User's Manual

CHAPTER3
EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS
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Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-1 ESTeem Horizon Series
MODESOFOPERATION
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The ESTeemHorizon 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 ea
ch 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.
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EthernetBridgeMode(APBridge)
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ThemostcommonlyusedmodeofoperationwiththeESTeemHorizonistheEt
hernetbridgemode.TheEthernetbridgemode
willconnecttwoormoreESTeemHorizon’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Horizon
towirelesslyc
onnect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.
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ExampleApplications
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 BuildingtobuildingremotewirelessLANnetworks
 PointtopointwirelessEthernetcommunicationdevices
 Multi‐pointwirelessEthernetnetworks
 RemoteSupervisoryControlandDataAcquisition(SCADA)networks
 Redundant,self‐healingMeshnetworks
 FixedlocationswithmobileESTeemHorizon’s
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ApplicationsWhereEthernetBridgeModeNotUsed
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 Mobileapplications(seeMobileClients)
 ConnectionstolargeEthernettrafficnetworkssuchaslargeofficebuildingsorplantnetworks(seeRoutermodes)
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Figure1:PointtoPointExample