Chapter 5 Wireless Network Configuration; Introduction - LXE MX3X Reference Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless Network Configuration

Introduction

It may be necessary to upgrade radio drivers in order to use certain Summit Client Utility
(SCU) features described in this chapter. Please contact your LXE representative for
details.
The MX3X mobile device offers a choice of Cisco, Symbol and Summit clients.
The Summit client device is either an 802.11g radio, capable of both 802.11b and 802.11g data
rates or an 802.11a radio, capable of 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g data rates.
The Cisco and Symbol client network cards are 802.11b clients and are compatible only
with the Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system. They can be configured for the security
types listed below. All Cisco and Symbol client network configuration is in "Appendix C –
MX3X CE .NET 4.2".
Certificates are necessary for many of the WPA authentications. Please refer to the "Certificates"
section at the end of this chapter for more information on generating and installing certificates.
Please refer to the table below for the security options supported for each network client type.
Security Options
Supported
EAP-FAST
PEAP-MSCHAP
WPA/LEAP
WPA-PSK
PEAP-GTC
EAP-TLS
Prerequisites
• Network SSID or ESSID number of the Access Point
• WEP or LEAP Authentication Protocol Keys
• The Summit profile settings for Auth Type, EAP Type and Encryption depend on the
security option chosen.
Please refer to the LXE Security Primer to prepare the Authentication Server and Access Point for
MX3X communication. It is available on the LXE Manuals CD and the LXE website.
It is important that all dates are correct on CE computers when using any type of certificate.
Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
E-EQ-MX3XRG-L
(CE .NET 4.2 - 802.11g)
(CE 5 - 802.11a / 802.11g)
None
WEP
LEAP
Summit
CE .NET
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cisco Symbol
CE .NET
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
No No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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