User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 0 - Front Cover
- Chapter 0 - Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Starting Out
- Chapter 3 - Example Applications
- Chapter 4 - Utilities and Features
- Chapter 5 - Web Configuration Manager
- Chapter 6 - Serial Configuration and Applications
- Chapter 7 - Bridging and Mesh Networking
- Chapter 8 - Antenna Setup
- Apx A - Licensing Information
- Apx B - Interface Ports
- Apx C - Radio Configuration
- Apx D - Security
- Apx E - Troubleshooting
- Apx F - Horizon 2.4 Specifications
- Apx G - Horizon 900 Specifications
- Apx H - Horizon 4.9 Specifications
- Apx I - Horizon 5.8 Specifications
CHAPTER1
INTRODUCTION
Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-1 ESTeem Horizon Series
BEFOREYOUBEGIN
Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the ESTeem Horizon
SeriesWirelessEthernetModem!Thismanualwaswrittentohelpboththe
first time and advanced user of the Horizon to configure the wireless
modemforyourapplication.IfthisisyourfirsttimeconfiguringtheHorizon
andyouwouldliketogetgoin
gassoonaspossible,werecommendusing
theESTeemResourceCDprovidedwiththemodem.TheResourceCDwill
provide thesoftware utilities andguide youthrough theconfiguration of
thewirelessmodemforyourapplication.
TheESTeemHorizonSeriesofwirelessEthernetnetworkinghardwareare
verysophisticatednetworkin
gdevices.Tokeepthemanualusablyshort,manyof
theapplicationdescriptionsandprogrammingdetailsassumetheuserhasagood
workingknowledgeofthefollowingnetworkconcepts:
GeneralEthernetnetworkingandtheconfigurationofLANtopologies
CommonEthernetterminologyandacronyms
TCP/IPnetworkprotocolst
ructureandhowtoconfigureTCP/IPnetworksandsubnets
HowtoidentifyandsettheTCP/IPaddressonyourcomputer
Haveadministratorprivilegestothecomputerandnetworkyouareconfiguring
Ifusingroutingprotocols,youmustbeabletoidentifyandconfigurethenetworkrouters,gatewaysandfi
rewalls
Youmustbefamiliarwithusingwebbrowser softwaresuchasInternetExplorer,NetscapeorMozill a
If you are unfamiliar with any of the above networking concepts, you may need to cont act your network administrator for
assistance.
HORIZONOVERVIEW
The ESTeem Horizon is a series of wireless LAN
transceiversthatcanbeusedtobuildmanytypes
of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN).The
wirelessmodemsinHorizonseriescanprovideRF
data rates up to 300 Mbps and have an RS‐232
serialportforlegacydevicenetworks.TheModel
Horizonisave
rysophisticatednetworkingdevice
that can be configured for multiple modes of
operation depending upon the needs of the
wireless and wired LAN system.The following
configurationmodesareprovidedasanoverview
ofthebasicnetworktypes,asallpossiblenetwork
configurationscannotbelisted.Forfurthe
rhelpin
selectingthecorrectnetworktype,pleasereferto
Chapter4of thisUser’sManualorcallCustomer
Supportat509‐735‐9092.
Figure1:ESTeemHorizonSeries
Throughout this User’s Manual are
“TechnicalTips”inboxeslike thisthathave
been added to help answer the most
commonlyaskedquestions.
Figure2:AccessPointBridgeDiagram