User's Manual

Advanced Configuration Features
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Horizon Compact Release 1.01.01 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 1
11.7 Horizon Compact Authentication
This feature is only necessary if you wish to restrict communication from a Horizon Compact unit to a
specific peer or to a group of Horizon Compact units. Authenticat ion is generally used as a security
measure. It is not recommended to enable Authentication prior to alignment of the radios.
Authentication restricts a Horizon Compact unit from communicating with other Horizon Compact units
unless the other units match an authentication string. There are three types of authentication:
1. No Authentication
2. Unique Authentication
3. Group Authentication
A new Horizon Compact system in line with the signal cannot authenticate and receive data if another
Horizon Compact system is already authenticated. The system authenticates its peer(s) at an interval of
approximately five seconds.
The Horizon Compact node does not accept data from other manufacturers’ systems .