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Chapter 5 - Command Line Interface
5.18 Wireless Interface Commands
The commands described in this section configure connection parameters for the
wireless interfaces.
Table 5-17: Wireless Interface Commands
Command Function Mode Page
interface wireless Enters wireless interface configuration mode GC 215
vap Provides access to the VAP interface configuration mode IC-W 215
speed Configures the maximum data rate at which the AP
transmits unicast packets
IC-W 216
multicast-data-rate Configures the maximum rate for transmitting multicast
packets on the wireless interface
IC-W 216
channel Configures the radio channel IC-W 218
transmit-power Adjusts the power of the radio signals transmitted from
the AP
IC-W 218
radio-mode Forces the operating mode of the 802.11g radio IC-W (b/g) 219
preamble Sets the length of the 802.11g signal preamble IC-W (b/g) 219
antenna control Selects the antenna control method to use for the radio IC-W 220
antenna id Selects the antenna ID to use for the radio IC-W 220
antenna location Selects the location of the antenna IC-W 221
beacon-interval Configures the rate at which beacon signals are
transmitted from the AP
IC-W 221
dtim-period Configures the rate at which stations in sleep mode must
wake up to receive broadcast/multicast transmissions
IC-W 222
fragmentation- length Configures the minimum packet size that can be
fragmented
IC-W 222
rts-threshold Sets the packet size threshold at which an RTS must be
sent to the receiving station prior to the sending station
starting communications
IC-W 223
super-g Enables Atheros proprietary Super G performance
enhancements
IC-W (b/g) 224
description Adds a description to the wireless interface IC-W-VAP 224
ssid Configures the service set identifier IC-W-VAP 224
closed system Opens access to clients without a pre-configured SSID IC-W-VAP 225
max-association Configures the maximum number of clients that can be
associated with the AP at the same time
IC-W-VAP 225