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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
Configuring Large Networks
Each Base Station configuration is characterized by two types of parameters:
! Common parameters that must be the same for ALL Base Stations in your
network, and
! Unique parameters that must be unique for each Base Station in your
network.
In larger networking organizations, it may become quite cumbersome to copy
the common parameters to each of the Base Stations in the network in order to
provide consistency throughout the entire network. As the number of Base
Stations increases, the risk of errors (e.g. as a result of typos) may increase as
well.
Inconsistent values for common parameters, or duplicate values for the unique
parameters may have unpredictable effects on the performance of your
network. Document the configuration settings of your network in detail to
avoid configuration mismatches.
Therefore, we recommend that you create a template file that contains all of
the common parameter settings that apply to every Base Station within the
network.
Common Parameters
Common parameters, such as the network name or SNMP Read/Write
Password, are used to identify which Base Stations belong to the same network
environment. They differentiate your group of Base Stations from other
(neighboring) network environments.