The Harmony Family - Proxim 7550 Manual

The Harmony Family

The Harmony 802.11b PC Card is a member of a product family
that provides a complete wirefree networking solution.
The Harmony Access Point Controller Model 7560
centralizes the management, security, and filtering
capabilities of a wireless LAN. The Access Point
Controller communicates with Harmony Access Points
over the Ethernet network to provide wirefree network
access for mobile clients. The Access Point Controller
can support multiple Access Points, even if each Access
Point follows a different wireless standard.
The Harmony Access Point is a networking bridge that
operates at Layer 2 of the OSI networking model.
Working in conjunction with a Harmony Access Point
Controller, the Access Point forwards packets between
its radio and the Ethernet network. Two models of the
Harmony Access Point are available to support either
the OpenAir or IEEE 802.11b wireless standards: the
OpenAir Access Point Model 7550 and the 802.11b
Access Point Model 8550. Note that the Harmony
Power System operates only with the 802.11b Access
Point.
The optional Harmony Power System Model 7562
provides remote DC power to Harmony 802.11b Access
Points over the unused pins of a twisted pair Ethernet
cable.
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