User`s guide

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Using the Conﬁguration Radio Extended Menu

The extended radio parameters are not normally modiﬁed, but some may

have to be changed when certain situations arise.

Setting the Parent ID (Parentid, Parent_timeout, Parent_wait)

The parentid parameter is used to control to which address the unit asso-

ciates. If the value is set to “any”, the Aironet Wireless Client will asso-

ciate with its best choice of parent based on signal quality and load. If

the value is set to an infrastructure address, the Aironet Wireless Client

will only associate with the matching address.

If the parent_timeout option is enabled and the parent_wait option is set

to a value in seconds, after the associate is lost the unit will only attempt

to associate to the speciﬁed address for the given time. If the Aironet

Wireless Client still has not found the requested parent after the time

expires, the unit will give up and associate to the best Access Point. If

the parent_timeout is set to “Off”, the unit will only associate to the

speciﬁed address.

Configuration Radio Extended Menu

Option Value Description

1 - Parentid [ any ] - Parent node ID

2 - Parent_timeout [ off ] - Time to look for specified parent

3 - Parent_wait [ 500 ] - How long to look for previous parent

4 - Count_retry [ 0 ] - Maximum number transmit retries

5 - Refresh [ 100 ] - Refresh rate in 1/10 of seconds

6 - Power [ full ] - Transmit power level

7 - Fragment [ 2048 ] - Maximum fragment size

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