Wireless
Hazardous Area Wireless Networking
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Looking for hazardous area wireless solutions that are suitable for an array of challenging operating conditions, including potentially explosive atmospheres?
Our iWAP range of Hazardous Area Wireless Enclosures has been designed for wireless devices. Our vendor-agnostic approach to engineering means our solutions give you complete flexibility over your chosen wireless technology. Get the latest functionality and best performance for your wireless application with Extronics hazardous area wireless solutions.
Vendor Agnostic
Our iWAP range is designed to accommodate most standard wireless access points (APs), gateways and UHF readers available, allowing for complete flexibility over your chosen wireless technology.
RF Isolation
Our enclosures come equipped with our patented iSOLATE technology, which protects the RF line to ensure the standard wireless devices outputs are intrinsically safe and can operate safely in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Zone 1/ Div 1 & Zone 2/ Div 2
Our enclosures are certified for use in Zone 1/ Div 1 & Zone 2/ Div 2 areas, providing you with the best option in potentially explosive atmospheres around the world.
Standard Antennas
Our iANT Antenna Range, fully assessed by Extronics’ engineers as ‘simple apparatus’ under intrinsic safety standards, provides a wide choice of standard antenna options for use with our iWAP range of hazardous area wireless enclosures.
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iWAP – Built for Wireless
The iWAP range of hazardous area enclosures have been designed specifically for wireless applications. Engineered to the highest quality, our iWAP product range is vendor agnostic giving you complete flexibility over your chosen wireless technology.
Solar Powered Wireless
Our iWAP range is also available with solar power options when mains power is not available, providing a reliable supply of power to your chosen wireless device as a mobile unit or fixed installation.
OEM Wireless
Whether you need RF isolation as part of your own product or hazardous area wireless connectivity as part of a larger offering, our hazardous area wireless products can provide a hassle-free solution that is ready to go.
Flexible Data and Power Options
Our enclosures support multiple power and data options, including Ethernet, Fibre, AC & DC, and PoE (Power Over Ethernet). Check out our solar powered options for when mains power is not available.
Stainless Steel Options
Our iWAPs are available if multiple material options to meet the demands of your hazardous area environment. Our iWAP107 comes in marine grade copper-free aluminium light alloy, epoxy powder coated or 316L Stainless Steel.
PoE Injector
Extronics offers a range of Zone 1/ 21 PoE injectors as part of our Wireless product range. Options include fibre optic PoE media converters, ethernet PoE injectors and ethernet extenders to support your application.
Hazardous Area Wireless Buyers Guide
This eBook is designed to provide a guide to some of the key points you must consider when deploying wireless technology into a hazardous area. The guide will cover:
- Global standards governing the deployment of wireless radio devices into hazardous areas
- Typical wireless technology used in hazardous areas
- Ex solutions for deploying wireless devices and the key considerations
- Environmental and installation challenges
- Maintenance considerations
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Xbeam™ LTE EX 0.5 – 6 GHz Antenna for Zone 1 / Class 1 Div 2
The Xbeam™ LTE EX is an ATEX ,IECEx and NRTL/MET approved RF antenna for creating wireless networks (typically 4G/5G/ LTE) and…
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Xbeam™ XL EX 2 – 6 GHz Antenna for Zone 1 / Class 1 Div 2
The Xbeam™ XL EX is an ATEX ,IECEx and NRTL/MET approved RF antenna for creating wireless networks (typically Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Wireless…
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Xbeam™ A EX 2.4GHz & 5.0GHz Antenna for Zone 1
The Xbeam™ A EX is an ATEX and IECEx approved RF antenna for creating wireless networks (typically Wi-Fi) and wireless telemetry…
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iRFID107 Quattro – A Fixed Zone 1 RFID Reader Powered by CAEN RFID Technology
The iRFID107 Quattro is a fixed Zone 1, 21 and Division 1 RFID reader powered by CAEN RFID technology. Highly rugged,…
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iRFID XN3 Quattro – A Zone 2 UHF Reader Powered by CAEN RFID Technology
The iWAP XN3 Quattro is a Zone 2, 22 and Division 2 hazardous area UHF reader, powered by CAEN RFID technology.…
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The Extronics iRFID XN3 brings a choice of RFID reader technology in hazardous areas, enabling reliable tracking solutions to be implemented…
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iPOE103 & iPOE104: POE and Ethernet Extender
The iPOE103 and 104 offers customers a POE/Ethernet extender for Zone 1 and 21 hazardous areas. The solution is easy to…
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iWAP XN3 X2000 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Gateway
The iWAP XN3 X2000 is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Gateway with Wi-Fi connectivity as standard for use in Zone 2,…
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PoE injector to provide AC/DC power to PoE wireless devices. The iPOE range is ATEX and IECEx certified for gas zones…
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iSOLATE RF Isolator Kits
The iSOLATE kits containing the iSOLATE-501 and iSOLATE-CT provide the flexibility to customise the component setup for your hazardous area application.…
View Product iRFID107 Fixed Zone 1/ Div 1 Universal RFID Reader Enclosure
The Extronics iRFID107 brings a choice of RFID reader technology in hazardous areas, enabling reliable tracking solutions to be implemented in…
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iWAP107 Zone 1/Div 1 Wireless Enclosure System
The iWAP 107 is not just an enclosure, but a Zone 1 and 21, Class 1 and Division 1 certified wireless…
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