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This software may only be used for the applications described in
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with software products, devices, or components from other
manufacturers which have been approved or recommended by
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have written yourself, make certain that no injury to persons nor
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These Operating Instructions support you when configuring,
commissioning, and troubleshooting networks including the Industrial
Ethernet Wireless LAN RLM Manager and CP 1515 Manager.
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The manuals
• "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic
Networks"
• "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Wireless LAN, Basics"
• "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Wireless LAN, RLM"
• "SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet Wireless LAN, CP 1515"
are containing information on other SIMATIC NET products that you can
operate in conjunction with RLM Manager and CP 1515 Manager in an
Industrial Ethernet network.
All manuals are provided on the CD-ROM "SIMATIC Net Wireless LAN,
Systemsoftware and Manuals" that was included with your product.

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To help you to find specific information quickly, these manual includes the
following parts:
• At the front of the operating instructions you will find a complete table of
contents.
• At the back of the operating instructions, you will find an index with
which you can find topics quickly.
• In the Manual "Industrial Ethernet Wireless LAN, Basics" you will find a
Glossary in which the most important specialist terms used in the
instructions are defined.
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These Operating Instructions are intended for persons involved in
configuring, commissioning, and troubleshooting networks including the
RLM, CP 1515, RLM Manager -, and CP 1515 Manager.

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Only qualified personnel should be allowed to install and work on this
equipment.
Qualified personnel as referred to in the operating instructions or in the
warning notes are defined as persons who are familiar with the installation,
assembly, startup and operation of this product and who possess the
relevant qualifications for their work, e.g.:
• Training in or authorization for connecting up, grounding or labeling
circuits and devices or systems in accordance with current standards in
safety technology;
• Training in or authorization for the maintenance and use of suitable safety
equipment in accordance with current standards in safety technology;

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1.1 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN ...................... 16
1.2 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN Tools............. 17
1.2.1 CP 1515 Manager ...................................................................................... 19
1.2.2 RLM Manager ............................................................................................ 19
1.3 About SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN RLM ............................ 20
1.4 About This Manual .............................................................................. 21
1.4.1 About Icons used in this Document........................................................... 22
1.4.2 On-line Help Documentation...................................................................... 22
1.4.3 Additional Files on your CD-ROM .............................................................. 23
1.4.4 Other Sources of Information .................................................................... 23
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2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 24
2.2 Peer-to-Peer Workgroup...................................................................... 25
2.3 Basic Infrastructure ............................................................................. 26
2.3.1 Stand Alone Configuration ......................................................................... 26
2.3.2 Wireless Access to Ethernet Networks..................................................... 27
2.4 Advanced Infrastructures .................................................................... 29
2.4.1 Multiple Channel Configuration.................................................................. 29
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3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 32
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