Note that changes to these parameters will not take effect until either the radio or the Serial Adapter is reset.
A RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter may be set as either a Master or a Station using the Station Type parameter within the configura- tion menu. You may also choose “U” for Use Switch to use the value specified by the Station/Master Switch. The rotary switch is set to Station by default.
Proxim’s RangeLAN2 products are frequency hopping spread spectrum radios which communicate in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. This means that several times every second, the frequency at which the units are communicating changes.
In order for the units to communicate, in each subnetwork there must be one unit that coordinates the frequency hops. This unit is called the Master. It might help you to think of the Master as the conductor of a frequency hopping orchestra. The Master keeps time so all units know when to hop and to what frequency.
Units classified as Stations synchronize to the Master and follow its signal to learn what frequency in the pattern the Master is currently using.
There must be at least one unit in a given topology designated the Master. When using two units in a
However, if you are using a topology that connects a RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter to a RangeLAN2 Access Point, the RangeLAN2 Access Point will be the Master and each Serial Adapter should be set as a Station.
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