Specifications

40 MDS entraNET 900 System Guide MDS 05-4055A01, Rev. A
• Bridge Forward Delay—This value decides how long a
bridge will spend in the “learning” and “listening” states. Traf-
fic will begin forwarding through the bridge after 2 * Forward
Delay.
3.4 CONFIGURING RADIO
PARAMETERS
There are two primary data layers in the MDS entraNET 900 network—
radio and data. The data layer is dependent on the radio layer to work
properly. The Radio Configuration Menu, is the primary radio menu.
There is also a secondary menu, the Skip Zone Options Menu.
3.4.1 Radio Configuration Menu
Figure 3-12. Radio Configuration Menu
From Access Point
• RF Output Power (User Review Recommended)—Set RF power
output level. Displayed in dBm. Setting should reflect local reg-
ulatory limitations and losses in antenna transmission line.
(See “How Much Output Power Can be Used?” on Page 111
for information on how to calculate this value.) [20–30; 30]
• Dwell Time—Duration of one hop on a particular frequency
in the hopping pattern.
Hop Time may be set to either 7 or 28
msec. (This field is only changeable on an Access Point.
Remotes get their value from AP upon association.)
[7,28 msec; 7 msec]
• Contention Window Min—Sets number of random con-
tention slots to use on first attempt.
• Contention Window Max—Sets the maximum number of
random contention slots to use.