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Firetide Instant Mesh Networks

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Firetide High-Performance Mesh Network

High Capacity

The HotPort mesh network provides exceptional performance and 
scalability  and  is  designed  especially  for  high-bandwidth/low-
latency  applications,  such  as  real-time  video,  voice,  and  large 
Wi-Fi HotZones. The HotPort system features high-performance 
hardware  and  software  that  provides  up  to  25  Mbps  sustained 
throughput across the mesh network. 

Scalable 

The HotPort mesh network has a scalable architecture, allowing 
expansion of the network from just a few nodes to many. To add 
more nodes, you can simply copy the configuration from an exist-
ing node to the new nodes. Multiple mesh networks operating on 
different radio spectrums or IP addresses can be physically con-
nected to each other to expand the overall network, while still 
retaining their separate mesh identities.  

Reliable

The self-healing architecture of the HotPort mesh network and its 
redundant paths between nodes make it very reliable and fault 
tolerant. Mesh traffic will reroute over a different path automati-
cally  if  a  path  becomes  obstructed  or  if  a  node  is  taken  out  of 
service or moved to another location.

Firetide Mesh Network with Indoor and Outdoor Wireless Mesh Nodes

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Summary of Contents for HotPort 3200 Series

Page 1: ...HotPortTM User Guide HotPort 3200 3600 Series Outdoor Wireless Mesh Nodes...

Page 2: ...t notice Copyright Notice 2003 2006 Firetide Inc All rights reserved Trademarks Firetide the Firetide logo Instant Mesh Networks HotPort and HotView are trademarks of Firetide Inc All other trademarks...

Page 3: ...Y NON INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLU SION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO TO THAT EXTENT THIS LIMITA TION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU In no event will Firetide be...

Page 4: ...ectrical shock This symbol is intended to alert the user to the pres ence of important operating maintenance and ser vicing instructions in the literature accompanying this unit Failing to comply with...

Page 5: ...t Price Performance 5 Easy to Deploy Instant Mesh Network 5 Product Features 5 Mesh Management Using HotView Software 5 Security 5 Packet Filtering 5 VLANs 5 Traffic Prioritization 5 Network Gateway I...

Page 6: ...provided with each unit Indoor Nodes HotPort 3100 and 3500 series mesh nodes provide fast and easy indoor network deployment They are plenum rated and feature a four port 10 100 Ethernet switch for co...

Page 7: ...ltiple mesh networks operating on different radio spectrums or IP addresses can be physically con nected to each other to expand the overall network while still retaining their separate mesh identitie...

Page 8: ...cerns associated with connect ing clients via Wi Fi access points Printing With the HotPort mesh network any wired network printer can operate over the wireless mesh backbone without any additional se...

Page 9: ...h When AES encryption is enabled for a wireless mesh all payload data leaving the nodes in the mesh is encrypted using 128 or 256 bit keys The data remains encrypted as it passes through the intermedi...

Page 10: ...Settings You can configure each Ethernet port for 10 or 100 Mbps speed or for automatic speed negotiation Network traffic between a HotPort node and devices connected to its Ethernet ports trav els u...

Page 11: ...k adapter directly to any one of the HotPort nodes using an Ethernet cable 3 Turn on your workstation and configure your TCP IP settings to 1 IP address 192 168 224 10 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 3 Ga...

Page 12: ...0factoryreset bin 2 Connect the workstation s network adapter directly to an available Ethernet port on the HotPort using an Ethernet cable Make sure the HotPort is powered 3 Start up and run the fact...

Page 13: ...ty services for our products and have qualified technical staff available to help you build and maintain your Firetide mesh network Firetide Provided Technical Support You can also get technical suppo...

Page 14: ...ely See Firetide Antenna Guide Network Ports Dual 10 100 Mbps Ethernet ports with weatherproof connectors IEEE 802 3 802 3u compliant CSMA CD 10 100 autosense Power over Ethernet 802 3af Enclosure Cas...

Page 15: ...roperationinthe2 400 2 484GHzbandinDSSSandOFDMmodes Approvedforoperationin5 150 5 250GHz 5 250 5 350GHz and5 725 5 850 GHzbandsinOFDMmode Japan HotPort 3203 only Approvedforoperationinthe2 400 2 497GH...

Page 16: ...quipment FCC Radiation Exposure Statement The antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to pro vide a separation distance of at least 45 cm from all persons and must not be co located or ope...

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