Cisco ISR User Manual

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Cisco Wireless ISR and HWIC Access Point Configuration Guide
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Chapter 2 Configuring Radio Settings
Configuring RTS Threshold and Retries
Configuring RTS Threshold and Retries
The RTS threshold determines the packet size at which the wireless device issues a request to send (RTS)
before sending the packet. A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client devices
are associating with the wireless device, or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only
the wireless device and not each other. You can enter a setting ranging from 0 to 2347 bytes.
Maximum RTS retries is the maximum number of times the wireless device issues an RTS before
stopping the attempt to send the packet over the radio. Enter a value from 1 to 128.
The default RTS threshold is 2312, and the default maximum RTS retries setting is 32. Beginning in
privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the RTS threshold and maximum RTS retries:
Use the no form of the command to reset the RTS settings to defaults.
Configuring Maximum Data Retries
The maximum data retries setting determines the number of attempts the wireless device makes to send
a packet before giving up and dropping the packet.
The default setting is 32. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the
maximum data retries:
Step 3
beacon period value Set the beacon period. Enter a value in Kilomicroseconds.
Step 4
beacon dtim-period value Set the DTIM. Enter a value in Kilomicroseconds.
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio { 0 | 1 } Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface. The
2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step 3
rts threshold value Set the RTS threshold. Enter an RTS threshold from 0 to 2347.
Step 4
rts retries value Set the maximum RTS retries. Enter a setting from 1 to 128.
Step 5
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio { 0 | 1 } Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface. The
2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step 3
packet retries value Set the maximum data retries. Enter a setting from 1 to 128.

Cisco ISR Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ISR
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English