5Chapter 1. IntroductionThank you for choosing this Enterprise-class outdoor radio (hereafter called radio). Thisradio provides a secure, affordable, and easy-to-use wireless LAN solution that combinesmobility and flexibility with the enterprise-class features required by networkingprofessionals.This chapter gives an overview of the enterprises-class radio, as well as its key features.In addition, we detail about the hardware descriptions, system requirements and basicinstallation.1 - 1 O v e r v i e w802.11a-compliant, VLAN functionality allows a single network AP to behave as “8”number of virtual network APs. This does away with the limitation by the sheer number ofEthernet connections that need APs acting as a proxy. WMM prioritizes traffic demandsfrom different applications and extends Wi-Fi’s high quality end-user experience from dataconnectivity to voice, music, and video applications under a wide variety of environment.This Access points serves as the connection point between wireless and wired networksor as the center point of a stand-alone wireless network. In large installations, wirelessusers within radio range of an access point can roam throughout a facility whilemaintaining seamless, uninterrupted access to the network.You can configure and monitor the radio using the command-line interface (CLI), thebrowser-based management system, or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).This radio currently can support data rate up to 108Mbps.Use the instructions in this Guide to help you connect the outdoor radio, set it up, andconfigure it to bridge your different networks. These instructions should be all you need toget the most out of the radio