User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Part A – Preface
- Safety Information
- Revision History
- Important Information
- Compliance Information
- Part B – Feature Overview
- Introduction
- Features and Benefits
- Q Data Radio Range
- Part C – System Topologies & Operating Modes
- System Topologies
- Operating Modes
- Part D – Feature Detail
- Hardware
- Efficiency and Bandwidth
- Connectivity
- Ease of Use
- Security
- Part E – Radio Planning and Design
- Radio Path analysis
- BER & Fade Margin
- Radio Accessories
- RF Feeders and Protection
- Part F – Quick Reference Guide
- Introduction
- Half Duplex Radio - QR450
- Full Duplex Radio - QB450
- Hot Standby Half Duplex Radio - QP450
- Hot Standby Full Duplex Radio - QH450
- LED indicators
- Connecting Antennas
- Communication Ports
- Activating Transmitter
- Factory Default
- Digital I/O
- Connecting to Web User Interface (WUI)
- Resolving Ethernet Connection Issues
- Part G– Quick Start Guide
- Step-by-Step Point to Point Setup
- Step-by-Step eDiags Setup
- System Topology Configuration
- Serial and MODBUS
- Single Frequency (Simplex) Mode
- E-Series Emulation Mode
- Part H – Advanced
- Connectivity
- Ease of Use
- Security
- Part I – Installation & Commissioning
- Optimising the Antenna for Rx Signal
- Commissioning
- Part J – Firmware Updating and Maintenance
- Firmware Updating
- Global Firmware Updating
- Fuse Replacement - QR450
- Part K – Open Source License Acknowledgements
- Part L – Support Options
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Document Number: 0100SM1401 Issue: 05-15
Router Mode
The Q data radios can also be configured to operate in router mode. Router mode provides the radio the ability to route IP
data, based on user configurable network routing rules (OSI model layer 3), between devices on different subnets.
The benefits of router mode include:
• Faster poll times
• Higher throughput
• Improved management of IP addresses
Each radio behaves as a network gateway for its corresponding subnet. This allows a network designer to segment a wide
area IP network (WAN) into smaller subnets, which minimises the amount of over the air radio traffic. The example below
shows how router mode segments an IP radio network into smaller subnets. Each radio has it’s own subnet, represented in
the example by dashed colored boxes.
Part C – System Topologies & Operating Modes