User's Manual

CHAPTER 3
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS
MODES OF OPERATION
The ESTeem Model 210 is a sophisticated wireless networking device that can be configured for multiple modes of operation.
Determining the correct mode of operation for the ESTeem is the first step in creating a reliable wireless network. This chapter
will explain each mode of operation, provide example applications and detailed programming information for each mode.
Please review the following modes of operations. If you do not see an example of your application, please contact ESTeem
support at 509-735-9092 for help in selecting your mode of operation.
Ethernet Bridge Mode (AP Bridge)
The most commonly used mode of operation with the ESTeem Model
210 i
s the Ethernet bridge mode. The Ethernet bridge
mode will connect two or more ESTeem 210’s while passing all network traffic that arrives in both the wireless and connected
Ethernet ports; including all global network traffic (Figure 1). This mode will work in most wireless applications of the 210 to
wirelessly connect two or more remote Ethernet devices or networks. The Ethernet bridge mode is also used in repeating
(Figure 2) and in self-healing Mesh networks (Figure 3) for fixed (non mobile) applications.
Example Applications
• Building to building remote wireless LAN networks
• Poi
nt to point wireless Ethernet communication devices
• Mu
lti-point wireless Ethernet networks
• Rem
ote Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks
• R
edundant, self-healing Mesh networks
• Fi
xed locations with mobile ESTeem 210’s
Appl
ications Where Ethernet Bridge Mode Not Used
• Mobile applications (see Mobile Clients)
• C
onnections to large Ethernet traffic networks such as large offi
ce buildings or plant networks (see Router modes)
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Figure 1: Point to Point Example