User's Manual

Option Specification
AUTO The FluidMAX engine is enabled and the unit role is set
automatically.
MASTER The FluidMAX engine is enabled and the unit role is set to
MASTER. This is used to force the FluidMAX role of the
Fluidmesh unit at the center of the star topology to be a
MASTER.
SLAVE The FluidMAX engine is enabled and the unit role is set to
SLAVE. This is used to force the FluidMAX role of the unit
which is NOT the center of the star topology to be a SLAVE.
OFF The FluidMAX engine is disabled.
Table 7.2: FluidMAX Management options.
7.8 Advanced Wireless Settings
The advanced wireless settings menu (Fig. 7.7) can be used to configure
advanced wireless parameters:
FluidMAX Management. Although the FluidMAX engine automatically se-
lects the most appropriate MAC protocol to be used according to the de-
tected network topology, convenient selectors are included in the Web GUI
to force the FluidMAX operations and control the FluidMAX role of the unit.
Please refer to Table 7.2 for the available options and their specification.
Transmission Rate Selection. Each FM unit implements a proprietary
data-rate selection algorithm which is able to adapt to the specific radio
channel conditions. Through this setting, it is possible to force the rate se-
lection algorithm to limit the modulation speed at a specific rate. This option
might be useful with unstable channel conditions.
Maximum TX Power. This setting controls the output power of the radio.
By decreasing the output power of a radio, you can decrease the overall
E.I.R.P. By default, the radio transmission power is controlled automatically
by the innovative Fluidmesh Transmission Power Control (TPC) algorithm.
The Fluidmesh TPC algorithm tries to obtain an optimal link signal strength
(about -55 dBm) on both sides of the link while not exceeding the maximum
TX power which can be set by the user through the selector. Note that the
maximum transmission power may vary depending on the operating fre-
quency channel of the radio.
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