Specifications

4-108 ap Commands
4.3.6.8.11 maxbrate
Usethemaxbratecommandtoconfigurethemaximumbasicrate.Themaxbratecommandis
accessiblefromtheap:defaults:std:radio1contextoftheCLI.
Syntax
maxbrate <value>
Parameters
Examples
Thefollowingexampleconfiguresthemaximumbasicrateto24Mbps
EWC.enterasys.com:ap:defaults:std:radio1# maxbrate 24
4.3.6.8.12 maxoprate
Usethemaxopratecommandtosetthemaximumoperationalrate.Themaxoprateisaccessible
fromtheap:defaults:std:radio1contextoftheCLI.
Syntax
maxoprate <value>
Parameters
Examples
Thefollowingexamplesetsthemaximumoperationalrateto24Mbps
EWC.enterasys.com:ap:defaults:std:radio1# maxoprate 24
4.3.6.8.13 max-distance
Usethemax‐distancecommandtosetthemaximumlinkdistance, inmeters,betweenAPsthat
participateinaWDS.Thisvalueensuresthattheacknowledgementofcommunicationbetween
APsdoesnotexceedthetimeoutvaluepredefinedbythe802.11standard.
Ifthelinkdistance
betweenAPsisgreaterthanthedefaultvalueof100meters,configurethemaximumdistanceup
to15,000meterssothatthesoftwareincreasesthetimeoutvalueproportionallywiththedistance
Note: The acceptable minbrate values are 6, 12 and 24 Mbps. The maximum basic rate choices
adjust automatically to be higher or equal to the minimum basic rate.
<value> SpecifiesthemaximumbasicratevalueinMbps
Note: Available operational rate values (in Mbps) for Radio 1 are: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54.
<value> SpecifiesthemaximumoperationalratevalueinMpbs