User's Manual Part 1

Configuration MeshMAX 5054 Series User Guide
Configuring the Subscriber Module
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2. Enter your changes, and click OK.
Interface Parameters
Wireless
To configure the wireless interface, click Configure > Interfaces > Wireless.
SUs can be placed only in WORP Satellite mode. The Wireless Outdoor Router Protocol (WORP) is a polling algorithm
designed for wireless outdoor networks. WORP takes care of the performance degradation incurred by the so-called
“hidden-node” problem, which can occur when wireless LAN technology is used for outdoor building-to-building
connectivity. In this situation, when multiple radios send an RTS, if another radio is transmitting, it corrupts all data being
sent, degrading overall performance. The WORP polling algorithm ensures that these collisions cannot occur, which
increases the performance of the overall network significantly.
WORP dynamically adapts to the number of SUs that are active on the network and the amount of data they have
queued to send.
The mandatory parameters to configure for registration of the SU on a Base Station are:
• Network Name
• Base Station System Name (when used)
• Channel Frequency
• Encryption (when used)
•Network Secret
These and other parameters found on the SU’s Interfaces > Wireless page are described below.