3.5 Email Configuration
The Wi232 uses a standard WiPort Wireless Serial to Ethernet module. It includes many functions for an
OEM developer including e-mail options and configurable pins. The Wi232 does not utilize any
configurable pins. Therefore, you cannot setup email using configurable pins for triggers. Ignore any web,
telnet, or serial port references to these items.
You can enable the e-mail option ONLY with a serial trigger input. This requires two bytes of data to trigger
the email. It also means that every time the same two bytes appear, you get another e-mail message. You
can set some parameters to try and prevent multiple messages. You should only use this if you really need e-
mail message triggering with a two-byte data pattern. The Wi232 was not designed to be a wireless e-mail
trigger device.
3.6 WLAN Configuration
Without adequate protection, a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users. As such,
Wi232 includes the Wired Equivalent Privacy (64/128-bit WEP) encryption standard, Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA-PSK), TKIP Encryption, and 802.11i/WPA2 as a means of security.
The Wi232 WLAN Settings menu permits the following actions:
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Configuration of the wireless network profile available for activation.
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Configuration of the wireless network security settings.
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Configuration of advanced settings such as radio power management.
For connecting to wireless networks, the configuration of a name for the network with which the Wi232 wants to
associate is done with the
Network Name (SSID)
field. The Wi232 then searches for the configured
network among the available wireless networks in both the Infrastructure (Access Point) and Ad Hoc
modes.
In the case that there is no network with the configured name within the range of the Wi232, there is an
option to create an Ad Hoc network allowing other devices to associate with the Wi232 using the configured
Wireless Network Configuration
field parameters. You can also disable the WLAN and select a wired
Ethernet connection.
3.6.1 WLAN Country Setting
The Country setting has been removed from the WLAN setup options starting in firmware version 6.0.0.0.
The default setting is United States. To change the setting, use the SetZone utility. See the user document in
the SetZone Utility folder on the CD. The syntax is:
SetZone <IP address> [<zone abbreviation>]
Leaving the zone abbreviation blank causes the utility to report the current setting only. Valid zone
abbreviations are US, FR, JP and OT.
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