Abstract: Dynamic configuration of a wireless environment, for example a wireless automatic data collection environment adjust various thresholds that trigger searching or scanning for new wireless access points (WAPs) and/or roaming. Thresholds may be increased or decreased based on various outcomes.

Abstract: Dynamic configuration of a wireless environment, for example a wireless automatic data collection environment adjust various thresholds that trigger searching or scanning for new wireless access points (WAPs) and/or roaming. Thresholds may be increased or decreased based on various outcomes.

Abstract: A wireless STAtions (STA) that provides for fast roaming between access points (AP) by maintaining a scan list that is modified based on the results of previous roaming operations. The scan list dictates the order in which the STA scans channels for a satisfactory AP. By modifying the scan list to place channels previously identified as being used by AP's in higher priority positions, the amount of time required to identify a satisfactory AP in future scanning operations is reduced. In particular, the fast roaming STA places the channel used by an AP previously connected to the STA in the highest priority position in the scan list. In this way, channels used by APs previously connected to the STA populate the highest priority positions in the scan list, as the likelihood that the STA will connect to an AP on these channels in the future is very high.