User's Manual

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 MTU
Maximum Transfer Unit - Default = 1500 bytes. The Maximum transfer unit is the
maximum number of bytes the unit will send in a packet. The input range is from 576 to
1500.
 MAC
The RF MAC is a shortened version of the Ethernet MAC address which is used to identify
the radio to other ViPRs on the network. The default RF MAC address is assigned by the
factory and is equal to the last six digits of the Ethernet MAC address (DD:EE:FF). The user
can override the default RF MAC address by entering the new RF MAC address in the MAC
address field under the RF Interface section.
When the network is configured for router mode, this feature is useful when replacing a
ViPR in the field with a new one. The new ViPR can be programmed to have the same RF
MAC, Ethernet IP Address, and RF IP Address as the ViPR that is being replaced. When the
new ViPR is installed, neighboring ViPRs in the network will not know the original ViPR was
replaced. Neighboring ViPRs will not need to have their neighbor tables updated.
The RF MAC address must be unique for each ViPR in the network. This applies to both
Bridge and Router mode configurations.
6.2.3 Default Gateway
The Default Gateway (default: 0.0.0.0) allows the user to enter in the IP address of the
access point to be used as the gateway to the management network. If there is one ViPR
configured as an Access Point in the network, all the other ViPRs will set their Default
Gateway equal to the RF IP address of the Access Point.
6.3 CHANNEL TABLE
The Channel Table will display the Transmit Frequency, Receive Frequency, Transmit Power,
and Channel Type for each channel in the unit.