Chapter 4 Wireless Applications; Introduction - Motorola VC70N0 Product Reference Manual

Chapter 4 Wireless Applications

Introduction

Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) allow mobile computers to communicate wirelessly and send
Figure 4-1
data to a host device in real time. Before using the vehicle computer on a WLAN, the facility must be set up
with the required hardware to run the wireless LAN and the vehicle computer must be configured. Refer to the
documentation provided with the access points (APs) for instructions on setting up the hardware.
NOTE The Wireless LAN operation in your vehicle computer is active by default.
To configure the vehicle computer, a set of wireless applications provide the tools to configure and test the wireless
radio in the vehicle computer. The
applications:
• Wireless Status
• Wireless Diagnostics
• Find WLANs
• Manage Profiles
• Options
• Log On/Off
• Enable/Disable Radio (Fusion 2.5 and above only).
Tap the >
Programs
Wireless Application
> >
Fusion Wireless Launch
menu on the task tray provides the following wireless
to display the
Wireless Applications
menu.