802.11B Settings; Accessing 802.11B Settings; Status Tab - Honeywell 7900L0P-422C20E - Hand Held Products Dolphin 7900 User Manual

802.11b Settings

If you want to use standard WEP encryption or no authentication, you need to use 802.11b settings to configure the radio with
the 802.11b Settings utility.
If you use 802.11b Settings to configure the radio, make sure that the 802.11b Wireless Security Supplement is not present
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in the \IPSM\Autoinstall folder. The

Accessing 802.11b Settings

Access 802.11b settings two ways:
1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > 802.11b Settings.
OR
2. Tap the Status icon
The 802.11b Settings utility consists of four tabs: Status, Config, Advanced, and About. You configure the radio on the Status,
Config and Advanced tabs.

Status Tab

Field Description
Current Channel Shows the RF channel currently used by the radio.
Current TX Rate Shows the current transmit rate. This can be 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, or 11 Mbps.
Disable/Enable Tap this button to disable/enable the radio.
Radio
Rescan Tap this button to start a rescan process to search for an AP with a stronger signal in the network.
Link Quality Displays the signal to noise ratio.
Strength Displays the signal strength at the receiver.
IP Address Displays the IP address of the radio. Verify configuration information with your network administrator.
Renew IP Tap this button to reapply the IP address from the DHCP server when automatic DHCP is enabled.
State Displays the Network Name and the MAC address of the:
After an SSID is chosen, this field name changes to "BSS ID."
More Info Tap this button to display detailed TCP/IP information as shown in the following screen.
8 - 2
should not appear in the command bar on the Today screen.
in the command bar; see Using the Status
• AP the radio is associated with in AP mode, or
• Creator of IBSS into which the radio is joined in peer-to-peer (Ad-Hoc) mode.
Rev F
10/16/07
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