Ad-Hoc - Motorola VC5090 Product Reference Manual

Table 4-5 Operating Mode Fields (Continued)
Field
Country
Country
match the country in the options page or it must match the acquired country if 802.11d is
enabled.
Single Country Use:
When the device is only used in a single country, set every profile country to
In the
country the device is used in, and deselect the
and efficient configuration, eliminating the initialization overhead associated with acquiring a
country via 802.11d.
Multiple Country Use:
When the device is used in more than one country, select the
Options
reprogramming the country (in
However, this only works if the infrastructure (i.e., APs) supports 802.11d (some
infrastructures do not support 802.11d, including some Cisco APs). When the Enable 802.11d
option is selected, the
that can be used in multiple countries, with infrastructure that supports 802.11d (including
Symbol infrastructure), set the Profile Country to
Regulatory
Country For a single profile that can be used in multiple countries, but with infrastructure that does not
(Continued) support 802.11d, set the profile country to
802.11d
country the device is currently in. This configuration option is the most efficient and may be
chosen for use with any infrastructure. However, the
must be manually changed when a new country is entered.
Note that using a single profile in multiple countries implies that there is a common ESSID to
connect to in each country. This is less likely than having unique ESSIDs in each country, this
requires unique profiles for each country.
For additional efficiency when using multiple profiles that can be used in multiple countries,
the country setting for each profile can be set to a specific country. If the current country (found
via 802.11d or set by
match the country set in a given profile, then that profile is disabled. This can make profile
roaming occur faster. For example, if two profiles are created and configured for Japan, and
two more profiles are created and configured for USA, then when in Japan only the first two
profiles are active, and when in USA only the last two are active. If they had all been configured
for
efficient.
Tap . If mode was selected the
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dialog box displays. See
Authentication
Ad-Hoc
Use the dialog box to select the required information to control
Ad-Hoc
appear if you selected
Options > Band Selection window. See
determines if the profile is valid for the country of operation. The profile country must
> dialog box (see
Options Regulatory
> dialog box (see
Regulatory
Options
, select
Enable 802.11d
. In this case, the
Options
Options
, then all four would always be active, making profile roaming less
Allow Any Country
Ad-Hoc
Authentication on page 4-8
mode. The channels listed are dependent upon the band selected in the
Infrastructure
Band Selection on page 4-34
Description
Figure 4-46 on page
Enable 802.11d
Figure 4-46 on page
> ) each time you enter a new country.
Options Regulatory
> > setting is not used. For a single profile
Regulatory Country
Allow Any Country
. The >
Options Regulatory
Allow Any Country
> >
Regulatory Country
Options
> > when 802.11d is disabled) does not
Regulatory Country
dialog box displays. If
Infrastructure
for instruction on setting up authentication.
Ad-Hoc
for more information. To select Ad-Hoc mode:
Wireless Applications
Allow Any Country
4-34), select the specific
option. This is the most common
option in the
Enable 802.11d
4-34). This eliminates the need for
. Under
Options
> setting is not used.
Country
, and de-select (uncheck)
setting must always be set to the
> >
Regulatory Country
mode was selected the
mode. This dialog box does not
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.
>
Enable
setting