KPWL-0300 User's Manual
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9.3 About Wired Backhaul
Normally with the KPWL, relay is done between nodes (KPWL) wirelessly (wireless backhaul, sometimes
abbreviated as wireless BH
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), but you can create a relay circuit by using a wired LAN cable in place of the wireless
relay. This is a wired backhaul function. It is effective if a wireless backhaul is difficult due to obstructions.
Image of a wireless BH configuration
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The wired BH is only enabled between slave devices. It cannot be used between core and slave devices.
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Use a
cross LAN cable
for connections between nodes.
In addition, you can also combine a wired backhaul and a wireless backhaul, as shown below.
Image of a wired and wireless BH configuration
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The wireless backhaul has so far been described as a wireless mesh network (abbreviated as mesh or MS). However, in the future we intend to shift
to the use of wireless backhaul in descriptions, because there could be some confusion with a regular mesh network (802.11s).
Core
Slave 1
(upper position)
Slave 2
(lower position)
Slave 3
Wireless BH
Wired BH
LAN cable
(cross)
Slave 4
Slave 5
Wireless BH
Wireless BH
Wireless BH
Slave 1
(upper position)
Slave 2
(lower position)
Slave 3
Wireless BH
Wired BH
LAN cable
(cross)
Wireless BH
Core
