Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility
RLX-IH
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802.11b
Industrial Hotspot
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 41 of 99
April 10, 2007
Field Description
Parent Branch Length
With the branch length setting the IH will choose its parent strictly by
the number of repeaters between it and the Master radio. If Branch
Length of 1 is chosen, the IH will link only to the Master radio. If
Branch Length of 2 is chosen, the IH will link only to an IH that is
linked to the Master radio, and so on.
Preferred Parent
With the preferred parent setting the IH radio will select its parent
from a list of possible parents specified by the user. The user can list
up to eight radios to choose from.
Best in List
When Best in List is selected the IH will select its parent using
the "Automatic Parent Selection" algorithm, but it will limit the
selection to the list of radios in the list. Therefore, the radio in the
list with the lowest cost according to the algorithm will be chosen
as its parent.
Follow
List
Priority
When Follow List Priority is chosen the IH will select its parent
from the list giving preference to the 1st entry followed by the
2nd entry and so on.
Parent Selection Parameters
Signal Strength
Threshold
When the signal from a parent reaches a high enough value, a
stronger signal will not improve the quality of the link any further. For
signals that are above that threshold, only fewer hops from the
Master give preference. You can adjust that threshold here.
Branch vs Signal
Preference
The software allows the user two options for how RSSI and Hop
Count are traded-off in calculating cost.
If "Strong Signal" is selected the IH will tend to select parents
that have a strong RSSI at the expense of hops to the Master.
If "Short Branch" is selected the radios will tend to choose
parents closest to the Master over strongest RSSI.
Save
Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration.
Cancel
Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration.
When you save a selection and return to the Radio Network Settings panel,
notice that your selection is indicated under the Parent Link button.
