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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW8/NW8E
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1.0 Introduction
The NetWave® industrially hardened wireless dual radio Ethernet transmission device is
designed to be used with an external antenna and is used for redundant ring and drop &
repeat topologies. Both radios can be configured through the embedded User Interface as a
Client or as an Access Point. Radio 2 supports 5GHz operation and is connected to the 19dBi
internal antenna. Radio 1 is user selectable for 5GHz or 2.4GHz and connects to an external
antenna. The NW8 and NW8E support up to 145Mbps throughput using MIMO technology.
The units can be powered by an IEEE 802.3af/at PoE compliant device or through a supplied
power injection module with the second Ethernet port operational as an IEEE 802.3at PoE
power source. The NW8 is FCC certified for use in North America and the NW8E is ETSI, DFS
and TPC certified for use in the European Union. This manual contains detailed information
covering ComNet NetWave outdoor NW8 and NW8E wireless products. NetWave was designed
for use in a wide ambient operating temperature range. NetWave provides a cost effective
802.11-based solution. The units are user configurable for either point to point or point to
multipoint applications.
This manual contains detailed operational and configuration information not covered in the
quick start guides.
This guide applies to the following models:
NW8 – Industrial Hardened Dual Radio, Two Gb Ethernet Ports, One internal 19dBi 17°
beamwidth directional antenna, includes power injection module, line cord and
mounting hardware, Port 1 supports IEEE 802.3af/at PD PoE, Port 2 provides
IEEE 802.3at PSE PoE Power, FCC Certified for use in the NA region.
NW8E – Industrial Hardened Dual Radio, Two Gb Ethernet Ports, One internal 19dBi 17°
beamwidth directional antenna, includes power injection module, line cord and
mounting hardware, Port 1 supports IEEE 802.3af/at PD PoE, Port 2 provides
IEEE 802.3at PSE PoE Power, ETSI Certified for use in the EU region
