Fortress Bridge: Command-Line Interface
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[AP]>
set radio 1
Radio state [on|off] (on):
Radio band [802.11g|802.11a] (802.11g):
802.11a
[OK]
Reboot is required when changing radio band
Radio Mode [ap|bridge|ids] (ap):
bridge
[OK]
Bridge Mode [root|nonroot] (nonroot):
nonroot
Radio is in nonroot mode...cannot set channel
Transmit Power [auto|1-18] (auto):
Distance in miles [1-35] (1):
3
[OK]
Beacon interval (ms) [25..1000] (100):
Multicast [on|off] (on):off
RSSI Monitor [on|off] (off):
on
[OK]
Committing changes...
Reboot is required. [Y|N]?
y
As indicated in the output above, the Channel setting does not
apply to the bridging radios of non-root Bridges, which do not
bind to a channel, but rather to an SSID. In contrast,
Multicast applies exclusively the bridging radios of non-root
Bridges, and it is only when configuring such radios that you
will see the Multicast option.
NOTE: Because
STP requires mul-
ticasting, the multicast
option will be absent
(and the feature en-
abled) for non-root
bridging radios. If you
disable STP (Section
6.4.2) the multicast
option will be presented
for a non-root bridging
radio.
In root bridge and AP radios, the channels available for
selection depend on the 802.11 band used by the radio:
channels 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, or 161
are available for 802.11a radios; channels 1–11, inclusive are
available for Radio 1 when it is configured to use the 802.11g
band.
Configuration settings for Radio 2 omit the Radio band option;
Radio 2 is fixed on the 802.11a band. Configurable options—
with their selection-dependent permutations—are otherwise
the same for both radios.
[AP]>
set radio 2
Radio state [on|off] (on):
Radio 2 band fixed at 802.11a
Radio Mode [ap|bridge] (bridge):
ap
[OK]
Channel [36|40|44|48|52|56|60|64|149|153|157|161] (149):
44
[OK]
Transmit Power [auto|1-18] (auto):
18
[OK]
Beacon interval (ms) [25..1000] (100):
RSSI Monitor [on|off] (off):
Committing changes...
Reboot is required. [Y|N]?
Alternatively, you can use the set radio command with valid
switches and arguments to change the settings of either radio:
[AP]>
set radio {1|2} [-state on|off] [-band 802.11g|802.11a] [-rmode ap|bridge]
[-bmode root|nonroot] [-channel <channel#>] [-txpower auto|1–18] [-distance 1–35]
[-beaconint 20–1000] [-preamble short|long] [-multicast on|off] [-rssimon on|off]