User's Manual

RLX2 Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n Detailed Radio Configuration / Diagnostics
Industrial Hotspots User Manual
6.2.1 Parent Link Settings
Field
Description
Parent MAC
MAC Address of the radio’s Parent node. In the example above, the
Repeater is not linked to a Master radio so the Parent MAC is shown
as all zeroes.
Parent Selection Method
Automatically Choose
Best
The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create
a “cost” metric for each possible parent radio that it detects.
In the calculation the radio includes,
 RSSI - Stronger signals receive a lower cost.
 Hop Count - Fewer hops from the Master radio is given preference
and therefore a lower cost
Choose this setting to allow the radio to determine the best parent to
select.
Parent Branch Length
RLX2 radio will choose its parent strictly by the number of repeaters
between it and the Master radio. If a Branch Length of 1 is chosen, the
RLX2 radio will link only to the Master radio. If a Branch Length of 2 is
chosen, the RLX2 radio will link only to another RLX2 radio that is
linked to the Master radio, and so on.
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