Intel 2011B Configuration Guide - Page 40

Chapter 6. RF Link Test this by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Print Screen key. Paste the captured screen into a word-processor program. Local Access Point RF Configuration .DTIM Interval 10 .BC/MC Q Max 10 .Max Retries (d) 15 .Max Retries (v) 5 .Multicast Mask (d) 09000E00 hex .Multicast Mask (v) 01005E00 hex .Beacon Interval 100 K-us .Accept Broadcast ESSID Disabled .MU Inactivity Timeout 60 min. .Rate Control 11 Mb/s Required 5.5 Mb/s Required 2 Mb/s Required 1 Mb/s Required .RTS Threshold 2347 bytes Extended Range 2 mi. WLAP Mode Enabled WLAP Priority 7000 hex WLAP Manual BSS ID 00:00:00:00:00:00 WLAP Hello Time 20 WLAP Max Age 100 WLAP Forward Delay 5 WLAP MU Table Aging Time 240 min. .Shared Key Disabled .Key Width 40 bit .Encryption Key ID 1 Encryption Key Maintenance .Short RF Preamble Disabled Tx Power Control Full OK-[CR] Save-[F1] Save All APs-[F2] Cancel-[ESC] Transmit power affects coverage area. (These values are approximate.) Figure 6-15: Example Settings for Aligning Antennas 6.6.3 Additional Suggestions on Antenna Alignment If you are unable to make the access points operate with each other in the wireless access point mode, the problem is most likely that the narrow coverage areas of the directional antennas are not overlapping (Figure 6-16). Figure 6-16: No Overlapping of Coverage with Directional Antennas Omni-Directional Antenna If the distance between the access points is not too great, it may help to use an omni-directional antenna temporarily on one access point to get the wireless access point operation started (Figure 617). Because of its limited range, the omni-directional antenna does not work over long distances. 34 Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)