Nortel Networks 2300 Series manual Beacon-rate rate, Multicast-rate

	AP Commands 345
beacon-rate rate	Data rate of beacon frames sent by AP radios. This rate is also
	used for probe-response frames.
	The valid rates depend on the radio type and are the same as the
	valid rates for mandatory. However, you cannot set the beacon
	rate to a disabled rate.
multicast-rate	Data rate of multicast frames sent by AP radios.
{rate auto}	• rate—Sets the multicast rate to a specific rate.
	The valid rates depend on the radio type and are
	the same as the valid rates for mandatory.
	However, you cannot set the multicast rate to a
	disabled rate.
	• auto—Sets the multicast rate to the highest rate
	that can reach all clients connected to the AP
	radio.

Defaults This command has the following defaults:

•mandatory:

●11a—6.0,12.0,24.0

●11b—1.0,2.0

●11g—1.0,2.0,5.5,11.0

•disabled—None. All rates applicable to the radio type are supported by default.

•beacon-rate:

●11a—6.0

●11b—2.0

●11g—2.0

•multicast-rate—autofor all radio types.

Access Enabled.

History Introduced in WSS Software Version 4.1.

Usage If you disable a rate, you cannot use the rate as a mandatory rate or the beacon or multicast rate. All rates that are applicable to the radio type and that are not disabled are supported by the radio.

Examples The following command sets 802.11a mandatory rates for service profile sp1 to 6 Mbps and 9 Mbps, disables rates 48 Mbps and 54 Mbps, and changes the beacon rate to 9 Mbps:

WSS# set service-profile sp1 transmit-rates 11a mandatory 6.0,9.0 disabled 48.0,54.0 beacon- rate 9.0

success: change accepted.

Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference