example
HP420(if-wireless g)#beacon-interval 150
HP420(if-wireless g)#

dtim-period

This command configures the rate at which stations in sleep mode must wake
up to receive broadcast/multicast transmissions.
Syntax
dtim-period <interval>
interval - Interval between the beacon frames that transmit broadcast
or multicast traffic. (Range: 1-255 beacon frames)
Default Setting
2
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
Command Usage
• The Delivery Traffic Indication Map (DTIM) packet interval value
indicates how often the MAC layer forwards broadcast/multicast
traffic. This parameter is necessary to wake up stations that are using
Power Save mode.
• The DTIM is the interval between two synchronous frames with
broadcast/multicast information. The default value of 2 indicates that
the access point will save all broadcast/multicast frames for the Basic
Service Set (BSS) and forward them after every second beacon.
• Using smaller DTIM intervals delivers broadcast/multicast frames in
a more timely manner, causing stations in Power Save mode to wake
up more often and drain power faster. Using higher DTIM values
reduces the power used by stations in Power Save mode, but delays
the transmission of broadcast/multicast frames.
Command Line Reference
Interface Commands
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