ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHA-A - Manual (Page 48)

Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a
User Manual RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot
Page 48 of 123 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 25, 2013
4.2.1 Parent Link Settings
This configuration page opens when you click the Parent Link button on the
Radio Configuration form.
Field Description
Parent MAC The MAC Address of the radio’s Parent node.
Parent Selection Method
Automatically Choose
Best The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create
a cost for each possible parent radio that it detects.
In the calculation the radio includes,

RSSI - Stronger signals receive a better cost.
 Hop Count - Fewer hops from the Master radio is given preference
and therefore a lower cost
Choose this setting to allow the radio to determine the best parent to
select.
Parent Branch Length With the branch length setting the IH will choose its parent strictly by
the number of repeaters between it and the Master radio. If Branch
Length of 1 is chosen, the IH will link only to the Master radio. If Branch
Length of 2 is chosen, the IH will link only to an IH that is linked to the
Master radio, and so on.