Setup guide

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Location 10, test blender 1, test blender 2
Distance Test - This test was to demonstrate the capability of the wireless equipment to
handle increased distances and extending a wireless signal into an area that otherwise could
not be reached with the Access Point. For this test a location was found in the building
where neither blender controller could detect a signal from the Access Point.
Two additional pieces of wireless equipment were used to extend the distance of the wireless
signal. There were, a WET11 connected directly to the G2 computer, and a WAP11 in
Repeater Mode placed on the factory floor to repeat the signal of the WAP11, thus extending
the signal to the “dead spot” in the wireless topography. Additionally the WAP11, which
previously was attached to the G2 computer itself, was now located more centrally in the
wireless network and simply plugged into a 110-volt power source.
The following diagram shows the new configuration:
In the diagram above, the G2 computer is converted to wireless using a WET11. The WAP11
was placed approximately 75 feet from the G2 computer (further distances would be possible
since communications between a WET11 and the WAP11 was tested up to approx. 175 feet
with no problems). From the WAP11 Wireless Access Point to the WAP11 in Repeater
Mode, the distance was approximately 125 feet. The 2 WSB controllers were approximately
another 100 feet. With the transmission rate set to the lowest rate – 1 Mbps, a wireless
connection was established with both controllers and held connection continuously. Further,
additional Repeaters could be used to “repeat” either an Access Point or another Repeater,
thus increasing distance and providing wireless access to “dead spot” areas in the wireless
network.