Moxa Wireless has introduced a 3-in-1 industrial wireless AP/Bridge/Client, the AWK-3121. The unit supports more IEEE 802.11 standards and higher security levels including wireless communication in the 5 GHz bandwidth. The AWK-3121 is also WPA2-enabled and highly secure for wireless networks that use advanced encryption standard (AES) technology. Attractive features include redundant DC power inputs, Power-over-Ethernet, RS232 console management support, two digital inputs, one relay output and an operating temperature range from -40 to 75°C.
The industrial-grade AWK-3121 series has been engineered to be IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant, providing enhanced authentication techniques by WPA/WPA2 to improve wired equivalent privacy (WEP). In addition to data encryption the security capabilities of the AWK-3121 series include wireless user authentication and authorisation through 802.1x/RADIUS (remote authentication user dial-in service) and TKIP support, as well as SSID broadcast disabling and IP packet filters.
The AWK-3121 is ruggedly designed for any harsh industrial environment, including temperatures ranging from 0 to 60°C for standard models, and -40 to 75°C for extended temperature models. In addition, the AWK-3121 comes with DIN-rail or wall mounting options, a fan-less design, dual 12 to 48 V d.c. power inputs, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), and an IP30 case with LED indicators. For greater reliability the range supports STP/RSTP (IEEE802.1D/w) to prevent network looping and increase system availability with a redundant path. In addition, the RS232 console management provides more flexibility onsite and IP-free management.
Typical product applications are found in the oil and gas, factory automation, transport and power automation industries.
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