Router
Wireless Bridge
Use Wi-Fi to Jump Open spaces
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Access Point Mode
Internet
Wireless to
Wired Bridge
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Client Mode
Wired IP
Figure21: Using an ECLYPSE Controller as a Wireless Bridge
Maximum Number of Wireless Clients or Nodes for an Access Point
A wireless access point can service a maximum of 16 clients or nodes in total. The following examples show what this limit
can be composed of:
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Access Point Mode
Wireless to
Wired Bridge
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Client Mode
Wired IP Wired IP – Up to 15 Controllers
Figure22: Using an ECLYPSE Controller as a Wireless Bridge
£ One wireless bridged controller is connected to as many as 15 daisy-chained wired devices.
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Access Point Mode
Wireless to
Wired Bridge
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Client Mode
Wired IP
Wired IP – Up to 13
Controllers
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Access Point Mode
Wireless to
Wired Bridge
Wi-Fi Adapter in
Client Mode
Figure23: Using an ECLYPSE Controller as a Wireless Bridge
£ One wireless bridged controller is connected to one wired controller that is wirelessly connected to one wireless bridge
that is then connected 13 daisy chained wired devices.
If the access point is a Wi-Fi router:
1. The number of devices is limited by the total number of clients the router is able to support.
2. It can support many controllers acting as wireless to wired bridges.
Connecting IP Devices to an IP Network
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