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WAB–3000 Wireless Access Point
Chapter 1: Introduction
This manual covers the installation and operation of the WAB–3000
Wireless Access Point. The WAB–3000 is a ruggedized access point/
gateway/bridge which is intended for use in industrial and external
environments. It accommodates 802.11a/b/g, 802.11g Super, and 802.11a
Turbo WLAN access and uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) access to the
Ethernet WAN to eliminate the need for internal access point power sup-
ply units (AC-DC converters) and 110-220V cabling installations. The
wireless LANs can include mobile devices such as handheld Personal
Data Assistants (PDAs), mobile web pads, and wireless laptops.
If encryption is desired for the WLAN, you can employ different
encryption depending on the mode you are in. You can select None, Static
WEP, WPA, or WPA2. WPA uses TKIP or AES-CCMP so you can employ
legacy client WEP cards and still secure the wireless band.
The WAB–3000 incorporates Power over Ethernet. The PoE interface
on the WAB–3000 is compatible with commercial vendor "injected pow-
er" hub units.
The WAB–3000 includes cryptographic modules for wireless encryp-
tion and HTTPS/TLS, for secure web communication. In addition, it
contains the capability to use the traditional WEP algorithm, either as
static WEP or managed under WPA. The WAB–3000 has an Ethernet
WAN interface for communication to the wired LAN backbone, Ethernet
LAN local port for purposes of initial setup and configuration, and two
wireless AP antennas for communicating on the 802.11a/b/g frequen-
cies. Further, it has the capability for use of an external (remote) antenna,
for bridging, using the 802.11b/g Mixed, 802.11a, 802.11g Super, 802.11a
Turbo frequencies.
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