User's Manual

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6 Software Plug-Ins
The Fluidmesh 3500 ENDO (part number FM3500E-HW), feature the innovative FluidThrottle™
technology, which provides a variable software-upgradable capacity of the Ethernet port based on the
user’s needs. On the Fluidmesh 3500 ENDO, the user can purchase software-based Plug-ins to
increase the maximum capacity of the Ethernet port from 1 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s depending on the
system’s bandwidth requirements. The FluidThrottle technology follows the cost-effective “What You
Need Is What You Get” philosophy, which provides the user with maximum flexibility in choosing
(and paying for) what he/she exactly needs. FM3500E-HW part number includes the hardware and
the default Ethernet Port Capacity of 30 Mb/s.
Part$Number$
Description$
!
FM3500E@HW!
Ethernet!Capacity!up!to!30!Mb/s!(included!in!the!h a rdw a re)!
FM3500@60!
Ethernet!Capacity!up!to!60!Mb/s!
FM3500@90!
Ethernet!Capacity!up!to!90!Mb/s!
FM3500@UN!
Ethernet!Capacity!up!to!150!Mb/s!
FM@AES!
AES!Encryption!
FM@VLAN!
VLAN!Plug!In!
Table 6.1 - Software Plug-In Upgrades
Fig. 6.1 - Plug-In Installation Procedure
Additionally, the FM3500 can be upgraded to support the AES industry-grade data encryption, the
4.9 GHz U.S. public safety band
3
, Fluidity, the Virtual Gigabit. Fluidity, Virtual Gigabit are described
in specific user guides. A summary of the available Plug-ins for the FM units is reported in Table
6.1.
3
Not available in Brazil and Canada.