Black Box LW004A Switch User Manual


 
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3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES
W
IRELESS
B
RIDGE
(LW004A
OR
LW010A)
The Wireless Bridge (LW004A) is a high-speed, wide-
range wireless LAN bridge that provides connectivity
to remote Ethernet networks.
The LW004A and LW010A function exactly the
same way, but the LW004A has permanently attached
antennas, and the LW010A has detachable antennas.
The LW004A communicates with the Wireless
Ethernet Hubs (LW001A) of the remote LANs, and
the LW010A communicates with the Wireless
Ethernet Hub (LW007A) of the remote LANs. This
effectively creates an extended wireless network
spanning sites situated up to 7 miles apart. In this
way a central Ethernet LAN may be connected with
one or more branch office LANs.
The Wireless Bridge also allows connectivity
between a wireless LAN and individual workstations
or workgroups located outside the LAN.
W
IRELESS
E
THERNET
H
UB FOR
PCMCIA A
DAPTER
(LW005A)
The LW005A Hub, which is covered in detail in a
separate user manual, is physically identical to the
LW007A, but has different software. It works with
portable computers equipped with the PCMCIA
Wireless Adapter (LW006A) to connect to wired
Ethernet LANs.