Convenient Reliable WLAN for Automation Applications
Announcement posted by Madison Technologies 04 Apr 2012
The convenience of being able to connect devices without the use of wires has led to the unprecedented success of wireless technologies in the commercial sector, and these same technologies are making a headstrong move into industrial environments.
The Moxa AWK-1121 WLAN client from Madison Technologies provides all key wireless benefits like mobility, flexibility, wider coverage, and economic savings, and is specifically designed for hard-to-wire, tightly spaced applications. Roaming handoffs for the AWK-1121 are benchmarked at an unprecedented 100ms or less, making it so speedy that connectivity gaps are effectively eliminated for latency-sensitive applications like automatic guided vehicles (AGV) in factory automation systems, or like those often found in intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
With this
unique collection of innovative features, the AWK-1121 is extremely simple to
set up and secure: because it provides MAC bridging (L2 transparency) in the
AP/Client mode; it escapes the security, connection, and speed limitations of
traditional bridging configurations like WDS mode. Your wireless AP will be
able to use bridging mode while still accepting however many clients your
network currently supports, and may simply and quickly add however many more it
might require. These sound benefits are the unique results of the AWK-1121’s
quality design, providing you with flexibility, convenience, economy and
efficiency.
If you are building a wireless network from scratch, you will find the AWK-1121
the most convenient and reliable solution for automation applications in the
manufacturing, transportation, power, and oil and gas industries.
Product Features
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant WLAN client
• Client-based, under-100ms roaming handoffs
• -40 to 75C operating range (T models)
• Redundant 12 to 48 VDC power inputs
• MAC bridging for transparent networking*
• PoE 802.11af compliant (PoE model Only)
• Maximum security with WEP/WPA/WPA2/802.11X and powerful custom filters.
*Note: MAC bridging will not be available until Q3 2012.