Mac-Address Tracking; Configuring Radio Data Rates - Allen-Bradley Stratix 5100 User Manual

MAC-Address Tracking

Configuring Radio Data Rates

You can configure the radio whose role is root access point to go up or down by
tracking a client access point, using its MAC address, on another radio. If the
client disassociates from the access point, the root access point radio goes down.
If the client reassociates to the access point, the root access point radio comes
back up.
MAC-address tracking is most useful when the client is a non-root bridge access
point connected to an upstream wired network.
For example, to track a client whose MAC address is 12:12:12:12:12:12, enter
the following command:
# station-role root access-point fallback track
mac-address 12:12:12:12:12:12 shutdown
You use the data rate settings to choose the data rates the wireless access point
uses for data transmission. The rates are expressed in megabits per second. The
wireless access point always attempts to transmit at the highest data rate set to
Basic, also called Require on the browser-based interface. If there are obstacles or
interference, the wireless access point steps down to the highest rate that allows
data transmission. You can set each data rate to one of three states:
• Basic (the GUI labels Basic rates as Required)
Allows the transmission at this rate for all packets, both unicast and
multicast. At least one of the wireless access point's data rates must be set to
Basic.
• Enabled
The wireless access point transmits only unicast packets at this rate;
multicast packets are sent at one of the data rates set to Basic.
• Disabled
The wireless access point does not transmit data at this rate.
TIP At least one data rate must be set to basic.
You can use the Data Rate settings to set an access point to serve client devices
operating at specific data rates.
For example, to set the 2.4 GHz radio for 11 Mbps service only, set the 11 Mbps
rate to Basic and set the other data rates to Disabled.
• To set the wireless access point to serve only client devices operating at 1
and 2 Mbps, set 1 and 2 to Basic and set the rest of the data rates to
Disabled.
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