User's Manual Part 1

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Revised: 27 Jun 08 1-3 EST P/N AA107D
(DSL, T1, etc.) and you want the wireless clients to access the information through the Model 195Ed (Figure 3). This mode
should also be used for attaching the Model 195Ed to a network where few IP addresses are available or a firewall for the
wireless clients is required.
4. Access Point Repeater. The Access Point Repeater can be used with any of the above Access Point modes. With this
repeater feature enabled, the Model 195Ed Access Points do not have to be hardwired together on the same physical LAN to
provide seamless Ethernet communication for roaming clients. In addition to greatly extending the Access Point canopy range,
the Model 195Ed will also bridge any Ethernet device or Ethernet network connected to the unit over this same wireless
Ethernet network. This mode gives the user the features of a point to multi-point bridge network but also allows Model 195Ed
in the Client mode to simultaneously roam under the network canopy.
5. Self-Healing Mesh Network. If multiple Access Point Repeater routes are configured to the same destination ESTeem, the
195Ed will create a “self-healing” mesh network by automatically re-routing data through alternate paths to reach its
destination if the primary path is inoperable. The routing and priority of alternate paths is completely user configurable.
See Figure 4.
Station (Client) Modes
6. EtherStation Mode. When the 195Ed is configured in the EtherStation Mode and attached to a single Ethernet Device, the
Model 195Ed will emulate a wireless card in functionality for communication as a mobile client. The 195Ed will seamless
roam under the radio canopy of Access Point and can provide greatly increased range for mobile Ethernet devices such as
vehicles, forklifts, cranes, etc (Figures 1-3).
7. Station Router Mode. The Station Router mode will also function as a client, similar to EtherStation, but will allow multiple
Ethernet devices to be connected to a single 195Ed (Figure 3). The 195Ed will function as a router between the wireless client
mode and the wired Ethernet devices connected to the Ethernet port. Similar in configuration to the Access Point Router
mode, the wireless and wired Ethernet networks will need to be on separate subnets. To communicate from wireless network
to devices on the wired Station Router network, a separate router (connected to the Ethernet side of the Access Point) is
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Figure 4 – Mesh Network Diagram