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1.4.3
Point-to-Point Bridging Deployments
The Bridge can be deployed as a conventional wireless Bridge
to connect two separately located LANs (local area networks),
for example, or to link remotely located hardware to the local
network for system management and data upload, as shown in
Figure 1.8).
Figure 1.8. Point-to-Point Wireless Bridging Deployment
As long as the LAN or WAN to which the Bridge is connecting
does not require STP to be enabled, Bridges can be deployed
in point-to-point (two-node) bridging configurations without any
link management (with a
Bridging Mode
setting of
Off
).
If more than two Bridges will be networked, Fortress strongly
recommends using FastPath Mesh (if licensed) or STP link
management.
1.4.4
Wireless Client ES210 Bridge Deployments
An ES210 Bridge can be dedicated to operate as a standard
802.11 wireless client by configuring a single station (STA)
interface on its single internal radio.
ES210 Bridges operating as wireless client devices can be
integrated into Bridge-secured network deployments as any
WLAN client would be: connecting to the WLAN (or access
network) through another Bridge acting as a network AP (or
configured with an access interface).
remote hardware
modem
satellite uplink
management laptop
wireless bridging link
...to power
Ethernet
Ethernet
