Basic wireless considerations
Wireless networks are easy to install because you don’t have to run any cables. Instead, a wireless base station is connected to the DW6000 Ethernet port. Wireless NICs are installed in each computer you want on the network. These components are available at most computer supply stores and outlets.
The base station processes the output from the DW6000 and broadcasts it to the computers on the network via radio waves. This is especially an advantage if you use laptops, because the computer can receive the radio waves at any location in the building that the signal can reach, and thus can easily be moved around.
Just remember that wireless signals will not penetrate metal or water. In addition, check that any base station you plan to use broadcasts signals as far as you will need them. Some base stations broadcast signals 200 feet or more in each direction; others broadcast shorter distances.
Wireless
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Antenna
DW6000
Internet
Figure 56: Site with DW6000 and wireless LAN installed
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