KPWL-0300 User's Manual
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Building a Wireless LAN Area with the KPWL-0300: Basics
8.1 Mesh and AP
The KPWL-0300 has a mesh (sometimes abbreviated to MS
1
) wireless backhaul function, and an AP access point
function.
The access point function (AP) acts as a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) access circuit. It has an SSID like a standard access
point, and can be secured using WEP, WPA, and WPA2. It uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, and
supports 802.11b/g/n/a. There is no router function.
The wireless backhaul function (mesh) uses an original Kpnetworks algorithm for efficient communication and
relay between KPWL units and it uses the 5 GHz frequency bands, and corresponds to W52 and W56 of 802.11a.
Radio laws in certain geographic areas prohibit the use of W52 (5.2 GHz band: 150 to 5250 MHz) outdoors.
Because of this, the W52 setting is restricted to indoor use only.
During relay, data is concealed (protected)
by AES128 encryption, which enables secure communication.
In terms of the protocol stack, both the relay circuit and access circuit correspond to Layer 2 (Data Link Layer).
8.2 Core and Slave Units
KPWL units can be broadly divided between a core unit (parent) and its connected slave units (child and grandchild).
Whether a KPWL should be treated as a core unit or slave unit can be specified on the web setting screen. For
information about how to display the web setting screen, refer to "How to change settings." For information about
how to configure settings, refer to "Backhaul Mode" in the "Setting Item List."
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Since the term "mesh" can be mistaken for a standard mesh network, we will use the term "wireless backhaul" from this point
forward.
Access Circuit
(Wi-Fi)
Access Circuit
(Wi-Fi)
Relay circuit
