Advantech Unveils Industrial Wireless Outdoor
Access Point to Enhance Coverage and Mobile
Connectivity

Taipei, Taiwan – July 2010 – Advantech, a leading industrial communication solutions provider, has unveiled a new high performance industrial wireless outdoor solution, three IEEE 802.11a/b/g single to triple radio Access Points (EKI-6321AG, EKI-6322AG and EKI-6323AG). These outdoor AP/Bridges/Clients incorporate Daisy-Chain Mesh and Ultra Fast Roaming technology to enhance long range wireless coverage and mobility connectivity. By offering concurrent 802.11a and 802.11b/g dual or triple radio connectivity, the aggregate bandwidth available on the network increases, providing seamless redundancy. IP67 ratings and wide operating temperatures offer robust performance, and watertight and weatherproof cases allow these devices to be used in harsh outdoor scenarios, such as in traffic monitoring and city surveillance applications.

Extend wireless coverage and mobile connectivity
Advantech’s Daisy-Chain Mesh technology extends wireless coverage and maintains high throughput rates (12~15 Mbps). The Ultra Fast Roaming (Handover Switching Time <10ms) provides seamless video streaming or passenger information transmissions while under 140 Km/Hr moving speed.

IP67 rating with wide operating temperatures
These outdoor APs are IP67 certified, with watertight and weatherproof cases to protect against rain, wind, lightning, and storms. Most outdoor applications require devices that can accommodate extremely high or low temperatures, and Advantech’s outdoor solutions support an extended operating temperature range of -35 ~ 70° C to ensure system uptime in any condition.

The key features are as follows: