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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for Access Points and Bridges
mobile station
mobile station
Use the mobile station configuration interface command to configure a bridge or a workgroup bridge as
a mobile device. When you enable this setting on a device in non-root or workgroup bridge mode, the
device scans for a new parent association when it encounters a poor Received Signal Strength Indicator
(RSSI), excessive radio interference, or a high frame-loss percentage. Using these criteria, a bridge
configured as a mobile station searches for a new parent association and roams to a new parent before it
loses its current association. When the mobile station setting is disabled (the default setting) the bridge
does not search for a new association until it loses its current association.
[no] mobile station [period] [threshold] [scan] [ignore neighbor-list] [minimum-rate]
Note This command is supported only on 1040, 1100, 1130, 1140, 1200, 1250, 1240, and 1260 series access
points in workgroup bridge mode and on 1300 series access point/bridges in non-root or workgroup
bridge mode.
Syntax Description
Defaults This command is disabled by default.
The default period is 20 seconds.
The default threshold is -70 dBm.
There is no default for the minimum-rate parameter.
Command Modes Configuration interface
Command History
period <seconds> Determines how fast the device scans for a new parent after it associates to
a new poor connection or has had a previous scan triggered with the current
association.
threshold <dBm> Sets the dBm that triggers the algorithm to scan for a better parent.
Threshold should be set to noise + 20 dBm, but not more than -70 dBm
scan <set of channels> Limits the channels scanned by the device to those specified.
ignore neighbor-list Workgroup bridge ignores CCX neighbor list reports such as access point
adjacent or enhanced neighbor list reports. This command is valid only in
the case where the workgroup bridge is configured for limited channel
scanning.
minimum-rate <rate> Sets the minimum data rate below which the WGB restarts the scanning. If
a minimum rate is configured on the WGB, the root AP will be rejected only
if the current rate goes below the configured minimum rate. The minimum
rate can be set to any of the WGB supported rates. Using the CLI, configure
a rate which is not acceptable to the WGB when the data rates are lowered.
Release Modification
12.2(15)JA This command was introduced.
12.3(2)JA Support added for 1100 series access points in workgroup bridge mode.