Specifications

Configuration MP.11 5054-R/2454-R Installation and Management

Interface Parameters

Configure the Wireless Interface

To configure the wireless interface, click Configure > Interfaces > Wireless.

For Base Station units, the wireless interface can be placed in either WORP Base or WORP Satellite mode (selected

from the Interface Type drop-down box). SUs can be placed only in WORP Satellite mode. The wireless interface

settings depend upon whether the mode is Base or Satellite.

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 following are examples of the Wireless window when the country selected is US, and for countries different than the

US:

Base Mode – US Country

The following parameters may be configured or viewed:

• Interface Type: The interface type can be WORP Satellite or WORP Base.

• MAC Address: The factory-assigned MAC address of the unit. This is a read-only field.

• Network Name: A Network Name is a name given to a network so that multiple networks can reuse the same

frequency without problems. An SU can only register to its base if it has the same Network Name. The Network Name

is one of the parameters that allow a Subscriber Unit to register on a Base Station. The Base Station System Name

and Frequency Channel also are parameters to guide the SU to the proper BSU on the network, but they provide no