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Working with VSCs
VSC configuration options
The device transmits a beacon every 100 ms. The DTIM counts down with each beacon that is
sent, therefore if the DTIM is set to 5, then client stations in low-power mode will wake up
every 500 ms (.5 second) to receive multicast traffic.
Transmit/receive on
Select the radio on which this VSC will transmit and receive.
Broadcast name (SSID)
When enabled, the AP will broadcast its wireless network name (SSID) to all client stations.
Most wireless adapter cards have a setting that enables them to automatically discover APs
that broadcast their names and connect to the one with the strongest signal.
If you disable this option, client stations will have to specify the network name you enter for
Name (SSID) when they connect.
Advertise Tx power
When this option is enabled, the AP will broadcast its current transmit power setting in the
wireless beacon. It also enables support for 802.1h and 802.11d.
Broadcast filtering
Use this option to conserve wireless bandwidth by filtering out non-essential broadcast
traffic. When broadcast filtering is enabled:
DHCP broadcast requests are never forwarded on the wireless port.
DHCP broadcast offers are never forwarded on the wireless port unless the target of the
offer is an associated client on the wireless interface.
ARP broadcast requests are never forwarded out the wireless port unless the target of the
ARP request is an associated client on the wireless interface.
Broadcast filtering should be disabled in the following cases:
An external DHCP server is connected to the wireless network.
If a wireless client bridge is connected to the wireless network.
Band steering
Supported on: MSM422, E-MSM430, E-MSM460, E-MSM466
Band steering is used to help solve dense client issues. When band steering is enabled, the AP
attempts to move wireless clients that are capable of 802.11a/n onto the 5 GHz band, thus
reducing the load on the slower and more crowded 2.4 GHz band, leaving it for less capable
legacy (802.11b/g) clients.
The AP uses the following methods to encourage a wireless client to associate at 5 GHz
instead of 2.4 GHz.
The AP waits 200ms before responding to the first probe request sent by a client at 2.4
GHz.
If the AP has learned that a client is capable of transmitting at 5 GHz, the AP refuses the
first association request sent by the client at 2.4 GHz.
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