Specifications

Configuring Access Points
9-42 Configuring Access Points
Tochangetransmitratesforaserviceprofile,usethefollowingcommand:
set service-profile name transmit-rates {11a | 11b | 11g}
mandatory rate-list [disabled rate-list] [beacon-rate rate] [multicast-rate
{rate | auto}]
Example
Thefollowingcommandsets802.11amandatoryratesforserviceprofilesp1to6Mbpsand
9Mbps,disablesrates48 Mbpsand54 Mbps,andchangesthebeaconrateto9Mbps:
RBT-8100# set service-profile sp1 transmit-rates 11a mandatory 6.0,9.0 disabled
48.0,54.0 beacon-rate 9.0
success: change accepted.
Disabling Idle-Client Probing
Bydefault,anAPradiosendskeepalivemessages(idle‐clientprobes)every10secondstoeach
clientthathasanactivesessionontheradio,toverifythattheclientisstillactive.Theprobesare
unicastnull‐dataframes.Normally,aclientthatisstillactivesendsanAckin
replytoanidle‐
clientprobe.
Ifaclientdoesnotsendanydataorrespondtoanyidle‐clientprobesbeforetheuseridletimeout
expires(referto“Changing theUserIdleTimeout”onpage 9‐42),MSSchangestheclient’ssession
totheDisass ociatedstate.
Respondingtokeepalivemessages
requirespowerusebyaclient.Ifyouneedtoconservepowe r
ontheclient(forexample,onaVoIPhandset),youcandisableidle‐clientprobing.
Todisableorreenableidle‐clientprobing,usethefollowingcommand:
set service-profile name idle-client-probing {enable | disable}
Example
Thefollowingcommanddisablesidle‐clientprobingonserviceprofilesp1:
RBT-8100# set service-profile sp1 idle-client-probing disable
success: change accepted.
Changing the User Idle Timeout
Theuseridletimeoutspecifiesthenumberofsecondsaclientcanremainidlebeforethe
RoamAboutSwitchchangestheclient’ssessiontotheDisassociatedstate.Aclientisconsideredto
beidleifitdoesnotsenddataanddoesnotrespondtoidle‐clientprobes.Youcanspecifya

timeoutvaluefrom20to86400seconds.Thedefaultis180seconds(3minutes).Todisablethe
user‐idletimeout,setitto0.
Tochangetheuser‐idletimeout,usethefollowingcommand:
set service-profile name user-idle-timeout seconds
Example
Thefollowingcommandincreasestheuseridletimeoutto360seconds(6minutes):
RBT-8100# set service-profile sp1 user-idle-timeout 360
success: change accepted.