Loading Certificates; Wireless Network - Intermec CN3 User Manual

Loading Certificates

Wireless Network

CN3 Mobile Computer User's Manual
If you choose to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) with WPA or 802.1x
security, you need to have a unique client certificate on the CN3 and a
trusted root certificate authority (CA) certificate. If you choose to use
PEAP, you need to load a root CA certificate. You can use a third-party CA
to issue unique client certificates and a root certificate.
To load certificates
• If your CA is on your WLAN, select Start > Settings > the System tab >
the Certificates icon > the Root tab to view certificate details.
• Press and hold a certificate, then select Delete to remove a certificate.
Your wireless adapter (network interface card) connects to wireless networks
of two types: infrastructure networks and ad-hoc networks.
• Infrastructure networks get you onto your corporate network and the
internet. Using the 802.11b/g infrastructure mode, the CN3 establishes
a wireless connection to an access point, linking you to the rest of the
network.
• Ad-hoc networks are private networks shared between two or more
clients, even with no access point.
Each wireless network is assigned a name (or Service Set Identifier - SSID)
to allow multiple networks to exist in the same area without infringement.
Intermec recommends using security measures with wireless networks to
prevent unauthorized access to your network and to ensure your privacy of
transmitted data. Authentication (cryptographically protected) by both the
network and the user, transmitted data, and encryption are required
elements for secure networks. Schemes are available to implement the
features.
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