Configuration / project engineering
5.7 Configuration with the Command Line Interface
SCALANCE W786-xPRO
Operating Instructions, Release 08/2007, C79000-G8976-C221-02
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CLI
\
INTERFACES
\
WLAN1
\
ADVANCED> (or
\
WLAN2
\
ADVANCED or
\
WLAN3
\
ADVANCED) menu
command
Comment
Command Description
IWLAN/
PB LINK
W744 W746 W747 W78x
W78x
RR
Specifies by how many dB the
transmit power will be reduced
compared with full power:
0 Full
power
1
-3 dB, half
2
-6 dB, quarter
3
-9 dB, eighth
power [0...4]
4
Minimum power, -12
dB
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
beacon [20 ...
Sets the beacon interval in
milliseconds.
ᅳ
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Only available in access point mode.
dtim [1 ... 255
Sets the data beacon rate.
ᅳ
ᅳ
ᅳ
ᅳ
✔
✔
rtsthr [1 ... 2346]
Specifies the packet size as of
which RTS/CTS is used.
ᅳ
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Not with iPCF
fragthr [256 ... 2346]
Specifies the size as of which
packets are fragmented.
ᅳ
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Specifies the mode in which the
client scans for further access
points.
ᅳ
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
D Disabled
I
Scan if idle
bkscan [D|I|A]
O Scan
always
Available only in the client mode.
Not with iPCF
Available only in the client mode.
Not with iPCF
bkscanint
[200 ... 60000]
Interval at which the client
scans for further access points.
ᅳ
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Available only in the client mode.
bkchannel [channels]
Selects certain channels on
which the client searches for
further access points.
The channels are entered
separated by spaces
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Available only in the client mode.
bkchsel [E|D]
Enables / disables scanning for
further access points on specific
channels.
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
Only available in access point mode.
force [E|D]
Enables / disables roaming if
the connection is lost on
Ethernet interface.
ᅳ
ᅳ
ᅳ
ᅳ
✔
✔
roamthr
Decides the threshold at which
the client changes to another
AP.
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔