Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

802.11b Only Parameters

Name

Type

Values

Access

CLI Parameter

Distance between APs

Integer

large (default)

RW

distaps

 

 

medium

 

 

 

 

small

 

 

 

 

minicell

 

 

 

 

microcell

 

 

Interference Robustness

Integer

enable (default)

RW

interrobust

 

 

disable

 

 

Operating Frequency Channel

Integer

1 - 14; available channels

RW

channel

 

 

vary by regulatory

 

 

 

 

domain/country; see

 

 

 

 

802.11b Channel

 

 

 

 

Frequencies

 

 

Multicast Rate

Integer

1 Mbits/sec (1)

RW

multrate

 

 

2 Mbits/sec (2) (default)

 

 

 

 

5.5 Mbits/sec (3)

 

 

 

 

11 Mbits/sec (4)

 

 

Closed Wireless System

Integer

enable

RW

closedsys

 

 

disable (default)

 

 

Medium Distribution

Integer

enable (default)

RW

meddendistrib

 

 

disable

 

 

MAC Address

PhyAddress

12 hex digits

R

macaddr

Supported Data Rates

Octet String

1 Mbits/sec

R

suppdatarates

 

 

2 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

 

5.5 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

 

11 Mbits/sec

 

 

Transmit Rate

Integer32

0 (auto fallback - default)

RW

txrate

 

 

1 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

 

2 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

 

5.5 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

 

11 Mbits/sec

 

 

Supported Frequency Channels

Octet String

Depends on Regulatory

R

suppchannels

 

 

Domain

 

 

Physical Layer Type

Integer

dsss (direct sequence

R

phytype

 

 

spread spectrum) for

 

 

 

 

802.11b

 

 

Regulatory Domain List

DisplayString

U.S./Canada -- FCC

R

regdomain

 

 

Europe -- ETSI

 

 

 

 

Japan -- MKK

 

 

NOTE

There is an inter-dependent relationship between the Distance between APs and the Multicast Rate. In general, larger systems operate a lower average transmit rates.

Distance between APs

Multicast Rate

Large

1 and 2 Mbits/sec

Medium

1, 2, and 5.5

Mbits/sec

Small

1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec

Minicell

1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec

Microcell

1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbits/sec

 

 

 

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