Hand Held Products 9550 User Manual

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Dolphin® 9500/9550 Mobile Computer User’s Guide

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To Modify a Profile

Select one and tap the Edit icon. The following screen displays:

SSID

To enter an SSID, which is the Network Name. Check with your network administrator for Network
Name (SSID).

Type

Choose Peer-to-Peer or Access Point from the drop-down list. Peer-to-Peer mode is used for
communication between two (or more) radio stations (cards) without an access point. Access Point
mode is also called “Infrastructure” mode.

TX Rate

Choose the transmit rate from the drop-down list - 1MB, 2 MB, Auto 1/2 MB, 5.5 MB, 11 MB, or Fully
Auto. The transmit rate is set to Fully Auto by default.

Chan

Scroll to select a channel for communication.

WEP Parameters

In this section, you configure the WEP Key for secure wireless communication. Within this block, you
configure the WEP Method, Encryption Key, and Key ID.

Use Manual Key

Manually input the encryption code for the WEP Key. This is the default setting.

WEP Method

The options in this drop-down list determine what characters can be used to create the Encryption
Key. Select one of the following five:

Encryption Key

Character sets differ depending on the selected WEP method and key format.

Key ID

Choose from the available options: Key 1 (Default), Key 2, Key 3, or Key 4. Check with your network
administrator for the WEP Key and Key ID you need to use.

Cancel

Tap this button to close the window without saving or modifying the profile.

OK

Tap this button to make the change.

Note: The SSID, Type, TX Rate, and Channel fields are unchangeable in Access Point mode, whereas TX Rate and Channel

fields can be changed in Peer-to-Peer mode.

Option

This option means that …

Disabled

WEP Key Off

64 bit (HEX)

up to 10 characters are configurable in Hexadecimal for Encryption Key

64 bit (ASCII)

up to 5 characters are configurable in ASCII for Encryption Key

128 bit (HEX)

up to 26 characters are configurable in Hexadecimal for Encryption Key

128 bit (ASCII)

up to 13 characters are configurable in ASCII for Encryption Key

HEX - Hexadecimal is a set of 16 characters from 0-9 and from A(a)-F(f).

ASCII - ASCII means any printable ASCII character can be typed.

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