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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21of209
September19,2011
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1.7.2 Configure One or More Repeaters (Optional)
ThefollowingillustrationshowsanexampleconfigurationforaRadioLinxIndustrialHotspot
(AccessPoint)configuredasaRepeaterradio.Theneedforrepeaterradiosisdeterminedbythe
distancebetweentheMasterradioandtheILX34‐AENWG,aswellasanytopographicalfactors
suchashillsorotherobstructions,whichcould
preventaclearline‐of‐sightsignalpath.
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Note: The radio in this illustration is capable of transmitting at 5 GHz (802.11a) as well as 2.4 GHz
(802.11b/g). The radio in the ILX34-AENWG adapter supports only 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g).
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Inparticular,notethefollowingsettings.
 NetworkSSID,Channel,EncryptionandPassphrasefortheRepeaterradiomustmatch
thoseconfiguredfortheMasterradioandtheILX34‐AENWG.
 IPAddress:TheIPaddressforallradiosmustbewithinthesamesubnet,andeachradio
requiresitsown
uniqueIPaddress.YoucanassignstaticIPaddresses,asinthisexample,or
youcanuseDHCP(DynamicHostControlProtocol)tomanageandassignIPaddresses
automatically(page25).
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Note: Refer to the documentation for your radio (for example, the RLXIB-IHW User Manual) for
specific steps to configure the settings in this example.
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