User manual

Chapter One Introduction
Page 9 March 2010
An Access Point could be used as a “Repeater” unit to connect two WI-MOD-9-E Clients which do
not have direct reliable radio paths.
Bridge vs Router
Each WI-MOD-9-E is configured with an IP address for the Ethernet side, and another for the
wireless side.
A Bridge connects devices within the same Ethernet network - for example, extending an existing
Ethernet LAN. For a Bridge, the IP address for the wireless side is the same as the Ethernet side.
A Router connects devices on different LAN’s. The IP addresses for the Ethernet and wireless sides
are different.
In the above example, the wireless link is part of LAN A, with the Client unit acting as a Router
between LAN A and LAN B. Alternately, the Access Point could be configured as a Router - the
wireless link is then part of LAN B.