Rom And Driver Updates; Determining The Rom Release; The Wlan And Hp Ipaq Pocket Pcs; Turning On And Off The Wlan - HP iPAQ H4100 series User Manual

other side of the company, across town at a customer site, at home working late, whatever the
reason, HP produces wireless and mobile devices to help customers expand their working world.
Today, HP engineering works continuously to provide enhancements, new functionality, and evolving
products that will keep customers on the cutting edge of the still emerging wireless technology.
A key component in enabling the HP wireless vision involves the process of roaming. Roaming is
discussed in more detail in the next section, but it is important to mention here.
HP iPAQ Pocket PC 4000 and 5000 series handheld devices were originally designed to disconnect
and reconnect during roaming between access points. While the design works flawlessly under
Address Transition roaming, it causes interruption to applications under Location Transition roaming.
HP engineering is approaching release of a solution to the roaming issue, which will soon be
available for download on the HP website at
Drivers, Handheld Devices then iPAQ Pocket PCs; select the series, and then download the drivers
and software).
NOTE: It is a good idea to periodically check the HP website for ROM update and SoftPaq releases.
HP engineering is working on a number of enhancements, updates, and fixes in addition to the
roaming issue.

ROM and driver updates

ROM updates often contain information that is more recent than that contained in the original ROM
release, or in the most recently updated version of the ROM (e.g., one or more ROM updates may
have already been released since the original ROM version). A ROM update can include driver
updates to either enhance or correct driver performance, software updates, and more.
Updates are released in one of two download types: RAM or Execute in Place (XIP). XIP updates are
permanent updates in the ROM.
ROM updates are language-specific, but may not be intended for all customers. If a ROM update
contains information that is not critical to the user, then the user may download it at a later date, or
not at all.

Determining the ROM release

To determine the most recent ROM release on an HP iPAQ Pocket PC, perform one of the following:
1. Soft-reset the device. The ROM version appears on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
2. On the Start screen, tap Start, Settings, tap the System tab, tap the Asset Viewer icon, tap the
"+" sign next to Version. The ROM Revision and revision date appear, along with operating
system information.

The WLAN and HP iPAQ Pocket PCs

Turning on and off the WLAN

NOTE: Minor differences exist in the basic operation of the HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 series; some
have the Microsoft Windows Pocket PC 2003 Operating System via an update, and some with the
Microsoft Windows Pocket PC 2002 Operating System, with which they were originally shipped. For
this reason, the h5400 series instructions are separated as such.
The Wireless LAN and HP iPAQ Pocket PCs
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