Cabletron Systems 3Com manual Wsaid

Configuring the AP 65

Parameter	Description
DTIM Interval	Configure DTIM packet frequency as a multiple of beacon packets. The
	DTIM Interval indicates how many beacons equal one cycle. Do not
	modify.
BC/MC Q Max	Determines the memory allocated for the queue used in the AP to
	temporarily hold broadcast/multicast messages. Unit measure is in
	packets and corresponds to maximum-sized Ethernet packets. The
	default is 10.
Max Retries (d)	The maximum allowed retries before aborting a single transmission.
	The default is 15.
Max Retries (v)	The maximum allowed retries before aborting a single transmission.
	The default is 5.
Multicast Mask (d)	AirConnect supports broadcast download protocols for any wireless
and (v)	client (typically Point-of-Sale terminals) requiring the expedited
	download of a new operating image over the network instead of using
	a local nonvolatile drive.
	All multicast downstream data packets that match the top 32 bits of
	the multicast mask are forwarded immediately instead of being
	queued for transmission at the next DTIM interval.
Beacon Interval	The time between beacons in milliseconds. The default is 100.
Accept Broadcast	Allows the AP to respond to any station sending probe packets with
WSA_ID	the industry-standard broadcast WSA. If Enabled, this feature allows
	industry-standard devices interoperability. The AP probe response
	includes the WSA_ID and information about the network. By default,
	this feature is Disabled and the AP responds only to stations that know
	the WSA_ID. This helps preserve network authentication security.
Wireless Client	Allows industry-standard device interoperability by specifying the time
inactivity Timeout	the AP allows for wireless client inactivity.
	An AirConnect AP recognizes wireless client activity through data
	packet transmission and reception, and through scanning. AirConnect
	wireless clients conduct active scanning. Other industry-standard
	wireless clients might conduct passive scans and an AirConnect AP
	could classify them as inactive.
Rate Control	Defines the data transmission rate:
	■	11 Mbps–Optional

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5.5Mbps–Optional 2 Mbps–Required 1 Mbps–Required

Fragmentation	Fragmentation is not supported at this time.
Threshold
RTS Threshold	RTS/CTS operation is not supported at this time.

3Verify that values reflect the network environment and change them as needed.

4Do one of the following:

■Select OK to register the settings.

Or:

■Select Save to write changes to NVM, which generates a confirmation prompt.