WLAN Client Products

The MC-WLAN-Client-Adapter family provides devices with an Ethernet interface the ability to communicate wirelessly over an existing wireless network. Serial communicating client devices can be connected to a WLAN infrastructure via the serial interface of the MC-Adapter.All necessary parameters to establish the wireless connection is maintained in the MC-WLAN-Client-Adapters so the LAN client don't need additional drivers or configuration effort to use the wireless network. The typical application for the  MC adapter is the broad field of machine-to-machine communication via WLAN infrastructures. These include mobile installations such as forklifter or AGVs.

The presented 3 MC-Adapter, all based on the same processor platform and vary only in the different available interfaces.

MC1 2 4 a

Device Properties:

Hardware:

  • Processor Board with ARM® Cortex®-A9 Core
  • Memory: 128MByte DDR-RAM and 4GB Flash
  • 802.11a/b/g/n for 2.4 + 5 GHz WLAN, Data Rates up to 300 Mbit/s
  • 1,2 or 4 Gigabit LAN Port
  • RS232 Serial Port
  • USB2-Port, also for port extension
  • 1 x Relay
  • 1 x Digital Input
  • Power Supply 10-60V or via PoE (LAN)
  • Robust aluminium housing with different mounting options
  • Largely compatible (mechanically and functionally) with previous models WLX and ESCG.

 

Features:

  • Configuration via website (HTTP or HTTPS), REST-API or the MCConfig-Application
  • SNMP Monitoring
  • Different Bridge-Modes for LAN-Client-Connections: (Bridge Modes)
    • NAT
    • Single Client  NAT
    • Single Client Cloning
    • Level 2 Bridge
    • MWLC Mode (Tunning LAN-Client data traffic to stationary network)
  • Certificate Management for 802.1x authentication (WPA2 Enterprise)
  • SCEP (Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol)
  • 802.11r Fast-Roaming
  • 802.11k Radio Resource Management
  • 802.11e Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS)

Technical Info

Datasheets MC1  MC2 MC4 
Features

Specifications
Ethernet 1,2 or 4 x 10/100/1000 MBit Auto MDI/MDIX
 Serial  1 x RS232, 300-460.8 KBit/s, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR or (RS422,RS485)  (MC1+MC2)
 USB  1 x USB2 for connecting printers or USB-Adapters with different other ports
 Relay  1 x Switch, max 1A@24V, max 125VAC
 Signal Input  1 x galvanically isolated 10-72V
 Antenna Connectors  2 x RPSMA (optional TNC or RPTNC)
 Power Supply  10-60VDC or 802.3af PoE via LAN Port
 Energy  <= 5W (typically 3.5W)
 Temperature  0-60°C 
 Dimensions  105x125x35mm 
 Weight  ca. 400g 

 

Wireless LAN Interface

Technology 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN (2.4 + 5 GHz band) 
Antennas 2 Antennas (2T2R MIMO) 
Encryption WEP (64, 128bit) + TKIP/AES
Security

802.11i WPA(2) - PSK
802.1x EAP-PEAP, -TLS, -TTLS, -LEAP
Channels

802.11b/g/n  ETSI 1-13, USA/Canada 1-11
802.11a/n     ETSI 19, USA/Canada 25  (U-NII-1 + UNII-2A + U-NII-2C+U-NII-3)
Data Rates
Mode Data Rate
802.11b 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps
802.11a/g 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
802.11n (20MHz)

1Nss: max. 72.2Mbps
2Nss: max. 144Mbps
802.11n (40MHz)

1Nss: max. 150Mbps
2Nss: max. 300Mbps
Transmission Power

802.11b/g  17 dBm
802.11gn   16 dBm
802.11a     15 dBm
802.11a/n  15 dBm

 

Order Codes:

Option Order Code MC-Adapter
Housing with mounting tabs MCn-SL... MC1, MC2, MC4
Housing with DIN-Rail-Clip MCn-SC... MC1, MC2, MC4
M12 Connector MCn-Sx-M12 MC1, MC2, MC4
8 PIN Weidmüller Terminal Block MCn-Sx-WK8 MC1, MC2, MC4
M8 Connector MCn-Sx-M8 MC1, MC2, MC4
Relay MCn-Sx-xx-REL MC1, MC2, MC4
Signal Input MCn-Sx-xx-INP MC1, MC2
Serial Interface RS485 MCn-Sx-xx-RS485 MC1, MC2
Serial Interface RS422 MCn-Sx-xx-RS422 MC1, MC2
TNC Antenna Connector MCn-Sx-xx-1(2)TNC MC1, MC2, MC4
RPTNC Antenna Connector MCn-Sx-xx-1(2)RTNC  MC1, MC2, MC4