Mobility Configuration Menu - GE MDS iNET Series Reference Manual

NOTE:
The RSSI is an average of the last 20 RSSI samples. The RSSI value is reset every time the radio
returns to scanning mode.

2.5.6 Mobility Configuration Menu

A mobile environment requires special considerations that are not a factor in fixed installations. Use the fol-
lowing menu to set Remote radios for mobile operation.
Figure 2-38. Mobility Configuration Menu (Remote only)
• —Selects whether or not mobility-specific parameters are active. [
Mobility Mode
]
disabled
• —Sets/displays the number of seconds an AP stays on the blacklist after association
Blacklist Timer
is lost. [
10-120; 10
• —Sets/displays the number of seconds the radio waits before evaluating the signal
Settling Timer
quality of a newly acquired AP. [
•
RSSI Assoc Threshold
ciate to an AP while in Mobility Mode.
•
RSSI Assoc Backoff Time
amount of time, repeating every specified number of seconds. A setting of
[0 – 120 seconds; 0]
•
RSSI Assoc Backoff Step
[-10 to -1 dBm; -1]
•
RSSI Disassoc Threshold
current AP if the signal becomes too degraded.
After association is lost with an AP, and scanning for an alternate AP is started, the former AP is placed on
a "blacklist" to avoid linking immediately back to the same AP. Once the blacklist timer has expired, if no
alternate AP is found, a link will be attempted with the same AP as before.
An Access Point is added to the blacklist when the Remote detects that the RSSI has dropped below the
and should try to find an alternate AP to connect to.
Disassoc Threshold
An Access Point is removed from the blacklist table when it has been in the table longer than the time set
by the .
Blacklist Timer
When mobility is enabled and beacon learning is on association, the dropped AP's channels are excluded
from scanning during the blacklist time.
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]
]
5-120; 10
—Level (dBm) that a Remote must read to determine whether or not to asso-
[0 to -120; -120]
—Adjust the RSSI Assoc Threshold after scanning continues for this
—Amount to adjust the RSSI Assoc Threshold at every backoff time.
—Level (dBm) that a Remote will use to determine when to drop from its
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[0 to -120; -90]
enabled, disabled;
disables the feature.
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RSSI
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