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In areas with many RangeLAN2 Access Points (or Extension
Points) that provide heavy overlapping coverage, set this param-
eter to Fast to maintain high throughput for each of the wireless
nodes.
In most networks, set the Roam Config parameter to Normal.
Wireless node throughput will not change noticeably, and an
overabundance of Access Points is not required.
If the wireless coverage area provided by RangeLAN2 Access
Points (or Extension Points) is sparse, set the Roam Config
parameter to Slow. Wireless nodes will not roam until they are
nearly out of range of the Access Point.
You need only set the Roam Config parameter on a Station or
Alternate Master. Masters will ignore the parameter if it is set.
The Roam_Config settings for the DOS drivers are as follows:
❑
Slow
= 0
❑
Normal
= 1
❑
Fast
= 2
Peer to Peer
default=Yes
If the Peer to Peer parameter is set to Yes, wireless Stations can
communicate with one another. If set to No, the wireless nodes
will only communicate with the Master unit. This results in a
shorter synchronization time between the wireless clients and the
Master unit. There are programs whose timings are inappropriate
for wireless networking, resulting in the wireless nodes losing the
network connection unless this parameter box is unchecked.