Network Router User Manual

5
‐ Collocateswithanyantennainyourenvironment
‐ Web‐basedConfiguratorlet sadministratorsconfigureandmanagetheEOA7530remotely
‐ Watertight,weatherproofenclosurepreventsinteriordamagefromwaterandexteriordamage
fromweathercorrosion
‐ Comeswithawall‐mountandmastmountingkitsupporttosimplifyinstallation
1.2 Benefits
TheEOA7530istheidealproductaroundwhichyoucanbuildyourWLAN.Thefollowinglist
summarizesafewkeyadvantagesthatWLANshaveoverwirednetworks:

‐ Idealforhard‐to‐wireenvironments
There are many scenarios where cables cannot be used to connect networking devices.
Historicand older buildings, openareas,and busy streets, for example, make wired LAN
installationsdifficult,expensiveorimpossi ble.
‐ Temporaryworkgroups
WLANs make it easy to provide connectivity to temporary workgroups that will later be
removed. Examples include parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster‐recovery
shelters,temporaryoffices,andconstructionsites.
‐ Abilitytoaccessreal‐timeinformation
Witha WLAN,workerswhorelyon accesstoreal‐timeinformation,such as doctorsand
nurses, point‐of‐sale employees, mobile workers, and warehouse personnel, can access
the data they need and increase productivity, without havingto look for a place to plug
intothenetwork.
‐ Frequentlychangedenvironments
WLANs are well suited for showrooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing
siteswhereworkplacesarerearrangedfrequently.
‐ WirelessextensionstoEthernetnetworks
WLANsenablenetworkmanagersindynamicenvironmentstominimizeoverheadcaused
bymoves,extensionstonetworks,andotherchanges.
‐ WiredLANbackup
Network managers can implement WLANs to provide backup for mission‐critical
applicationsrunningonwirednetworks.
‐ Mobilitywithintraining/educationalfacilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities are a few examples where
wireless connectivity can be used to facilitate access to information, information
exchanges,andlearning.