Proxim RANGELAN2 7510, User Manual

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Guidelines for Roaming
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Roaming occurs between RangeLAN2 Access Points and Extension Points. It
does not occur between RangeLAN2 Ethernet Adapters or RangeLAN2 7100
ISA cards that are installed in network file servers.
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All RangeLAN2 Access Points must have the same Domain and Security ID.
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All RangeLAN2 Access Points have a unique Channel/Subchannel pair.
Preferably, they should have unique Channels. Use the Subchannel only when
you have used all 15 Channels in the same coverage area.
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All workstations with RangeLAN2 7100, RangeLAN2 7200, or RangeLAN2
7400 cards or with RangeLAN2 Ethernet Adapters are configured as Stations
with Domain and Security ID matching the RangeLAN2 Access Points they
will roam between.
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The cells created by RangeLAN2 Access Points must overlap.
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Roaming will not occur across routers unless using a third party software utility
like Mobile IP.
Repeating
You have the option to enable or disable repeating. When repeating is enabled, the
RangeLAN2 Access Point will repeat any signal coming from one Station and destined for
another Station, when the two Stations are both within range of the Master but not within
range of one another. The advantage of repeating is the ability to double the effective range
of the RangeLAN2 network. However, be aware that by enabling the repeating feature, the
network throughput will drop by as much as half while repeating occurs. When repeating is
disabled, the RangeLAN2 Access Point will not repeat the signals of Stations synchronized to
it. By default, repeating is disabled.