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Cooper Bussmann BU-245U-E Wireless Ethernet & Device Server User Manual
Access Point vs. Client
The Access Point unit acts as the “wireless master”unit. The Access Point accepts and authorizes links initiated by client units, and controls the
wireless communications.
Clients (Stations) are slave units and when connected to the Access Point becomes transparent Ethernet link.
The first diagram shows a connection between two Ethernet devices using
BU-245U-E Ethernet modems. In this example one BU-245U-E is
configured as an Access Point and the other as a Client.
The second diagram shows an existing LAN being extended using
BU-245U-Es. In this example,the Access Point should be configured at
the LAN end - although the wireless link will still work if the Client is at
the LAN end.
An Access Point can connect to multiple Clients.In this case, the Access
Point should be the “central”unit.
An Access Point could be used as a “Repeater”unit to connect two
BU-245U-E Clients, which do not have direct reliable radio paths.
There is no “Special”repeater module, any BU-245U-E can be a repeater
and at the same time, can be connected to an Ethernet devices or on a
LAN
Multiple Access Points can be set-up in a
“mesh” network to provide multiple repeaters.
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