Technical data

Using AeroScout

1. Dilution Factor

2. Dilution Timeout

Meru Mobile Unit reporting supports and implements only Dilution Timeout. The Dilu-

tion Timeout allows to set a limitation for the amount of time with no Mobile Unit

messages from a specific Mobile Unit.

For Example: If the Dilution Timeout value is set to 60 seconds and, if the AP receives

a message from an MU for which it has not reported a message to the AE for more

than 60 seconds, the new message will be reported to the AE immediately regardless

of the dilution factor and the dilution counter will be initialized. Commands broad-

cast by an MU (e.g. Probe Requests) are required to be forwarded to the AE regardless

of the dilution parameters.

The Dilution Timeout can be configured on the Aeroscout Engine as follows

Configuration->system parameters->Access Points->Dilution Time out.

Generic AP Notification

Generic AP notifications are autonomous messages sent to the Aeroscout Integration

tool on port 12092 to report the AP connectivity state (AP comes online, offline,

Aersocout parameter configuration changes).The Aeroscout Integration tool

acknowledges all Generic AP notification messages sent by the controller. For

Generic AP Notifications, the IP address of the Aeroscout engine must be configured

on the controller.

In the Meru solution, Generic AP notifications are sent out from the controller to the

Aeroscout Engine during the AP connectivity state change or when aeroscout config-

urations on the controller undergoes a change. In general a Generic AP notification

is used to communicate an IP address change, a "wake up" from reboot, and or any

error conditions that need to be communicated to the Aeroscout engine.

Configure AeroScout Integration tool for Receiving the

Generic AP Notification

To Configure AeroScout Integration tool for receiving the Generic AP Notification,

perform the following steps:

 Enable AeroScout on the controller and configure the ip-address of the AeroScout

Integration tool on controller.

 Open the AeroScout Integration Tool and configure the port from the default value

1122' to '12092'.

Note:

• When AeroScout mode is changed from "enabled" to "disabled”, No

Generic AP notification is sent.

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Ensure to use the AP Integration tool with version as 1.0.1.