Intermec 6710 - Manual (Page 221)

APPENDIX D
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S-UHF Specifications and Antennas
6710 Access Point User’s Guide D-9
Two configuration options are possible:
Option 1: Configure wireless stations for frequency agile
operation.
Option 2: Configure wireless stations for single frequen-
cy operation, splitting the wireless station
population equally among the available fre-
quencies.
Both options require that you configure the access points on
unique frequencies.
Option 1
Option 1 is recommended when the system cannot be
installed so that each access point covers the entire area.
In this case, you must install the access points so that all of
them overlap in high usage area where wireless station
populations and transaction rates are greatest.
Frequency agile software in the wireless stations allows
roaming between frequencies. The wireless stations employ
a load balancing algorithm so that the number of wireless
stations on each frequency is about the same at all times.
If frequency agility is used, and the wireless stations are
normally powered up in an area of overlapping coverage,
you can speed up network attachment by setting different
default frequencies in the wireless stations for initial load
balancing. This shortens the period required for the load
balancing algorithm to adjust.
Option 2
Option 2 is recommended if the coverage area is small
enough that all access points can be installed to cover the
full area. See Figure D-3.