Intermec CN2A, User Manual

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Chapter 3 — Adding the CN2A to the Network
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• a CN2A with the 802.11b/g radio and the 802.1x/WPA
security option.
Configuring WPA Security With Funk Security
Use these procedures to set WPA-802.1x and WPA-PSK security
on your CN2A with Funk security.
To enable WPA-802.1x security on your CN2A with Funk Security
1
Make sure you have configured the communications and
radio parameters on your CN2A.
2
Make sure you have selected Funk as your security choice, as
described in “Choosing Between Funk Security and Microsoft
Security Software” on page 50.
3
Make sure the date on the CN2A is correct. For help setting
the date and time, see Step 4 on page 113.
4 If you plan to use TLS for authentication, load a user and root
certificate on your CN2A. For help, see “Loading
Certificates” on page 65.
5 Open Intermec Settings.
6 Tap Communications > 802.11 Radio > Funk Security >
active_profile
, where active_profile is the name of the active
profile.
7 For Association , choose WPA and tap or press Enter .
Encryption is set to TKIP by default.
8
For Pre-Shared Key , enter the pre-shared key or passphrase
and press Enter .
The pre-shared key must be a value of 32 hex pairs preceded
by 0x for a total of 66 characters. The value must match the
key value on the access point. The passphrase must be from 8
to 63 characters. After you enter a passphrase, the CN2A
internally converts it to a pre-shared key.
This value must match the passphrase on the authenticator.
Note: All other profiles are grayed out and cannot be
configured. To edit another profile, you must make it the
active profile by selecting it in the
Active Profile field.