User's Manual

CHAPTER1
INTRODUCTION
Revised: 25 Jan 17 1-2 ESTeem Horizon Series
CONFIGURATIONMODES
The Horizon can be configured for multiple
modesofoperationwithoutanychanges tothe
hardware.Thefollowingarebriefdescriptions
of the configuration modes.For detailed
descriptions and suggested applications for
eachmode,pleaserefertoChapter4.
AccessPointModes
When the Horizon is configured as an Access
Pointitw
illprovideawirelessbridgeformobile
clientssuchas HorizonorModel195Emodems
in client modes or WiFi devices.Multiple
Access Points can be physically connected to
thesamenetwork(LAN)orthrougharadiolink
using the Access Point Peer mode to provide
overlapping,se
amlessEthernetcommunication
formobiledevices.
1. AccessPointBridgeMode
AnESTeemHorizoninAccessPointBridgemodewillbothprovidewirelessaccesstomobileclients(AccessPoint)and
bridge allEthernet data connected to the Ethernet ports.TheAP Bridge mode willpass all networktraffic between
connecteddevicesinclud
ingglobalnetworkbroadca sts.(SeeFigure2)
2. AccessPointRouterMode

InthismodetheESTeemHo riz o nwill
function as a router between wired
Ethernetnetworks,connectedtothe
Horizon’s Ethernet port, and the
wirelessclientsinthenetwork.Asin
all standard router configurations,
the w
ireless and wired Ethernet
networkswillneedtobeonseparate
subnets.TheHorizoninAccessPoint
Routermodewill passnetworktraffic
for connected devices but will block
global network broadcasts from the
wired network.This mode of
operation should be used instead of
theAccessPointBridgemodewhena
separa
tion between networks is
requiredortheESTeemisconnected
to larger LAN Networks that will
continuously send global network
broadcasts(Figure3).
Figure3:PeerModeDiagram
Figure4:AccessPointMasqueradeDiagram