Product Overview; Functional Overview; Feature Highlights - RuggedCom RuggedWireless RS900W Family Installation Manual

1 Product Overview

1.1 Functional Overview

The RuggedWireless™ RS900W family of products are industrially hardened, fully managed, IEEE
802.11g Access Points with integrated Ethernet switching, specifically designed to operate reliably
in electrically harsh and climatically demanding industrial environments. The RS900W's superior
ruggedized design coupled with the RS900W's RuggedWireless™ Operating System (ROS)
provides improved system reliability and advanced networking features making it ideally suited for
creating 802.11g Wireless Ethernet networks for mission-critical, real-time, control applications.
The RS900W can be equipped with dual 100Mbps fiber optical Ethernet ports for creating a fiber
optical backbone with high noise immunity and long haul connectivity. The RS900W also provides
dual power inputs for backup power and is packaged in a rugged steel enclosure that can be DIN
rail or panel mounted.

1.2 Feature Highlights

Complies with the IEEE 802.11g 2.4GHz specification (Wireless LAN) including "fallback"
(backward) compatibility with IEEE802.11b station-client devices.
High wireless data rates: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps network speed.
The RW80 Access Point functionality will seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet
LAN networks.
Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.
Basic security is provided with 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption function to protect the wireless
data transmissions.
Enhanced security is provided by WPA and TKIP data-encryption method.
Robust security is provided by 802.11i/WPA2 (backward compatible with WPA stations) and
AES (with CCMP) data-encryption method.
Both WPA and WPA2 modes both feature Enterprise and Personal configurations for key
management. Enterprise mode will offer IEEE 802.1x security (EAP with RADIUS) while
Personal offers Pre-Shared Key (PSK) "passphrase" to generate keys for authentication.
Integrated ROS™ configuration methods.
Exceeds IEC 61000-6-2 standards for industrial environments and NEMA TS-2 standards for
traffic control equipment.
Operating temperature: -40° to 85°C (no fan)
Power supply options: 12, 24 or 48VDC, and universal HI (88-300VDC or 84-264VAC)
Dual, independent inputs for 24 and 48VDC power supplies for redundancy
Failsafe output relay for critical failure or error alarming
Advanced layer-2 switching functions: Rapid Spanning Tree, Message Prioritization and Virtual
LANs
Full-duplex operation (no collisions) with flow-control
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