Introduction; Goals Of The Kit; Requirements Of The Kit; System Requirements - Digi XBee Getting Started Manual

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an XBee Wi‐Fi Development Kit. This kit is designed to make it easy to set up an
XBee Wi‐Fi network, send data from one XBee to the other, and adjust the XBee settings. Before you start
working with the kit, let's cover some basics.

Goals of the Kit

As you go through the steps in this kit, you will:

Requirements of the Kit

System Requirements

To install the software mentioned in this guide, you will need a PC running Microsoft Windows
2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7.

Additional Requirements

This guide assumes the use of an 802.11 bgn access point or wireless router (not provided) with
WPA, or WPA2 with PSK and DHCP enabled. The XBee Wi‐Fi does not support WEP or enterprise
encryption.
Further, this guide assumes both modules are connected to the same access point or router.
While it is possible to connect the XBee Wi‐Fi to different access points or routers, it is beyond
the scope of this guide. For information on communication across access points see the User's
Manual.
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1. Set up your XBee Wi‐Fi Development Kit.
2. Download and install X‐CTU configuration software.
3. Use X‐CTU to establish an 802.11 bgn network connection between
the XBee Wi‐Fi modules using an access point or wireless router.
4. Put the XBee Wi‐Fi module into deep sleep mode.
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