Ordering Profiles; Using Leap For Wireless Network Security; Configuring Advanced Password Options; Cache The Password - Symbol MC9000-G Product Reference Manual

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Ordering Profiles

Select a profile from the list box and tap Move Up or Move Down to order the profile. If the current
profile association is lost, Mobile Companion attempts to associate with the first profile in the list
and then the next until a new association is achieved.
Profile Roaming must be enabled.

Using LEAP for Wireless Network Security

LEAP is a security protocol that provides authentication and encryption for wireless networks.
Authentication is provided through the use of user names and passwords. There are multiple options
for caching of these credentials available to the administrator of the device through the registry.
There are multiple password caching options used for LEAP. The methods are:
• Save the password in the registry.
• Save the password until a warm boot (soft reset), but not saved in the registry. This method
also has a timeout available.
• The username and password are never saved. Any change of status (roam or suspend/
resume) will require that the user login.
The default is set to cache the password until a warm boot, with no timeout. If a different password
caching option is desired, the S24Profiles.reg registry file in the Platform folder must be re-
configured.

Configuring Advanced Password Options

All password caching options are configured in the file S24Profiles.reg, located in the Platform folder.
When the configuration is completed, cold boot the mobile computer for the changes to take effect.
The file must be edited on a PC and copied back onto the device after editing is complete. The section
of this file which needs editing reads "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NETWLAN1\Parms]."

Cache the Password

To cache the password, edit the registry file using a text editor with the following changes:
1. Change the LCachePwd value from 1 to 0:
LCachePwd = dword:0
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