User Manual

Introduction To The BreezeNET PRO.11 Series
BreezeNET PRO.11 Series 1-4 User’s Guide
1.3.1. Access Point
The Access Point is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN
standard.
The BreezeNET Access Point is a wireless hub that provides access for
wireless workstations into wired Ethernet LANs. It also contains the
wireless coordinating function that enables workstations equipped with a
Station Adapter (Station Adapter, Bridge, and SA-PCR) to communicate
with one another inside the cell coverage area (even if they are not in direct
line of sight) via the Access Point. Any two wireless stations in two
different cells can communicate through their Access Points.
Figure 1.1: AP-10 PRO.11 with Two
Built-In Omni-Directional Antennas
Mobile workstations, such as laptops and hand-held devices, can roam
between Access Points that belong to the same Extended Service Set (ESS).
In an Extended Service Set, all Access Points have the same ESSID. When
the access points are set up so that their coverage areas overlap, users can
roam seamlessly from cell to cell. This means that there is no interruption of
network connection when moving from one coverage area to the other
through the overlap and is completely transparent to the user and the
applications. The Station Adapters decide when a mobile user becomes
disassociated from one access point and associated with another. This
process is fully transparent, requires no user intervention and involves no
loss of data packets.
Position multiple access points in locations where heavy network traffic is
expected to create a multicell and increase the aggregate throughput
capacity in areas where it is needed most. The system implements a Load