Client Radio Configuration - ProSoft Technology RLX2-IHW User Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series

Client Radio Configuration

RLX2 radios can also be configured in Client or Bridging Client mode when it is desired to
connect to third-party 802.11 Access Points. The following table highlights the most
significant differences between Repeater, Client, and Bridging Client modes on RLX2
radios:
Number of attached
Ethernet devices
supported
Other wireless devices
can connect to me?
Can connect to non-
ProSoft Access Points
(Masters)?
MAC address seen on
network
Client mode radios are not necessary in Industrial network applications where the
Access Point function is provided by an RLX2 Master. If you don't need a Client RLX2
radio in the system, this example configuration can be skipped.
The most straightforward way to test a Client or Bridging Client mode radio
configuration is with a second PC connected as the downstream network device from a
Client radio. We will assume such a setup in the following example, and will connect to
the Master radio we configured previously.
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Repeater Client
Many (up to limits of One
network)
Yes No
No Yes
Repeater radio's MAC address of
MAC address connected device or
user-specified MAC
address.
Bridging Client
Multiple (up to 16)
No
Yes
Bridging Client radio's
MAC address
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November 3, 2016