Type Designations; Ieee 802.11R - Siemens SIMATIC NET System Manual

SCALANCE network components
4.6 SCALANCE W components for the Industrial Wireless LAN
Note
In the online help of the Web-Based Management, you will find further information on the
configuration parameters of the particular SCALANCE W devices.
4.6.2

Type designations

The design and basic properties of a SCALANCE W device can be identified based on the
following type key:
Figure 4-32
4.6.3

IEEE 802.11r

During roaming, the WLAN client roams from one access point to the next. A delay time of
several 100 ms can come about at the connection transition.
The following steps can be executed during this time:
● Client searches for a new access point (scanning)
● Logon at a new access point (authentication and association)
● Allow a data connection via the new access point
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Type designations of the SCALANCE W devices complying with IEEE 802.11n/ac
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