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ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Start Here
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
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ProSoftTechnology,Inc. Page19of209
September19,2011
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1.5.3 WirelessN Discovery Tool Functional Specifications
TheProSoftWirelessNDiscoveryToolsupportsthefollowingnetworkdiscoveryandmonitoring
activities:
 Discoverandviewthelistofradiosinthenetwork
 Displaygraphicallythecurrentnetworktopologyanddisplayparent‐childlinksbetween
variousradiosinthenetwork
 Scanthenetworkondemand
 Saveand
loadnetworksnapshots
 Uploadanddownloadconfigurationfilesto/fromradiodevices
 UpgradeRadiofirmware
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1.6 Planning the Physical Installation
Anetwork'sperformanceisaffectedbyattributesspecifictotheinstallationsite.Considerthe
followingcautions,wherepossible,tooptimizeyournetworkinstallation:
 Designthenetworktouselessthan2048radios(pernetwork)
 Placeradioswithinthespecified15milesofeachother
 Addrepeatertoextend
distanceorwherelineofsightislimited
 RadiosorantennasCANNOTbeplacedwithin8inches(20cm)ofwherepeoplewillbe
Thoughradiofrequencycommunicationisreliable,sometimesitsperformancecanbeaffected
byintangibles.Agoodnetworkinstallationplanincludestimeandresourcesforperformance
testingandinstallationchanges.
Testtheinstallationplan(page51)beforethenetworkinstallationiscomplete.
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1.7 Configure the Wireless Access Point
AlthoughtheILX34‐AENWGcancommunicatewithany802.11b/gAccessPointradio,ProSoft
TechnologyrecommendstheRadioLinxseriesIndustrialBroadbandradioswherever
performanceandcompatibilityarerequired.
ThefollowingconfigurationstepsarefortheRLXIB‐IHW.Usetheexamplesinthesestepsto
configureyourownAccessPointtoworkwith
theILX34‐AENWG.
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