User`s guide

Configuring the Radio Network 4 - 5
Using the Configuration Radio
IEEE 802.11 Menu
Setting the Beacon Period (Beacon)
The beacon interval is the time (in kilo-microseconds) between trans-
missions of the IEEE 802.11 beacon packet. The beacon packets are
primarily used for radio network synchronization.
A small beacon period means faster response for roaming nodes. The
default value is typically adequate.
Setting the Forwarding Time Interval (DTIM)
DTIM frames are special beacon frames which convey information use-
ful for power save operations. The DTIM internal is defined in incre-
ments of the beacon interval (i.e. every forth beacon will be a DTIM).
The DTIM conveys information to each power save node which tells
whether or not data is buffered for that situation. Since power save
nodes must receive DTIMs, this parameter sets the lower limit for how
long a unit may remain powered down.
Configuration Radio I80211 Menu
Option Value Description
1 - Beacon [ 100 ] - Beacon period in Kusec
2 - Dtim [ 2 ] - DTIM interval
3 - Extend [ on ] - Allow proprietary extensions
4 - Rts [ 2048 ] - RTS/CTS packet size threshold
5 - Encap [802.1H] - Default encapsulation method
Enter an option number or name, Ò=Ó main menu, <ESC> previous menu
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