ProSoft Technology RLXIB-IHN-W-E - Manual (Page 136)

Reference RLXIB-IHN-WC ♦ 802.11n
User Manual Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot
Page 136 of 136 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 9, 2012
5.1 Product Overview
The RLXIB-IHN-W is an industrial high-speed Ethernet radio. You can use it in
place of Ethernet cables to save money, extend range, and make connections
that may not otherwise be feasible. The radio operates as a wireless Ethernet
switch, so any data that you can send over a wired network can also be sent over
the radio.
The RLXIB-IHN-W is certified for unlicensed operation in the United States,
Canada and Europe at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. With an output power of a 50mW
(typical) approved high-gain antennas, the radios can achieve distances of 5
miles line-of-sight between them. You can use multiple repeaters to extend this
range to far greater distances.
You can develop a highly reliable wireless network by creating redundant
wireless paths. Multiple master radios can be installed without any special
programming or control. Repeater radios can connect to any master at any time;
if one master is unavailable, the repeater connects to another. Likewise, if a
repeater goes down, any repeater that was connected to it can reconnect to a
different repeater, keeping the network intact. You can create large, self-healing
tree-like networks in this fashion. 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 functioning.
In addition to acting as a switch, every master or repeater radio in an RLXIB-IHN-
W wireless network can simultaneously act as an 802.11n access point. This
allows 802.11 Wi-Fi clients to connect and roam between radios for monitoring of
the wireless network or general network access. The RLXIB-IHN-W has a special
client mode that allows connection of any Ethernet device to any existing
802.11n access point, regardless of the brand (An example of an 802.11 client is
a laptop with a WLAN card).
Note: Wi-Fi is a brand name originally issued by the Wi-Fi Alliance, used to describe the underlying
technology of wireless_local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications.
A high level of security is inherent with AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
encryption. You also can choose TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), and if
necessary add WEP128 or WEP64 (Wired Equivalent Protocol) encryption in
addition to AES or TKIP for clients that do not support AES. A simple Media
Access Control (MAC) filter table restricts the radios or clients that can link to a
selected radio according to the MAC IDs you enter in the table.
The radio is designed for industrial applications with a metal enclosure, DIN-rail
mounting, and shock and vibration tested to IEC 60068.