User's Manual

CHAPTER FIVE - CONECTIVITY
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Third preparing step is to think about global
settings. The global settings split into two groups: the
parameters that apply to all the WLAN connectivity
possibilities on your PL3000 (with some exceptions to
that all covered aspect), and the parameters that apply
to the Summit Client Utility itself.
The global WLAN
connectivity parameters cover the aspects such as roaming in the environment of
autonomous access points; Cisco specific WLAN properties known as CCX
features; customizing EAP-based authentication; tweaking the radio to suit your
WLAN environment.
A tap on the ‘Global’
tab opens a Global
Settings property page.
The logic of the page is
straightforward: selecting
the property on the left-
hand side of the page makes the values of the property available in the ‘Value:’
field on the right-hand side. When you select some property the value field shows
its current value. If you want to change the value of the property, a tap on the value
field opens the list of the values available for selection. If there is no set of values
available, you may enter the value of your choice in the field depending on the
actual property. Be aware that changing the value in the field without tapping the
‘Commit’ button does not get the change to come into use. A tap on the ‘Commit’
button also saves your configuration settings permanently.
Roaming Settings
In the following text, the word ‘roaming’ refers to the process of moving a
station (PL3000) between access points (APs). The settings described below
influence on WLAN roaming on your PL3000, that is, you can adjust how your
PL3000 decides to move between APs and how it behaves to address the
roaming.
Thinking about
Global Settings
Note! If you just configure the WLAN
connectivity without special requirements,
and you use autonomous access point(s) for
your wireless LAN networking, the default
global settings should work OK.
Note! The global settings include ‘DFS
Channels’ and ‘LED’ settings that are not
applicable to your PL3000.