NS50 wireless network switch
User Manual
Revision C
Chapter 1: Understanding the NS50
Reset button for the unit. It will cause power to cycle without
losing the device configuration.
Button to reset Radio 1's configuration back to factory
defaults. Refer to Manual Reset and Reboot on page 33
for details.
Button to reset Radio 2's configuration back to factory
defaults. Refer to Manual Reset and Reboot on page 33
for details.
Holes for mounting the NS50.
Composite fibre port retention arm
Protective arm to lock fibre port covers and cable
connectors.
Thumbscrew for locking the fibre port retention arm.
Composite fibre port cover
A protective cover for the composite fibre port when it is
not in use.
1.2 System Layout
NS50 units are installed in a mine to form a wired and wireless network. This section describes a
simple NS50 system layout in a mine as shown in Figure 2: NS50 system layout.
The first NS50 in a network is connected to an Ethernet switch and power supply via a JB11 junction
box. (See Connecting Power to the NS50 on page 23.)
lly connected in series down the mine tunnel by composite cable. When the mine tunnel splits into
different sections, an additional NS50 is branched from the network. NS50 or Wireless Access Point
(WAP) devices can also be positioned in Wi-Fi ‘hot spots’ such as crib areas and refuge bays.
A PC or mobile device can connect to the network when in proximity of an NS50 or WAP.
Figure 2: NS50 system layout
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