Raymarine Quantum 2 - Wi-Fi Signal Reflection

Wi-FiSignalR
eflection
WhenestablishingalocationforyourQuantumRadar,thatwillbeconnectedusingaWi-Fi
connection,itisimportanttoconsidertheeffectsyoursurroundingscanhaveontheWi-Fisignal.
TheWi-Fisignalwillreflector‘bounce’offnearbyobjectswhichmaycreateaneasierpathforthe
signaltotake,whilstyourconnectionmayappearreliableitmayquicklydegradewhenyoutakeyour
vesseloutintoopenwater.
Example
1.Inthise xampletheWi-Fisignalisbouncedoffanearbyvesselandbackthroughthewindowson
thebridge,thisprovidesaneasierpaththanpassingthroughthemetalroof.
2.InthisexampletheWi-Fisignalisreducedwhenpassingthroughthemetalroof.This,however
maybetheonlypaththesignalcantakewhenoutinopenwater.
Warning:QuantumWi-Ficonnection
DuringinstallationtherewillusuallybestructurethataffectstheWi-Fisignal.
BeforeusingtheRadarfornavigation,ensureyoutestthereliabilityofyourWi-Fi
connectioninopenwatersandawayfromanyothervesselsorstructure.
Planningtheinstallation
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