Installation Instructions

Table Of Contents

• Mesh Point Mode: This is the default operating mode. Each radio

transceiver unit that is part of the network, but is not connected to

the wired LAN backbone, must be set in Mesh Point mode.

• Mesh End Mode: Each radio transceiver unit that is part of the

network and is connected to the wired LAN backbone must be set

in Mesh End Mode. A Mesh End transceiver unit is always the

junction point between the wireless network and any IP-based wired

network.

Network addressing

Fluidmesh radio transceivers

Fluidmesh data link layer (layer 2) addressing allows you to configure

each Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER transceiver unit, and each IP device

connected to the unit, according to the IP address class used in the

private LAN to which the Mesh End unit is connected.

Each Fluidmesh radio transceiver unit has a factory-set IP address of

192.168.0.10, and a Netmask of 255.255.255.0.

NOTE

Each individual Fluidmesh radio transceiver unit has a factory-

set 5.a.b.c unit identification number. Each unit is shipped from

the factory with the same IP address, but with a unique unit

identification number.

When a Fluidmesh wireless network is connected to a wired LAN, the

LAN is usually the private control room LAN. Therefore, Fluidmesh radio

transceivers, and all other edge devices that connect the wireless network

to the wired LAN, must be assigned individual LAN IP addresses that are

part of the same subnet. The edge devices will be accessed using those

IP addresses.

A typical network configuration (Fluidmesh Network Addressing) is shown

in “Operating the unit in Mesh Point mode or Mesh End mode” (page 21).

In this configuration, the private LAN IP address class is 192.168.150.0,

with netmask 255.255.255.0. Note that each device has an IP address

belonging to this subnet.

IMPORTANT

IP addresses must not be duplicated within a network. If

addresses are duplicated, IP address conflicts will occur.

Multiple Fluidmesh radio transceiver units can be connected through a

network switch, forming radio clusters. The proprietary routing protocol will

run automatically on the wired part of the network. To activate the cluster

feature, transceiver units that are capable of being set in Mesh Point

mode must be set in that mode.

Fluidmesh 4200 FIBER