User Manual

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RADIO NETWORK DEFINED
A radio network provides a wireless communication link between a Master Device and
any Remote Device that could be connected to Master Device using a serial cable.
For example, a Master Device and its associated Remote Device can be:
?? a computer with a printer,
?? a computer with a scanner,
?? a scanner with a printer.
A radio link can be used in a situation wher e a Master Device and its Remote Device are
located such that a serial cable connection between them is impractical or impossible.
The simplest radio network consists of one Master Radio and one Remote Radio, one
Master Device that must communicate with a Remote Device. The Master Radio is
cabled to the Master Device, the Remote Radio is cabled to the Remote Device. In the
example illustrated below, the Master Device is a computer and its Remote Device is a
hand held terminal.