User's Manual

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Product Description
1-2 P-Com DataMetro II
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price constraints. The wireless network can be dynamically
reconfigured to provide new permanent or temporary services.
Adding or removing nodes does not affect network operation.
The DataMetro II lowers networking costs by combining routing
and wireless transceiver functions in a single package. It lowers
unit cost by using an embedded computing engine rather than an
external PC. It provides remote downloading of firmware and
provides password and hard-coded serial number protected
management. The Ethernet 10baseT port connects to the LAN.
The P-Com DataMetro II Model 320 and Model 1280 are
distinguished by data rate.
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The DataMetro II provides bi-directional communication for
multiple WAN nodes. The wireless network can be configured to
one of three network topologies:
• point-to-point—where two nodes are communicating directly
with each other (see section Point-to-Point Topology on page 2-2)
• peer-to-peer—where all nodes in a network communicate
directly with one another (see section Peer-to-Peer Topology on
page 2-2)
• centralized (star)—where the node at the center of the network
acts as a switching device for communication between remote
nodes (see section Centralized (Star) Topology on page 2-3)
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Figure 1-2 DataMetro II Front Panel
The DataMetro II front panel (see Figure 1-2) provides the
following components:
➀ 5(&(,9(6,*1$/48$/,7<—7-element LED bar that illuminates
green to indicate the quality of the receive signal; sequential
illumination of each LED indicates that the initialization self-test
is in progress; no illumination of the LEDs indicates that
successful completion of the self-test
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