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broadcast message. Broadcast mode uses the UDP transport
layer protocol to send data. As stated above, UDP is faster than
TCP but does not ensure reliable message delivery. However, if
your application ensures the reliability of data transmission,
there should be no negative side effects to using the UDP proto-
col in either Point-to-Point or Broadcast mode. See Chapter 3
for a detailed discussion of the suggested Wireless Topologies.
The Destination Address identifies the IP address to which the
Serial Adapter will send packets. Typically, the Destination
Address will be the IP address of a second Serial Adapter. If
two Serial Adapters are configured as a Master/Station pair, then
each unit will automatically configure its Destination Address
with the other’s IP address, each time the units are powered on.
Two Serial Adapters, both set as Stations and synchronized to
the same RangeLAN2 Access Point or Extension Point, will also
obtain the IP address of the other unit automatically.
As described above, the Destination Address is typically config-
ured automatically by the RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter during
each boot-up. However, the Destination Address may be set
permanently using the Pairing Domain feature, as described in
Chapter 5, or from within the Network Configuration Menu.
Both methods will override the automatic configuration process.
If you have written a custom program to allow a wired worksta-
tion to communicate directly with a Serial Adapter, as described
in Appendix B, then you must manually configure the Destina-
tion Address with the IP address of the wired workstation. The
IP address of a wired workstation will not be obtained automati-
cally and can not be set using the Pairing Domain feature.
By default, a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter assigns itself an
unassigned Class A IP Address based upon its unique MAC
address. In cases where the Serial Adapter is used to communi-