
Setting Default Description
RTS/CTS Maximum
Retries (1-255)
32
If RTS/CTS is enabled, this specifies the maximum number of times the AP
issues an RTS before stopping the attempt to send the packet through the
radio.
Acceptable values range from 1 to 128.
Maximum Data
Retries (1-255)
32
The maximum number of attempts the AP makes to send a packet before
giving up and dropping the packet. Acceptable values range from 1 to
255.
Beacon Period (19-
5000 msec)
100 Time between beacons (in microseconds).
DTIM Period (1-255) 2
DTIM alerts power-save devices that a packet is waiting for them. This
setting configures DTIM packet frequency as a multiple of the number of
beacon packets. The DTIM Interval indicates how many beacons equal
one cycle.
Ethernet
Encapsulation
RFC1042
This setting selects either the RFC1042 or 802.1h Ethernet encapsulation
standard for use by the group.
Radio Preamble Long
This setting determines whether the APs uses a short or long preamble.
The preamble is generated by the AP and attached to the packet prior to
transmission. The short preamble is 50 percent shorter than the long
preamble and thus may improve wireless network performance.
NOTE: Because older WLAN hardware may not support the short
preamble, the long preamble is recommended as a default setting in most
environments.
Table 62:
Groups > Radio > Radio Settings Fields and Default Values (Continued)
4. Certain wireless access points offer proprietary settings or advanced functionality that differ from prevailing industry
standards. If you use these APs in the device group, you may wish to take advantage of this proprietary functionality.
To configure these settings, locate the proprietary settings areas on the Groups > Radio page and continue with the
additional steps in this procedure.
Proprietary settings are only applied to devices in the group from the specific vendor and are not configured on devices
from vendors that do not support the functionality.
5. To configure settings specific to the Proxim AP-600, AP-700, AP-2000, AP-4000; Avaya AP-3/4/5/6//7/8, and
ProCurve 520WL, locate the appropriate section of Groups > Radio page and define the required fields. Table 63
describes the settings and default values.
Setting Default Description
Load Balancing No
If enabled, this setting allows client devices associating to an AP with two
radio cards to determine which card to associate with, based on the load (#
of clients) on each card.
NOTE: This feature is only available when two 802.11b wireless cards are
used in an AP-2000.
Table 63:
Groups > Radio > Proxim AP-600, AP-700, AP-2000, AP-4000; Avaya AP-3, Avaya AP-7, AP-
4/5/6, AP-8; ProCurve520WL Fields and Default Values
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