Wireless lan (wlan) communications with 802.11b, Overview, Enabling the 802.11b radio driver – Hand Held Products 7900 User Manual
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Wireless LAN (WLAN) Communications with 802.11b
Overview
Dolphin terminals are available with an on-board 2.4 GHz 802.11b WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) radio that uses Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology to spread the signal continuously over a wide frequency band at a data rate of
up to 11 Mbps. In addition, the open software architecture makes the Dolphin terminal a complete solution for a variety of wireless
mobile data collection applications.
Dolphin terminals are interoperable with other 802.11b Wi-Fi-compliant products including Access Points (APs), printers, PCs
via PC card adapters and other wireless portable terminals.
Enabling the 802.11b Radio Driver
When the Dolphin terminal initializes, the radio driver for 802.11b is installed. The terminal defaults to the 802.11b radio during
initialization unless a GSM radio is installed, in which case, the terminal defaults to the GSM radio. The 802.11b radio must be
enabled before you can configure the radio on a network. Verify the radio’s status before configuring.
Note: Radios are enabled manually in the Radio Manager; tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Radio Manager.
Configuration Utility Options
There are two configuration utilities for the 802.11b radio: 802.11b Settings (default) and the 802.11b Wireless Security
Supplement.
802.11b Settings
802.11b Settings is the default configuration utility and should be used to configure the radio with standard WEP (64/128 bit) and
no authentication. For more information, see
802.11b Wireless Security Supplement
The 802.11b Wireless Security Supplement (also known as the AEGIS Client) is an additional configuration utility you should use
when configuring the radio with authentication/encryption greater than 128 bit WEP.
This utility is loaded on the terminal but not installed during Autoinstall. You must install this utility before you can use it to set up
the radio. For details, see
Installing the 802.11b Wireless Security Supplement