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RLX2 Series ♦ 802.11a, b, g, n
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In This Chapter
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Product Overview ................................................................................ 115

 Compatibility with ProSoft RLXIB Series Radios ................................. 117
 Dimensional Drawing .......................................................................... 118
 Master Channel/Frequency Table ....................................................... 120
 FCC Emission Regulations .................................................................. 121
 Radio hardware ................................................................................... 123
8.1 Product Overview
The RLX2 radio is an industrial high-speed Ethernet radio. Use it in place of
Ethernet cables to save money, extend range, and make connections that may
not otherwise be feasible. The radio operates as a wireless Ethernet switch. Any
data that can be sent over a wired network can also be sent over the radio.
The RLX2 radio series is certified for unlicensed operation in the United States,
Canada and Europe at 2.4 and 5 GHz. With approved high-gain antennas, the
radios can achieve distances of over 5 miles line-of-sight between them. Multiple
repeaters can be used to extend this range to far greater distances.
A highly reliable wireless network can be developed by creating redundant (page
71) wireless paths. Multiple master (page 60) radios can be installed without any
special programming or control. Repeater (page 60) radios can connect to any
master at any time; if one master goes down, the repeater connects to another.
Likewise, if a repeater goes down, any repeater that was connected to it can
reconnect to a different repeater, keeping the network intact. Create large, self-
healing tree-like networks can be done in this fashion. Fully redundant paths are
possible because the Spanning Tree (page 71) protocol in the radios disables
and enables paths as necessary to avoid Ethernet loops, which would otherwise
halt communications.
In addition to acting as a switch, every master or repeater radio in an RLX2
wireless network can simultaneously act as an 802.11 a, b or g access point.
This allows 802.11 WiFi clients to connect and roam between radios for
monitoring of the wireless network or general network access. The RLX2 has a
special client mode (page 39) that allows connection of any Ethernet device to
any existing 802.11 a, b or g access point, regardless of the brand (An example
of an 802.11 client is a laptop with a WLAN card).
Note: Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, used to describe the underlying technology of
wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications.
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