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554 | Secure Enterprise Mesh Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.4.x| User Guide
Parameter Description
Rate
Optimization
for delivering
EAPOL frames
and mesh
echoes
When you enable this parameter, EAPOL frames, mesh echo requests and echo
responses are sent at a lower rate.
Reselection
mode
Use this setting to optimize operation of the link metric algorithm.
Available options are:
l reselect-anytime
l reselect-never
l startup-subthreshold
l subthreshold-only
For complete information on reselection mode options, see Mesh Radio Profiles on page
538
Retry Limit Indicates the number of times a mesh node can re-send a packet.
Default: 4 times.
Range: 1–15
RTS Threshold Defines the packet size sent by mesh nodes. Mesh nodes transmitting frames larger than
this threshold must issue request to send (RTS) and wait for other mesh nodes to respond
with clear to send (CTS) to begin transmission. This helps prevent mid-air collisions.
Default: 2,333 bytes.
Range: 256– 2,346.
5. Click Apply. The profile name appears in the Mesh Radio Profile list with your configured settings.
If you configure this for the AP group, this profile also becomes the selected radio profile used by the mesh
portal for your mesh network.
Assigning a Mesh Radio Profile to a Mesh AP or AP Group
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or
AP Specific tab.
l If you selected AP Group, click the Edit button by the AP group to which you want to assign a new mesh
radio profile.
l If you selected AP Specific, click the Edit button by the AP to which you want to assign a new mesh
radio profile.
2. Under the Profiles list, expand the Mesh menu, then select Mesh radio profile.
3. In the Profile Details window pane, click the Mesh radio profile drop-down list and select the desired
mesh radio profile from the list.
4. Click Apply. The profile name appears in the Mesh Radio Profile list with your configured settings. If you
configure this for the AP group, this profile also becomes the selected radio profile used by the mesh portal
for your mesh network.
5. Click the Delete button by the name of the profile you want to delete.
Managing Mesh Radio Profiles in the CLI
You must be in config mode to create, modify or delete a mesh radio profile using the CLI. Specify an existing
mesh profile with the <profile-name> parameter to modify an existing profile, or enter a new name to create
an entirely new profile.