The Repeating Enabled parameter gives the ability to enable or disable the RangeLAN2 repeating feature. When enabled, a Serial Adapter, acting as a Master, may repeat signals coming from one Station and destined for another Station. These two Stations must be out of range of one another, but both in range of the Master Serial Adapter for repeating to occur. However, be aware that by enabling the repeating feature, the network throughput will drop by as much as
This parameter is only visible when the Serial Adapter is config- ured as a Master. By default, Repeating is disabled.
The MAC Optimize parameter can help improve throughput for small networks. The default setting of Auto causes the RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter to determine the number of units synchronized to it and adjust this parameter accordingly.
Alternatively, you may set this parameter to one of the other settings. If you have 0 or 1 wireless nodes communicating with a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter, set this parameter to Very Light. If you have between 2 and 7 wireless nodes communicating with a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter at the same time, set this param- eter to Light. In networks with more than 7 concurrent wireless users, set the parameter to Normal.
This parameter is visible only when the Serial Adapter is set as a Master.
To conserve battery life, the RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter has an Inactivity Timeout sleep mode. The sleep mode is automati- cally engaged when a certain period of time has elapsed since the computer has sent or received data over the network. Once the adapter is asleep, it can be awakened by a Master attempting to send data to it.
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