RLXIB-IHN
802.11n
Industrial Hotspot
April 8, 2011
USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...RLXIB IHN 802 11n Industrial Hotspot April 8 2011 USER MANUAL...
Page 2: ...gy Inc all rights reserved RLXIB IHN User Manual April 8 2011 ProSoft Technology ProLinx inRAx ProTalk and RadioLinx are Registered Trademarks of ProSoft Technology Inc All other brand or product name...
Page 3: ...ERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER s AUTHORITY TO...
Page 4: ...ntennas to operate with the specified radio Antenna spacing requirements for user safety It is important to keep the radio s antenna a safe distance from the user To meet the requirements of FCC part...
Page 5: ...nd Articulating Antenna model A2502S OA and having a maximum gain of 3dBi 2 4GHz and 4dBi 5 0GHz Antennas not listed herein having a gain greater than that listed are strictly prohibited The required...
Page 6: ...energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to ca...
Page 7: ...2 4 GHz to 2 454 GHz for an output power greater than 10 mW and below 100 mW 2 For outdoor use in France the output power is restricted to 10 mW in the frequency range of 2 454 GHz to 2 4835 GHz 3 5...
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Page 9: ...ontents 17 1 3 System Requirements 18 1 4 Install the WirelessN Discovery Tool 19 1 5 Install ProSoft Wireless Designer 20 1 6 Planning the Network 21 1 6 1 Installation Questions 22 1 6 2 ProSoft Wir...
Page 10: ...uration 78 4 2 10 Access Configuration 80 4 2 11 SNMP Configuration 81 4 3 Diagnostics 86 4 3 1 Radio Status 86 4 3 2 Address Table 87 4 3 3 Statistics 87 4 3 4 Child Links 88 4 3 5 802 11 Traffic 89...
Page 11: ...olarity 139 6 3 4 Whip antennas 140 6 3 5 Collinear array antennas 140 6 3 6 Yagi Array Antenna 141 6 3 7 Parabolic reflector antennas 142 6 3 8 Antenna location spacing and mounting 143 7 Support Ser...
Page 12: ...Contents RLXIB IHN 802 11n User Manual Industrial Hotspot Page 12 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011 Glossary of Terms 155 Index 169...
Page 13: ...8 Install the WirelessN Discovery Tool 19 Install ProSoft Wireless Designer 20 Planning the Network 21 Configuring the Radios 24 Verify Communication 36 For most applications the installation and conf...
Page 14: ...up to 3 antennas This allows fast data rates up to 300Mbps with EtherNet IP Requested Packet Interval RPI times as low as 2 ms The Dual Radio RLXIB IH2N is a great selection for use as a repeater main...
Page 15: ...S15 802 11an gn 22 dBm 6 Mbps 802 11a g 17 dBm 54 Mbps 802 11a g Antenna Impact 3 Antennas MIMO Use values above 2 Antennas Subtract 3 dB from values above 1 Antenna Subtract 5 dB from values above Ch...
Page 16: ...ality Module Industrial SD Memory Module Weight 1 1 lbs 499 g Environmental Operating Temperature 40 C to 75 C Humidity Up to 100 RH with no condensation External Power PoE Injector 10 Vdc to 24 Vdc 8...
Page 17: ...are present Qty Part Name Part Number Part Description 1 RLXIB IHN Radio RLXIB IHN Industrial Hotspot 1 Cable 085 1007 6 foot RS232 serial cable 1 Cable RL CBL025 5 foot Ethernet Straight Thru Cable...
Page 18: ...ce Pack 1 2 or 3 o Microsoft Windows Server 2003 o Microsoft Windows Vista 128 Mbytes of RAM minimum 256 Mbytes of RAM recommended CD ROM drive 100 MB available hard drive space Available RS 232 seria...
Page 19: ...rowse dialog box click My Computer In the list of drives choose the CD ROM drive where you inserted the ProSoft Solutions CD d Select the file prosoft exe and then click Open e On the Run dialog box c...
Page 20: ...aining ProSoft Wireless Designer and then double click the file SETUP EXE This action starts the installation wizard 2 Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to install the program 3 Click...
Page 21: ...ther you must make sure that each pair of radio antennas in the network has a line of sight between them In other words you must be able to see from one antenna to another either with the naked eye or...
Page 22: ...fic channel and power requirements Length type and estimated signal loss for cables Required accessories including lightning protection cable adaptors and antennas Complete parts list Use ProSoft Wire...
Page 23: ...ation Design the network to use less than 2048 radios per network Place radios within the specified 15 miles of each other Add repeater to extend distance or where line of sight is limited Radios or a...
Page 24: ...for the user name and password for the password lower case no quotes in the next window and then click APPLY When you have finished the initial configuration you should change the Administrator passw...
Page 25: ...and inserted into a new radio When booted that new radio will take on the setting from the Personality Module bringing the site back into operational status without the difficulty of reprogramming al...
Page 26: ...ubleshooting page 46 1 7 3 Plug In the Cables You can configure the RLXIB IHN using the Ethernet port on the radio On the underside are three ports Ethernet Serial and Power 10 to 24 VDC From left to...
Page 27: ...tions see Radio Power Requirements and Cable Specifications page 137 page 137 1 7 4 Detecting the Radio After the radio has completed its startup procedure the radio will appear in the WirelessN Disco...
Page 28: ...ol click to select the radio Tip If a radio listing does not appear in the window click the Scan button on the toolbar If you still do not see a radio listing refer to Diagnostics and Troubleshooting...
Page 29: ...or modify the configuration of the access point Enter the user name in lower case no quotes The default administrator user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password ar...
Page 30: ...ndustrial Hotspot Page 30 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011 Note The master is the root or central radio in a network You must have at least one master radio per network For redundancy you can...
Page 31: ...Network channels allow radios to avoid sharing a frequency with other networks in the same location For most applications you should choose a specific channel number If you choose AUTO the radio will...
Page 32: ...fore browsing to other pages in the Radio Configuration window you must apply your changes Click APPLY to save your configuration and restart the radio Note To discard your changes and start over clic...
Page 33: ...11n Start Here Industrial Hotspot User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 33 of 171 May 23 2011 1 7 9 Set up a Repeater To configure a radio as a Repeater make the following changes to the web config...
Page 34: ...our network administrator for assistance Select REPEATER as the radio mode SSID Enter the SSID you configured for the Master radio All radios in a network must have the same SSID Security Encryption s...
Page 35: ...RLXIB IHN radios you should always use them as repeaters and masters To connect a device to a radio in client mode click the Client button for the radio and try programming the radio s client mode usi...
Page 36: ...Hotspot Page 36 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011 1 8 Verify Communication When configured the Roles column identifies each radio as a Master Repeater or Client Observe the LEDs to ensure goo...
Page 37: ...ly identify the radios you are configuring apply a label to each radio indicating the radio name and IP address After you have configured each radio using WirelessN Discovery Tool and the web configur...
Page 38: ...child radio supplicant to the parent radio To view available alternate parents right click on the network diagram to open the context menu and then select SHOW ALTERNATE PARENTS A dashed green line in...
Page 39: ...antenna cable length that is no longer than necessary to ensure optimum performance Important If the radio is to be used in a hazardous location the radio must be mounted in an enclosure approved for...
Page 40: ...can be by hand however with this testing method one person must hold the antenna while another monitors the Remote radio s signal strength as displayed on the Configuration PC To improve the signal q...
Page 41: ...spot User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 41 of 171 May 23 2011 3 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting In This Chapter Diagnostics 42 Check the Ethernet cable 43 LED display 44 Retrieve the Default Pass...
Page 42: ...r Connected The radio is currently connected to a Parent Associated The radio is associated with a Parent but is not currently connected Connecting The radio is attempting to connect to a Parent Disco...
Page 43: ...a radio and the Ethernet LED does not light on the radio there may be a problem with the Ethernet cable Verify that the cable is plugged into the radio at one end and to an Ethernet hub or a 10 100 B...
Page 44: ...o LEDs are on the radio s signal strength is fair If all three LEDs are on the signal strength is good If a radio is configured as a master the middle light of the three Signal Strength LEDs will alwa...
Page 45: ...o retrieve the default password and return the radio to its default settings follow these steps 1 Turn off power to the radio 2 Locate the reset hole located to the left of the power connector 3 Turn...
Page 46: ...our PC This is most common in Windows XP and newer Open the NETWORK CONNECTIONS folder in your Windows Control Panel then open the LOCAL AREA CONNECTION PROPERTIES window and verify that the check box...
Page 47: ...on There are also natural sources of EMI including atmospheric disturbances and sunspots The snow on an unused or distant television channel or static on a car radio when passing under high voltage po...
Page 48: ...Diagnostics and Troubleshooting RLXIB IHN 802 11n User Manual Industrial Hotspot Page 48 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011...
Page 49: ...pot radio has a built in Configuration Manager radio web configuration form that allows you to configure the radio from any computer that can connect to the radio through a wired Ethernet connection o...
Page 50: ...lity directly from your web browser Important Your desktop computer laptop or PDA must be connected to the same network as the RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot radio 1 Open your web browser 2 In the addre...
Page 51: ...t User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 51 of 171 May 23 2011 Configuration Help Help is available for each page in the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility To view help about the current page cli...
Page 52: ...of the radio Enter the user name in lower case no quotes to login to the device and view edit its configuration The default administrator user name is admin The default password is password The user n...
Page 53: ...tion 4 2 1 Overall The radio s Home Page contains an overview of the radio s configuration and status It also contains navigation links tabs to other configuration pages Note Different versions of the...
Page 54: ...lient mode IP Address If you are using a static IP address for this radio enter an IP address that will not interfere with any other devices on the network Your network administrator can provide a blo...
Page 55: ...arent but is not currently connected Connecting The radio is attempting to connect to a Parent Disconnected The radio is unable to connect to a Parent Parent The MAC address of the parent radio if con...
Page 56: ...ct this option to enter a custom MAC address for the device Note This setting is only applicable in client mode In all other roles the Radio1 MAC address is applied to all traffic from the radio SSID...
Page 57: ...ersonal WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is part of the wireless security standard 802 11i standardized by the Wi Fi Alliance It supports TKIP CCMP encryption default is TKIP The personal authentication is...
Page 58: ...tion IPv6 Address The static IPv6 address to assign to the RLXIB IHN Device IPv6 Prefix Length The IPv6 network subnet is identified by the initial bits of the address called the prefix All hosts in t...
Page 59: ...full 802 11n speeds Basic Rate The basic rate governs the transmission speed to use in a wireless link with a parent child or 802 11 true client Select auto from the dropdown list to let the radio det...
Page 60: ...of Service that best matches the type of data on your wireless network Parameter Description Voice Highest priority queue minimum delay Used typically to send time sensitive data such as Voice over I...
Page 61: ...EAP TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security EAP PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol Anonymous ID The Anonymous ID string is used as unencrypted identity with different EAP types Inner Aut...
Page 62: ...ible Refer to the documentation for your RADIUS server to determine the UDP port number to use 0 to 65535 Secret Enter the Shared Secret for this RADIUS client the RLXIB IHN radio Obtain this informat...
Page 63: ...lick Apply to save your changes Click Clear to discard your changes List of MAC Addresses This list shows all MAC addresses of devices to include in the Access Control List for this radio Parameter De...
Page 64: ...rent radio that it detects The following graph describes how the cost is calculated when the signal strength threshold is set to 60 dBm Once per second the RLXIB IHN radio evaluates the link it has to...
Page 65: ...hod uses a list of preferred parents List Priority compares the list of detected available parents to the prioritized list of parents to determine the preferred parent connection link List Weight This...
Page 66: ...ot on the dropdown list Note Each Radio s Parent Selection configuration is unique if the hardware supports two radios there will be one instance of the configuration section for each radio Click Appl...
Page 67: ...iated to a parent Strong RSSI Threshold Enter the RSSI value 100 to 20 dBm default 60 dBm above which a stronger signal is not beneficial in the cost calculation for an available parent RSSI Averaging...
Page 68: ...and the Master 1 to 10 A value of 1 indicates that the radio is directly connected to the Master Weight This is the calculated cost or weight given to this parent based on the automatic parent select...
Page 69: ...onnection if applicable Click Apply to save your changes Click Clear to discard your changes Spanning Tree shuts off ports as necessary to prevent loops If loops are created in an Ethernet network pac...
Page 70: ...at least 15 seconds during which the STP devices are listening for BPDUs to re negotiate the network topology The advantage of using the RSTP functionality is that is uses active handshaking between a...
Page 71: ...Ethernet based connection State The current Spanning Tree state of the port Possible states are Blocking Learning Listening and Forwarding Forwarding packets can be transferred Designation This field...
Page 72: ...ly There is a general mode AP that is the default link for parent and child connections This general mode AP is VLAN aware in that there is filtering for VLAN tags enabled along this link When a new v...
Page 73: ...reless network serviced by this AP all devices must select the same SSID from the list of wireless networks in the area Security This field has a brief description of the security encryption and authe...
Page 74: ...per radio and so up to three unique Virtual APs can be configured Parameter Description Virtual AP Name The unique AP identifier displayed in the list of configured APs SSID The Service Set Identifier...
Page 75: ...cure than the 128 WEP which has a 104 bit key WPA Personal WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is part of the wireless security standard 802 11i standardized by the Wi Fi Alliance It supports TKIP CCMP encrypt...
Page 76: ...the VLAN is IP based Parameter Description Link This is the SSID of the virtual AP link or the physical Ethernet port identifier For devices with two Ethernet ports both will be unique Links in this l...
Page 77: ...twork Parameter Description Voice Highest priority queue minimum delay Used typically to send time sensitive data such as Voice over IP VoIP Video High priority queue minimum delay Used typically to s...
Page 78: ...a query if another device has not sent a query within its Query Interval setting even if Query Generation is enabled Parameter Description Multicast Filtering Use the dropdown menu to enable or disab...
Page 79: ...port Parent 1 or AP 1 Client MAC The MAC address of the client to which the directed multicast packets have to be sent Type The type of the Multicast group address The two possible values are static...
Page 80: ...MAC address of the group For example 01 00 5e XX XX XX where XX XX XX represents the multicast group address Interface Name The interface for this port mapping is either the Ethernet interface Radio...
Page 81: ...I is being navigated Guest Settings Parameter Description Old Password The current password is required to validate changes to the password New Password The password may contain only alphanumeric or _...
Page 82: ...ty Parameter Description IP Address The IP Address of the specific SNMP manager or trap agent on which to create an access rule Subnet Mask The network mask used to determine the list of allowed SNMP...
Page 83: ...e taken on SNMP agents are Parameter Description Select All Selects all the SNMP agents in the table Delete Deletes the selected SNMP agent or agents Add Clicking this button will link to the SNMP Tra...
Page 84: ...ation of an existing SNMP manager trap agent Parameter Description IP Address The IP address of the SNMP agent Port The SNMP trap port to which the trap messages will be sent Community The community s...
Page 85: ...ion requirements for this user are defined here Parameter Description NoAuthNoPriv This allows the user to login without authentication or encryption AuthNoPriv This requires only authentication for t...
Page 86: ...e radio Link Status Master The radio is configured as a Master Connected The radio is currently connected to a Parent Associated The radio is associated with a Parent but is not currently connected Co...
Page 87: ...Directly Linked Shows only nodes that have a direct parent child connection to this device Devices out Ethernet Port Shows nodes that are connected via Ethernet to this device Devices available over R...
Page 88: ...Links page shows traffic statistics for all downstream children listed by MAC address Poll Interval Enter the interval in seconds to refresh the information on this page Start Click to start refreshin...
Page 89: ...tected node s SSID if available Channel The broadcast channel used by the detected node RSSI The received signal strength indicator in dBm between detected node and this device Security The security s...
Page 90: ...network to test connectivity between this radio and the network Parameter Description IP Address The IP address where an ICMP echo request packet will be sent If the destination IP address is active...
Page 91: ...gh the selected interface Ethernet Radio 1 or Radio 2 Note A detailed discussion of network packet analysis is outside the scope of this manual Refer to the documentation for your network protocol ana...
Page 92: ...of the capture in a in a network protocol analyzer tool Note The packet trace is limited to 1MB of data per capture session When the capture file size exceeds 1MB it will be deleted automatically and...
Page 93: ...ens a File Upload dialog box to locate and select the file to restore Restore Restores the radio configuration from a saved backup file uploaded from your computer Default Restores the radio to Factor...
Page 94: ...reset the radio to its default configuration your current settings will be deleted permanently Always create a backup of the radio s current settings before restoring or resetting the configuration Se...
Page 95: ...the file name and location of the backup file 3 Click RESTORE and acknowledge the information window The progress bar on the Save Restore tab indicates that the backup file is being transferred to the...
Page 96: ...a backup of the radio s current settings before restoring or resetting the configuration Settings cannot be retrieved unless they have been backed up Caution When the the factory reset operation is i...
Page 97: ...oot automatically to reload the default factory settings Note Network operation will be interrupted while the radio reboots 3 When the radio has finished rebooting notice that it reappears in Wireless...
Page 98: ...roSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011 4 When the WirelessN Discovery Tool refreshes right click the radio and choose Manage to open the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility in your web browser page 121...
Page 99: ...2 11n RadioLinx Configuration Manager Industrial Hotspot User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 99 of 171 May 23 2011 4 4 3 Rebooting the Radio Note Network operation will be interrupted while the ra...
Page 100: ...RLXIB IHN 802 11n User Manual Industrial Hotspot Page 100 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011 4 4 4 Upload Use the Upload tab to update the radio s firmware set the system time and date or uplo...
Page 101: ...e downloaded firmware file or go to www prosoft technology com support downloads for more information Read the Release Notes for any information related to the upgrade before performing the upgrade op...
Page 102: ...knowledge the information window and then click OK to begin uploading the firmware 6 Take care to follow the instructions on the Upload tab Do not close your web browser or navigate to other pages whi...
Page 103: ...scope of this manual Refer to the documentation for your RADIUS server to determine the proper procedure to create and use authentication certificates Certificates are used to authenticate the identi...
Page 104: ...location field click Upload After successful upload this certificate will be displayed in the below list of Uploaded Certificates Uploaded Certificates This table lists the certificates both device an...
Page 105: ...vents that can be captured and logged for review These logs can be sent to a system logging syslog server or emailed as configured Parameter Description SysLog Server Enter the IP address or Internet...
Page 106: ...le for logging are Parameter Description EMERGENCY System is unusable ALERT Action must be taken immediately CRITICAL Critical conditions ERROR Error conditions WARNING Warning conditions NOTIFICATION...
Page 107: ...ce For each detected node you can set the IP address or upgrade the device firmware or launch the graphical management interface to access more comprehensive status and configuration options The Wirel...
Page 108: ...option in the View menu The Radio List has a table of detected radios in the network This table allows you to identify radios by role MAC address and device name If a particular radio has parents or c...
Page 109: ...twork diagram of devices detected by the Discovery Tool This view can be accessed via the Topology toolbar icon or by selecting the Topology View option in the View menu The topology view visually dis...
Page 110: ...nu respectively will let you download configuration settings to a file on your host upload saved configuration settings from your host to the device upgrade the device firmware with a firmware image l...
Page 111: ...2011 5 4 Scan the Network The scan settings dialog box is accessible via the Scan menu or by right clicking on device in the Topology view or Radio List view and choosing the Setting option The broad...
Page 112: ...ft Technology Inc May 23 2011 5 5 Save and Load Snapshots The Discovery Tool allows you to save the current snapshot of the network and load or review the network details later on This is useful in co...
Page 113: ...ntry will have a timestamp and type setting The very bottom of the screen allows you to quickly access or the most recent or earliest set of log messages and also change the number of log messages dis...
Page 114: ...essN Discovery Tool must be configured to open this utility s broadcast and source ports in order for supported network devices to be detected by discovery traffic The broadcast and source ports are d...
Page 115: ...pported radio The Name IP address and firmware version of the device are displayed here As well the device s Role one of Master Repeater Client will be displayed Client mode is for single radios only...
Page 116: ...detected by the client and the relationships that exist or can exist between these network elements The Master Repeater and Client roles are presented visually in a color coded and vertically aligned...
Page 117: ...m the selected device to eligible potential parents in the network Nodes in the topology diagram are grouped by SSIDs Nodes within an SSID network are enclosed by a light grey box The SSID of the netw...
Page 118: ...er of the view by clicking on this option or using the key Zoom out Zoom in from the center of the view by clicking on this option or using the key Left Move the view in the display window to the left...
Page 119: ...ght click context menu 5 9 3 Download Radio Settings A radio s configuration settings can be downloaded by selecting a radio and then clicking the Download Settings button on the toolbar Alternatively...
Page 120: ...login credentials for the radio and the directory path for the settings file Enter the information and click OK to upload the settings for the radio 5 9 5 Upgrade Radio Firmware A radio s firmware can...
Page 121: ...Assign IP Click this to change the device s IP address and subnet mask of the selected device Download Settings This command will open a prompt that allows you to download the device s configuration...
Page 122: ...ilable to the utility 5 10 1 Summary General radio properties are presented here For devices that support multiple physical WLAN cards the information in this section is valid irrespective of the numb...
Page 123: ...ard on the supported device has a configured role Channel s This is the WiFi communication channel in use by the SSID referenced above If virtual AP s are in use then there can be more than 1 channel...
Page 124: ...re will be two instances of the Radio Configuration Status area one per radio Parameter Description MAC ID the MAC address of the bridge interface the Ethernet and Radio MAC addresses are shared Chann...
Page 125: ...ngth between this device and the available parent MAC ID The available parent s MAC address Last Heard This is the time in seconds since this available parent was most recently heard Access Points on...
Page 126: ...re detected by ARP scans from the device and listed in a table on this tab The following information is displayed Parameter Description Name The identifier assigned to the Ethernet client if available...
Page 127: ...is displayed Parameter Description Radio Name The name of the associated bridge node SSID The network over which this bridge node is accessible MAC ID The bridge s MAC address Channel the broadcast ch...
Page 128: ...inter and set printer settings The Print command will print out the current view Radio List or Topology Choose Exit to close this Windows application and related processes 5 11 2 Scan Menu The scan me...
Page 129: ...e to the display options this management utility has for showing supported radios and network information Each view presents radio and network information as well as related configuration options The...
Page 130: ...that is always available whenever you are running the application 5 11 5 Toolbars There are two quick link toolbars available immediately below the file scan view help menus Primary Level Toolbar Thes...
Page 131: ...le name on your host to save the downloaded file Upload Settings This button will launch a dialog box to upload a device configuration file on your host to the radio You must enter the radio s usernam...
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Page 133: ...RLXIB IHN 802 11n Reference Industrial Hotspot User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 133 of 171 May 23 2011 6 Reference In This Chapter Product Overview 134 Radio hardware 136 Antennas 138...
Page 134: ...Fully redundant paths are possible because the Spanning Tree protocol in the radios disables and enables paths as necessary to avoid Ethernet loops which would otherwise make your network stop functi...
Page 135: ...called WirelessN Discovery Tool that finds all the radios on the network and lists information about them A topology view in the WirelessN Discovery Tool shows how the wireless network is linked toget...
Page 136: ...onnect to 10 to 24 VDC DC Ground The RLXIB IHN radio accepts 802 3af PoE with an average power draw of less than 9 watts You can also order an optional DC PoE Injector if AC is not available The DC po...
Page 137: ...ub a 10 100 Base T Ethernet switch or directly to a PC The module will detect the cable type and use the appropriate pins to send and receive Ethernet signals Ethernet cabling is like U S telephone ca...
Page 138: ...though often only a two dimensional slice of the pattern is shown when all the antennas of interest are located in roughly the same horizontal plane along the ground rather than above or below one ano...
Page 139: ...he same effect as doubling the transmitting power Doubling both antenna gains has the same effect as quadrupling the transmitting power 6 3 3 Antenna Polarity Antenna polarization refers to the direct...
Page 140: ...ing antennas work in the same way An articulating antenna bends at the connection 6 3 5 Collinear array antennas A collinear array antenna is typically composed of several linear antennas stacked on t...
Page 141: ...rn depends on the overall geometry including the number of elements element spacing element length and so on Sometimes the antenna is enclosed in a protective tube hiding the actual antenna geometry T...
Page 142: ...dish Power is radiated from the feed antenna toward the reflector Due to the parabolic shape the reflector concentrates the radiation into a narrow pattern resulting in a high gain beam The antenna pa...
Page 143: ...le which can compromise a clear signal Mount antennas to minimize the amount of nearby metal structures in the antenna pattern Mount the antennas and install radios away from sources of RF interferenc...
Page 144: ...Reference RLXIB IHN 802 11n User Manual Industrial Hotspot Page 144 of 171 ProSoft Technology Inc May 23 2011...
Page 145: ...the following information to assist in expediting this process 1 Product Version Number 2 System architecture 3 Network details If the issue is hardware related we will also need information regarding...
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Page 147: ...ical Support Engineer will request that you perform several tests in an attempt to isolate the problem If after completing these tests the Product is found to be the source of the problem we will issu...
Page 148: ...stomer generated and is repairable customer can authorize ProSoft Technology to repair the unit by providing a purchase order for 30 of the current list price plus freight charges duties and taxes as...
Page 149: ...on or after January 1st 2008 or one 1 year from the date of shipment for Product purchased before January 1st 2008 the Warranty Period If the Customer discovers within the Warranty Period a failure of...
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Page 153: ...he State of California without reference to its conflicts of law provisions If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provisions of this Warranty or a portion thereof to be unenfor...
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Page 155: ...es a different radio technology to boost throughput 802 11i Sometimes Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA 2 WPA 2 supports the 128 bit and above advanced encryption Standard along with 802 1x authentication...
Page 156: ...wireless network ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange A communication mode in which each eight bit byte in a message contains one ASCII character code ASCII characters or hexadecim...
Page 157: ...a software program or the device on which that program runs in a client server relationship A Client on an Ethernet network is equivalent to a Master on a serial network Configuration PC A Computer t...
Page 158: ...mitted via radio waves 802 11b uses DSSS Directional Antenna Transmits and receives radio waves off the front of the antenna Diversity Antenna An antenna system that uses multiple antennas to reduce i...
Page 159: ...same frequency hopping sequence Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Changes or hops frequencies in pattern known to both sender and receiver FHSS is little influenced by radio stations reflections or o...
Page 160: ...tz One gigahertz GHz is one billion hertz The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz 802 11a devices operate in the 5 GHz band 802 11b and g devices operate in the 2 4 GHz band I IEEE Institu...
Page 161: ...twork Link point The graphical point next to a radio icon that represents the connection point for RF communications between radios An RF connection between two radios is called an RF Link and is repr...
Page 162: ...at Point B MIMO technology uses multiple antennas to collect and organize signals arriving via these paths Modbus The Modbus protocol provides the internal standard that the MODICON controllers use f...
Page 163: ...single master radio Point Multipoint Modbus Network A network with a single Master radio and multiple Remote radios The devices cabled to the radios communicate through the Modbus standard protocol T...
Page 164: ...e networks via modems It is now being specified as part of the 802 11i standard to control access of users to wireless networks Any of several protocols can be used by the wireless client to communica...
Page 165: ...communications circuit or system designed to either transmit data or receive data but not both Broadcast television is an example of simplex communication system A television station sends a TV signa...
Page 166: ...at removes the predictability that intruders relied upon to exploit the WEP key In increases the size of the key from 40 to 128 bits and replaces WEP s single static key with keys that are dynamically...
Page 167: ...cted Setup previously called Wi Fi Simple Config is an optional certification program developed by the Wi Fi alliance designed to ease set up of security enabled Wi Fi networks in the home and small o...
Page 168: ...3 2011 WPA2 An enhanced version of WPA It is the official 802 11i standard It uses Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP AES supports 128 bit 192 bit and 256 bit encryption keys Y Yagi Antenna...
Page 169: ...idth 156 Base Station 156 Baud Rate 157 bps 157 Bridges 127 C CA Certificate 104 Capturing Packets 91 Channel 157 Check the Ethernet cable 42 43 Child Links 88 Client 157 Collinear array antennas 140...
Page 170: ...63 Login 52 Login User Name and Password 52 Logs Settings 105 M MAC Filter Configuration 63 MAC ID 161 Master device 161 Mbps 161 Megahertz 161 Mesh Networking 162 MIC 162 MIMO 162 Modbus 162 Modem 16...
Page 171: ...figuration 84 SNMPv3 Configuration 85 Spectrum 165 Spread Spectrum 165 SSI 166 Start Here 13 Start WirelessN Discovery Tool 24 25 Statistics 42 87 Subnet Mask 166 Summary 122 Support Service Warranty...
