Cisco Cisco Aironet 340 Ethernet Bridges Guia Do Utilizador
Configuring the Radio Network 4 - 17
Using the Configuration Radio Extended Menu
The extended radio parameters are not normally modified, but some may
have to be changed when certain situations arise.
have to be changed when certain situations arise.
The Menu will display different options, depending on whether your
unit is serving as an infrastructure or a repeater.
unit is serving as an infrastructure or a repeater.
Setting the Operating Mode (Bridge_mode)
This setting determines the type of client nodes that are allowed to asso-
ciate to this unit. If it is set to “bridge_only” then only other bridges are
allowed to associate and not any normal client nodes. Setting it to
“access_point” allowed any kind of client to associate. Setting the value
to “client” on a repeater bridge will not allow any other nodes to associ-
ate to this node. Setting a repeater to client mode also reduces some of
the radio protocol overhead as this unit does not have to constantly
advertise its presence.
ciate to this unit. If it is set to “bridge_only” then only other bridges are
allowed to associate and not any normal client nodes. Setting it to
“access_point” allowed any kind of client to associate. Setting the value
to “client” on a repeater bridge will not allow any other nodes to associ-
ate to this node. Setting a repeater to client mode also reduces some of
the radio protocol overhead as this unit does not have to constantly
advertise its presence.
Selecting a specific parent (Parent_id, Parent_timeout)
The setting is only available on repeater bridges. Normally a radio node
will choose its parent by polling the air waves and choosing the best
available unit. If you wish to manually force a particular structure to the
will choose its parent by polling the air waves and choosing the best
available unit. If you wish to manually force a particular structure to the
Configuration Radio Extended Menu
Option Value Description
1 - Bridge_mode [ bridge_only] - Bridging mode
2 - Parentid [ any ] - Parent node Id
3 - Parent_timeout[ off ] - Time to look for specified parent
4 - Time_retry [ 8 ] - Number of seconds to retry transmit
5 - Count_retry [ 0 ] - Maximum number transmit retries
6 - Refresh [ 100 ] - Refresh rate in 1/10 of seconds
7 - Roaming [ directed ] - Type of roaming control packets
8 - Balance [ off ] - Load balancing
9 - Diversity [ off ] - Enable the diversity antennas
01 - Power [ 20 ] - Transmit power level
02 - Fragment [ 2048 ] - Maximum fragment size
03 - Options - Enable radio options
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