Dell Networking W-Series Wireless LAN Mobility Controller Optimizations for Microsoft Lync
SSID Profile
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM)
See Figure 4. Navigate to Configuration ->All Profiles -> Wireless LAN -> SSID Profile -> <profile
name>. In SSID Profile Details, click the Advanced tab, and enter 3 into the DTIM Interval field.
Figure 4.
SSID Profile
When setting DTIM to a value of 3, it means that every third Management Beacon frame is a DTIM
beacon for client stations to wake from a power management state to retrieve multicast traffic from
Dell access points.
Wireless Multimedia (WMM)
See Figure 4. Select Wireless Multimedia (WMM) checkbox to enable the feature.
The Wi-Fi Alliance includes Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) as part of its Certification Program. Wi-Fi
Multimedia defines layer 2 MAC methods needed to meet the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for
time-sensitive applications like Microsoft Lync.
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