[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":80},["ShallowReactive",2],{"glossary-en-wifi":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":66,"extension":67,"meta":68,"navigation":75,"path":76,"seo":77,"stem":78,"__hash__":79},"en_glossary/en/glossary/wifi.md","Wi-Fi Usage in Industry: Pros and Cons",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":57},"minimark",[9,14,18,23,46,50],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-is-industrial-wi-fi","What is Industrial Wi-Fi?",[15,16,17],"p",{},"It is the robust version of the Wi-Fi technology we use at home, reinforced to withstand harsh industrial conditions, high metal density, and electrical noise.",[19,20,22],"h3",{"id":21},"advantages","Advantages",[24,25,26,34,40],"ul",{},[27,28,29,33],"li",{},[30,31,32],"strong",{},"Freedom of Movement",": Autonomous robots (AGVs) and forklifts can stay connected while constantly moving.",[27,35,36,39],{},[30,37,38],{},"Flexibility",": No need to lay cables when adding a new machine.",[27,41,42,45],{},[30,43,44],{},"Tablet/Mobile Control",": Operators can troubleshoot faults via tablet without going to the machine panel.",[19,47,49],{"id":48},"things-to-consider","Things to Consider",[15,51,52,53,56],{},"Industrial Wi-Fi does not have the \"it works/it doesn't work\" tolerance of home Wi-Fi. A robot must stop the moment the connection drops (for safety). Therefore, ",[30,54,55],{},"Roaming"," (seamless switching from one access point to another) performance is critical.\nAmazeng recommends using wired lines (Modbus/Profinet) as the backbone for critical data communication, and Wi-Fi only for monitoring purposes.",{"title":58,"searchDepth":59,"depth":59,"links":60},"",2,[61],{"id":12,"depth":59,"text":13,"children":62},[63,65],{"id":21,"depth":64,"text":22},3,{"id":48,"depth":64,"text":49},"Wireless LAN (WLAN/Wi-Fi) usage in factory automation, security risks, and industrial Wi-Fi standards.","md",{"tags":69},[70,71,72,73,74],"Wi-Fi","WLAN","Wireless","Network","Security",true,"/en/glossary/wifi",{"title":5,"description":66},"en/glossary/wifi","2bFWr8MP6A41DMp601sdu_BvaEGLogQpdcCgsv7M3jE",1778229655069]