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Elpro adds 802.11 Mesh Functionality to 24OU-E Wireless Device Server

By: Eaton Wireless (formerly ELPRO Technologies)
05 February, 2007
The 240U-E now provides 802.11 Wireless Distribution System functionality, allowing a self-organising and self-healing 802.11 wireless mesh to form throughout a process plant or factory. This greatly increases the distance of coverage of an 802.11 network and provides self-healing redundancy during failure events.

Brisbane, Australia, February 5, 2007 – ELPRO Technologies announces powerful additional features for their 240U-E industrial Wireless Ethernet and Serial Device Server. The 240U-E is designed for high speed wireless data connectivity in heavy industrial environments. The 240U-E now provides 802.11 Wireless Distribution System functionality, allowing a self-organising and self-healing 802.11 wireless mesh to form throughout a process plant or factory.

This new feature significantly enhances the usage of industrial 802.11 technology by:

  • greatly increasing the distance of coverage of an 802.11 network and
  • providing self-healing redundancy during failure events.ELPRO’s 240U-E product provides multiple Ethernet and serial connectivity simultaneously as a multi-port Device Server, controlling communications to multiple devices.

In the one unit the 240U-E provides: Access Point, Bridge and Router Device Server, and Mesh repeater.

The 240U-E is designed for industrial use with military-grade security encryption, high RF power and superior receiver sensitivity and industrial temperature specifications.

As with all ELPRO products, the 240U-E carries ELPRO’s exclusive Lifetime Warranty.ELPRO Technologies is one of the leading suppliers of industrial wireless products worldwide, and was the first wireless supplier to introduce a Lifetime Warranty.

Since 1983 wireless solutions, from ELPRO, have been deployed in industry sectors such as petro-chemical, oil & gas, steel, pulp & paper, manufacturing and water / wastewater and power.ELPRO is based in Brisbane, Australia and has regional offices in the USA & U.K, Toll-free 24 hour factory support is provided at no cost to distributors, integrators and end-users.

ELPRO products are industrially proven for reliability and security.

Many of the ELPRO products are Class 1, Div 2, ISO9001 accredited, and U.S.

Defense Force certified.

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