Configuring Advanced Parameters - Intermec IF5 User Manual

Configuring Advanced Parameters

IF5 Fixed Reader User's Manual
802.11g Radio Settings Descriptions (continued)
Setting
DHCP Vendor Class
IP Address
IP Subnet Mask
IP Router (Gateway)
SSID (Network
Name)
You can change these settings to enable better radio performance.
Note: Intermec recommends that you keep the default settings
for these parameters.
To configure advanced radio parameters
1 From the menu, click 802.11g Radio > Advanced
Configuration. The Advanced Configuration screen appears.
Chapter 2 — Configuring Network Settings
Description
DHCP vendor class identifier. A DHCP server
can assign vendor-specific options to DHCP
clients that have a common vendor. Default is
an empty string (the IF5 does not include
vendor class information in DHCP requests).
IP address for the 802.11g radio. The IP
address has the form x.x.x.x, where x is a
number from 0 to 255.
Set this value to 0.0.0.0 if you set the DHCP
Mode to Use DHCP if IP Address is Zero.
Set this value to a static IP address for the
802.11g radio if you disabled DHCP.
Subnet mask that matches the other devices in
your network. The subnet mask has the form
x.x.x.x, where x is a number from 0 to 255.
IP address of the router that will forward
frames if the IF5 will communicate with
devices on another subnet. The IP address has
the form x.x.x.x, where x is a number from 0 to
255.
Name of the network. The IF5 will only
connect to the specified network.
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