User's Manual

CHAPTER3
EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS
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Revised: 27 Jun 16 3-4 ESTeem Horizon Series
MobileClientModes(EtherStation,StationRouterorStationMasquerade)
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TheESTeemHorizoncanalsobeconfiguredtofunctionasamobileclient.TheclientmodesallowtheHorizontoseamlessly
roambetweenfixedAccessPoints.TheseAccessPointscaneitherbeESTeemHorizonwirelessmodemsconfiguredinoneof
thethreeAc
cessPoint modes (APBridge,APRouter orAP Masquerade –see above)or anyIEEE802.11(Wi‐Fi).The client
modeswillallowmobileEthernetdevicestoconnecttoeachotherortoanEthernetLANthroughthefixedAP(Figure5).
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TheEtherStationmodeisusedtoconnectasingleEther
netdevicetotheESTeemHorizon.IfyouareconnectingtheHorizon
tomultipleEthernetdevicesinamobilemode,theStationRouterorStationMasqueradewillberequired.TheStationRouter
will allow bi‐directional communication between the Ethernet devices connected to the Horizon and the wireless network
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whiletheStationMasqueradewillserveasafirewallontheEthernetside.
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ExampleApplications
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 MobileapplicationswheretheHorizonwillchangelinksoftenbetweenfixedAccessPoints
 Longrangemobileclientnetworks
 Publicsafetyapplicationsforpolice,fireandEMS
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ApplicationsWhereMobileClientModeNotUsed
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 FixedlocationsusingEthernetBridgingorRouting
 WirelessEthernetnetworkswithrepeaters
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