User's Manual

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Introduction
for wireless users. For many wireless networks, one wired RoutePoint gateway is all that is needed.
For added redundancy and additional bandwidth for larger wireless networks, additional gateways
can be added as necessary.
Non-wired SmartPoint wireless routers (nodes) function independently to form large, routed
wireless networks. All you need is power for the SmartPoint wireless routers, and you can expand
your wireless network by adding nodes to the network. In this way, you can build large, routed
wireless networks covering areas traditionally hard to reach due to the hardwire limitation of the
Ethernet connections.
SmartPoint and RoutePoint wireless routers automatically configure themselves to form clusters
around each wired gateway. No user intervention is required and no knowledge of routing protocols
is necessary to configure your network. Each device needs some basic configuration information
(ESSID, WEP Key, and so on), but other than that, your wireless network configures itself and
performs all routing functions in the background. Even the IP addresses on the wireless network are
automatically configured and preset at the factory, enabling true “plug-and-play” configuration of
your FHP SmartPoint or RoutePoint wireless router.
Note Refer to the FHP SmartPoint and RoutePoint Wireless Router Configuration Guide for
software configuration information.
Figure 2 shows a sample FHP SmartPoint and RoutePoint network installation.
Figure 2 FHP SmartPoint and RoutePoint Wireless Router Network
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Wireless user
FHP Wireless
SmartPoint Node
FHP Wireless
RoutePoint Gateway
FHP Wireless
SmartPoint Node
Your "wired"
network