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Table of Contents
FIRETIDE™ HOTPORT™ 3103 INDOOR WIRELESS MESH NODE......................................................................... 1
FIRETIDE HIGH -PERFORMANCE MESH NETWORK...................................................................................................1
WHAT IS A FIRETIDE MESH NETWORK?....................................................................................................................1
CONFIGURING THE MESH............................................................................................................................................. 2
SECURITY.......................................................................................................................................................................2
SPEED, DUPLEX, AND CLASS OF SERVICE SETTINGS ...............................................................................................3
VLANS ..........................................................................................................................................................................3
PACKET FILTERING.......................................................................................................................................................3
RADIO MODES AND POWER.........................................................................................................................................3
TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL......................................................................................................................................3
NETWORK GATEWAY INTERCONNECT (NGI).............................................................................................................4
MESH MANGEMENT USING HOTVIEW SOFTWARE....................................................................................................4
BUILDING A FIRETIDE MESH NETWORK................................................................................................................... 5
UNPACKING....................................................................................................................................................................5
EASY INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................................5
UNDERSTANDING HOT PORT ANTENNA PATTERNS..................................................................................................6
LINE-OF-SIGHT IMPROVES OPERATING DISTANCE ..................................................................................................6
CREATING A MESH TOPOLOGY FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY...........................................6
HOTVIEW MESH MANAGEMENT™ SOFTWARE....................................................................................................... 7
DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................................7
CONNECTING THE HOTVIEW WORKSTATION TO THE MESH ...................................................................................7
GETTING STARTED WITH HOT VIEW MESH MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ...............................................................8
HOTPORT 3103 LED FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................9
RESTORING DEFAULT SETTINGS.................................................................................................................................9
HOTPORT FACT ORY DEFAULT SETTINGS..................................................................................................................9
APPENDIX A - CONTACTING FIRETIDE.....................................................................................................................10
APPENDIX B - SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................11
APPENDIX C - COUNTRIES OF OPERATIO N..............................................................................................................12
APPENDIX D – REGULATORY NOTICES .................................................................................................................. 13