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Using the Command Line Interface
NOTE:
There is an inter-dependent relationship between the Distance between APs and the Multicast Rate. In
general, larger systems operate a lower average transmit rates.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Parameters
NOTE:
These parameters only apply to 802.11b radios.
Auto Channel Select (ACS)
Integer
enable (default)
disable
RW
autochannel
Interference Robustness
Integer
enable (default)
disable
RW
interrobust
DTIM Period
Integer
1 – 65535
1 = default
RW
dtimperiod
Operating Frequency Channel
Integer
1 - 11 (FCC) (3 = default)
1 - 13 (ETSI) (3 = default)
1 - 14 (JP) (3 = default)
10 - 13 (FR)
(10 = default)
RW
channel
RTS/CTS Medium Reservation
Integer
0 – 2347
Default is 2347 (off)
RW
medres
Multicast Rate
Integer
1 Mbit/sec (1)
2 Mbit/sec (2) (default)
5.5 Mbit/sec (3)
11 Mbit/sec (4)
RW
multrate
Closed Wireless System
Integer
enable
disable (default)
RW
closedsys
Load Balancing
Integer
enable (default)
disable
RW
ldbalance
Medium Distribution
Integer
enable (default)
disable
RW
meddendistrib
MAC Address
PhyAddress
12 hex digits
R
macaddr
Supported Data Rates
Octet String
Reported in 500 Kb/sec
intervals:
2 (1 Mbit/sec)
4 (2 Mbit/sec) (default)
11 (5.5 Mbit/sec)
22 (11 Mbit/sec)
R
suppdatarates
Transmit Rate
Integer32
Reported in 500 Kb/sec
intervals:
0 (auto fallback)
2 (1 Mbit/sec)
4 (2 Mbit/sec) (default)
11 (5.5 Mbit/sec)
22 (11 Mbit/sec)
RW
txrate
Supported Frequency Channels
Octet String
Depends on Regulatory
Domain
R
suppchannels
Physical Layer Type
Integer
dsss (direct sequence
spread spectrum) for
802.11b
R
phytype
Regulatory Domain List
DisplayString
USA (FCC)
Canada (DOC)
Europe (ETSI)
Spain (SP)
France (FR)
Japan (MKK)
R
regdomain
Distance between APs
Multicast Rate
Large
1 and 2 Mbits/sec
Medium
1, 2, and 5.5 Mbits/sec
Small
1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec
Minicell
1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec
Microcell
1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec
Name
Type
Values
Access CLI Parameter