User Manual

1 NCL1135 Overview
2 APCD–NC003–2.0A
The NCL1135 is used to extend Ethernet networks, access the Internet at high speed, connect
remote locations, and perform general data networking without the ongoing costs of leased
telephone or data lines.
1.2 Features
• Flexible deployment—WaveRider’s NCL1135 can operate as either a bridge or
router. In routing mode, the NCL1135 can be set up to use dynamic communications
strategies such as the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Dynamic Host Control
Protocol (DHCP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
• Ethernet compatibility—WaveRider’s NCL1135 allows users to connect with most
Ethernet networks or devices.
• Microprocessor-controlled signal processing—All functions of WaveRider’s
spread-spectrum transceiver are controlled through the integration of a powerful
microprocessor.
• Architectural flexibility—WaveRider’s NCL1135 can be set up as a separate point-
to-point links, or in a mulitipoint configuration in which a single NCL1135 operating in
“master” mode can deliver data to and receive data from a maximum of 20 NCL1135
devices operating in “station” mode.
• User-configurable and -customizable monitoring—WaveRider’s NCL1135
operating system supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which
allows for continual status monitoring of any NCL1135 in your network, and remote
upgrading.
• Low interference—WaveRider’s implementation of Direct Sequence Spread-
Spectrum (DSSS) technology transmits signal information over a wide channel
bandwidth, which reduces the potential for interference with neighboring
communications systems. WaveRider’s NCL1135 design permits three master units to
operate in close proximity without interfering with each other. For example, three
master units supporting 20 station units apiece can operate in close proximity, thus
providing 60 end-user links.
• Software-enabled feature sets—WaveRider offers NCL1135 users an easy,
customizable upgrade path through software-enabled feature optioning.