User`s guide

Installing the Software
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Additional system performance adjustments can be made
with the following group of variables.
Table 3.9 - Scanning Keywords
Keywords Value Description
SCANMODE ACTIVE,
PASSIVE,
ADVANCED
Optional – parameter to determine
the current scanning mode to be
used by the PC Card (default is
ACTIVE).
BEACONLISTENTO 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – for passive scanning
mode, determines the amount of
time (Kµsec) to listen for a beacon
on each channel (default is 40
Kµsec).
PROBEENERGYTO 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – for active scanning mode,
determines the amount of time to lis-
ten for RF energy following a probe
(default is 3 Kµsec).
PROBERESPONSETO 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – for active scanning mode,
determines the amount of time to
wait for a probe response after
energy is detected on a channel
(default is 20 Kµsec).
STATIONARY ON, OFF,
YES, NO
Optional – indicates whether or not
the station is mobile (default is
OFF).
PROBEDELAY 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – indicates how long to wait
on a frequency before sending a
probe request (default is 3 Kµsec).
OFFSCANINTERVAL 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – how often to attempt to
use the “off line” scanning method to
search for new Access Points
(default is 0 which disables off line
scanning).
OFFSCANDURATION 0 – 0xFFFF Optional – how long to use the “off
line” scanning method during each
attempt (default is 0 which disables
off line scanning).