Proxima ASA 7911 - Manual (Page 47)

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The Repeating Enabled parameter gives the ability to enable or
disable the RangeLAN2 repeating feature. When enabled, a
Serial Adapter, acting as a Master, may repeat signals coming
from one Station and destined for another Station. These two
Stations must be out of range of one another, but both in range of
the Master Serial Adapter for repeating to occur. However, be
aware that by enabling the repeating feature, the network
throughput will drop by as much as one-half when repeating
occurs.
This parameter is only visible when the Serial Adapter is config-
ured as a Master. By default, Repeating is disabled.
The MAC Optimize parameter can help improve throughput for
small networks. The default setting of Auto causes the
RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter to determine the number of units
synchronized to it and adjust this parameter accordingly.
Alternatively, you may set this parameter to one of the other
settings. If you have 0 or 1 wireless nodes communicating with
a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter, set this parameter to Very Light.
If you have between 2 and 7 wireless nodes communicating with
a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter at the same time, set this param-
eter to Light. In networks with more than 7 concurrent wireless
users, set the parameter to Normal.
This parameter is visible only when the Serial Adapter is set as a
Master.
To conserve battery life, the RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter has an
Inactivity Timeout sleep mode. The sleep mode is automati-
cally engaged when a certain period of time has elapsed since the
computer has sent or received data over the network. Once the
adapter is asleep, it can be awakened by a Master attempting to
send data to it.