User's Manual

InfiNet Wireless R5000 Technical User Manual
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or choose transmit power value of 10 dBm in Basic Settings page at the web
GUI.
Transmit power reduction takes place immediately. However, the configuration
changes must be saved into a non-volatile memory. To perform that execute the
following command:
config save
The installation or configuration engineer must ensure the above specified
reductions have been accomplished.
9. Wi-Fi AP interface configuration
Wi-Fi AP interface configuration is performed using ―wifi‖ command.
To learn available Wi-Fi AP interfaces on your device (for example, wifi0) type
the command:
ifconfig -a
Set proper IP address and net mask for Wi-Fi interface (―wifi0‖) using ―ifconfig‖
command. For Wi-Fi AP activation use ― ifc wifi0 up‖ command.
Example:
ifc wifi0 10.1.1.1/24
ifc wifi0 up
wifi wifi0 -freq 2432 –antenna diversity
Available ―wifi‖ command options:
ssid <"string"> - sets network ID (Service Set Identity).
-freq <value> - sets central frequency in MHZ.
-power <value> - sets AP output power in mW.
-antenna <value> - sets active antenna for AP. In diversity mode AP will
choose antenna to use automatically for each subscriber depending on the link
quality (only for APs with two Wi-Fi antennas).
-auth <string> - sets authentification type for subscriber connection.
-pass <”string”> - sets a password for subscriber authentification.
-wpa-encrypt <”string”> - sets traffic type for WPA-authentification.
Available ―wifi‖ command parameters:
cap – shows AP capabilities.
status – shows AP status.
stations – shows AP‘s subscribers information.
10.Network topology setup
At the core of the system is a MINT (Mesh Interconnection Networking
Technology) protocol which acts as a topology defining architecture of InfiNet
Wireless system. Please refer to the WANFleX OS User Guide for a detailed
description of MINT protocol.