Hughes DW6000 User Manual
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Figure 56: Site with DW6000 and wireless LAN installed
Inroute
(to NOC)
Outroute
(from NOC)
Antenna
DIRECWAY
Network
Operations
Center (NOC)
Satellite
DW6000
PC
Mac
Wireless
base station
Internet
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