ES820 Hardware Guide: Overview
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1.2 The ES820
The Fortress ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point is a full-featured
Fortress network device, providing strong data encryption and
Multi-factor Authentication™, including native RADIUS
authentication, to users and devices on the network it secures.
The ES820 contains two radios:
Radio 1
is a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n radio that can be
configured to use either the 802.11b/g band or the 802.11a
band, with an option for 802.11n capability in either band.
The standard equipment
Radio 2
is a high-power radio fixed
on the 802.11a band, with an option for 802.11n capability.
The ES820’s radios can function as a wireless access point
(AP), providing secure WLAN connectivity to wireless devices
within range, and as a wireless bridge or node in a mesh
network.
1.2.1
Shipped Parts
Included in each ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point shipment:
one ES820 Mesh Point
one universal AC-to-48V DC power adapter (P/N D38999/
26FA9-98SN)
AC power cord
software CD, including:
ES820 Mesh Point software package
Fortress and standard SNMP MIBs
RADIUS dictionary file with Fortress Vendor-Specific
Attributes for administrative authentication
ES820 Mesh Point user guides and latest release notes
optional ES820 cable harness
