User manual

ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Reference
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
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ProSoftTechnology,Inc. Page175of209
September19,2011
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6 Reference
In This Chapter
 ProductSpecifications.....................................................................................175
 FunctionalOverview........................................................................................179
 ILX34‐AENWGWirelessDiagnosticObject(101,0x65)VendorSpecific.........181
 ILX34‐AENWGWirelessConfigurationObject(102,0x66)VendorSpecific....184
 Antennas.........................................................................................................187
 ConfiguringRSLinx...........................................................................................193
 UsingtheILX34‐AENWGwithEarlierVersions
ofRSLogix5000......................195
 AdditionalPointI/ODocumentation...............................................................195
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6.1 Product Specifications
TheProSoftTechnology
®
WirelessPOINTI/OAdapterisahigh‐speed,standards‐based802.11g
wirelessinput/output(I/O)communicationadapterofferingaconvenientwirelessalternativefor
linkingRockwellAutomation
®
controllerstodistributedprocessI/Omodules.CombiningRockwell
Automation’sfieldprovenI/OwithProSoftTechnology’sIntegratedWirelessArchitecture™
technologyandsupport,theWirelessPOINTI/OAdapterprovidesusersanoptimumdistributed
I/Ocommunicationsolution.
TheWirelessPOINTI/OAdapterAdd‐OnProfile(AOP)utilizesthefamiliarRSLogix™5000
programmingenvironment
andconnection‐basedEtherNet/IP™protocoltosimplifyconfiguring
andcommunicatingwithPOINTI/Oracksscatteredthroughouttheprocessfacility.Thecompact
sizeofPOINTI/Osystems,whencoupledwiththeWirelessPOINTI/OAdapter,makethemideal
forcollectingdatafromandcontrollingmovingsystemssuchasrobots,automatedcarts,
overhead
cranes,earthmovers,aswellasfixed‐positionracksinhard‐to‐reachareasofthe
processplant.
TheWirelessPOINTI/OAdaptercanbeusedinnetworkswithRadioLinx
®
IndustrialHotspotsor
thirdparty802.11gaccesspointstoprovidehigh‐speed,lowlatency802.11gclient
communicationoverwidelyspacedplantareas.Thisabilitytoworkwithexistingstandards‐based
wirelesstechnologyprotectsandleveragestheend‐users'investment.Forsecurity,theWireless
POINTI/Oemploys802.11iWPA2withAES
Encryption.
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