AvaLAN AW58100 outdoor ethernet radio range

AvaLAN Wireless Systems’ high-speed outdoor industrial wireless ethernet radio system with a built-in 3-port POE switch has been released.

The company has expanded the 100 Mbps wireless radio product range to include two units that incorporate an 802.3 AF Power over Ethernet 3-port switch. This allows system integrators to place a single wireless ethernet radio at a location and provide power and data connections for up to three ethernet devices, such as megapixel IP cameras. 48 VDC power is provided to the three devices via unused wires in their data cables.

They are fully compatible with the other models in the AW58100 range and allow users to build line-of-sight, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint or mesh wireless ethernet connections that link ‘fringe’ IP devices, such as video surveillance cameras or other devices needing robust and secure high data rates.

The radios are packaged in rugged and weatherproof die-cast aluminium enclosures and are available in both directional and omni-directional antenna configurations.

Using MIMO technology and a user-friendly robust interface, the range provides a high data rate through a combination of multiple spacial streams and higher-level OFDM modulation.

The AW58103HTS directional flat panel antenna version provides two 90° polarised 23 dBi gain units and is intended to serve in point-to-point bridge configurations or as a subscriber unit in point-to-multipoint connections. The omni-directional unit provides two 6 dBi gain antennas and is designed to serve as a multipoint mesh node.