Eclypse Wi-Fi Adapter Connection Modes; Wi-Fi Client Connection Mode - Distech Controls ECLYPSE APEX User Manual

Connecting IP Devices to an IP Network

ECLYPSE Wi-Fi Adapter Connection Modes

The Wi-Fi adapter supports a number of connection modes shown in the table below:
Connection Mode Description
This sets the mode of the Wi-Fi adapter to connect the controller as a
client of a Wi-Fi access point. This interface can auto-configure its IP
parameters when the connected network that has a DHCP server.
When an ECLYPSE controller is a Wi-Fi client, the Ethernet ports can be
Client
used to provide network connectivity to another ECLYPSE or to a laptop
for example. Each connected device counts towards the "Maximum
Number of Wireless Clients or Nodes". See
information.
This sets the mode of the Wi-Fi adapter to be a Wi-Fi access point. This
access point operates off of the same subnetwork and has the same IP
connectivity that the controller has with its wired network connection. For
Access Point
example, if the controller's wired connection is to a network that has an
active DHCP server, access point clients can also use this DHCP server
to automatically configure their IP connection parameters.
This sets the mode of the Wi-Fi adapter to be a Wi-Fi hotspot with a
router. This puts the hotspot into a separate subnetwork with a DHCP
Hotspot (default)
server to provide IP addresses to any connected device. Wide area
network (WAN) connectivity is through the wired connection.
Typical application examples are shown below.

Wi-Fi Client Connection Mode

Cut installation costs by leveraging existing wireless infrastructure and by eliminating the need for Eth-
ernet cables. This architecture is characterized by the point-to-point connection between an access
point and a client-controller.
Leverage Existing Wireless Infrastructure:
Use Wi-Fi to Eliminate Ethernet Cables
Internet
Eliminate Ethernet Cables
Figure 18: Leveraging Existing Wireless Infrastructure by Eliminating Ethernet Cables
To configure the Wi-Fi client connection mode, see
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Wireless Bridge
Wireless Router
Interconnection Through Wi-Fi
Router
Setting up a Wi-Fi Client Wireless
Max Number of Wireless
Clients or Nodes
16
for more
16
16
Network.
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