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Figure 2-23. Prioritized AP Configuration Submenu
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Prioritized AP
—Shows status of the prioritization option.
[
enabled, disabled; disabled
]
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Scan Time
—Number of seconds that a Remote waits to receive
beacons from an AP included in the Approved AP List. After
this time, the list will be expanded to include the next entry and
the cycle will be repeated until association is achieved.
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Connection Time—
Amount of time that a Remote waits before
breaking the connection and looking for an AP. This event hap-
pens only when the current AP is not the first entry in the
Approved AP List, which means that the remote is not con-
nected to the primary AP.
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Approved Access Points List
—Displays the list of Approved AP
used for local authentication purposes. This table is not the same
as the Priority Table discussed here, and is only included as an
aid to facilitate configuration.
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Import from Approved List
—Copies the entries configured in the
Approved AP List to this priority table.
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1-10
—Priority Table of Access Points. This table should include
the Wireless MAC Address of the desired Access Point units.
When association to an AP is terminated for any reason, the Remote
enters Scanning mode. During this time it listens for beacons from an
AP that matches the network name. If the Prioritized AP option is
enabled, then the Wireless MAC Address of the AP must be part of the
list at the remote. The initial list includes only the first entry of the table.
If no beacon is received that matches the requirement and the Scan Time
is exceeded, then the list is expanded to include the first two entries.
When a beacon matches the requirements, then the association process
continues. It may be that the Remote associates to an AP that is not the
first entry in the table. In this case the Remote will wait for Connection
Time before breaking the connection and starting the process all over