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PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual
Preferred AP
: The MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered here. When
the preferred access point is found and its signal strength is higher than the “Min Signal
Strength”, it will connect to this preferred access point, no matter the other access points
are found even they have higher signal strength or the same SSID.
4.3.3
Roaming Settings
Illustration 6:
Roaming Settings
Roaming Settings:
To configure and enable roaming among APs with the same SSID
and authentication method.
Background Scanning Interval:
The time interval between background scans.
Roaming Threshold (Signal Level Gain):
If there is another AP with a signal level
greater than the signal level of connected AP by the specified value, it will reconnect
to the AP with better signal.
4.3.4
Wireless IP Settings
Illustration 7: Wireless IP Settings
Wireless IP Settings
: The IP address can be obtained automatically or configured
manually. If you choose to manually configure the IP address for your unit, enter the fields
“IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway”, “Preferred DNS Server” and “Alternate
DNS Server”.
MTU Size
: You may also set the MTU Size to increase the data packet size your unit can
handle at one time.
AP Settings:
The AP Settings will be covered in detail in the subsequent section
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration
.