Intermec EasyLan AW02, User Manual

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Chapter 1 — Installing EasyLAN Wireless
2 EasyLAN Wireless User’s Manual
Learning About EasyLAN Wireless
The Intermec EasyLAN™ Wireless is an IEEE 802.11b radio option that
can be installed in the EasyCoder
®
3400e, 4420, and 4440 printers.
The EasyLAN Wireless AW02 with an IEEE 802.11b radio installed is
Wi-Fi
®
certified for interoperability with other 802.11b wireless LAN
devices.
In an ad-hoc network, a printer with EasyLAN Wireless communicates
wirelessly with a PC that contains an 802.11b radio. In an infrastructure
network, a printer with EasyLAN Wireless communicates with other wired
and wireless devices via an access point with an 802.11b radio.
Local
Area
Network
Access
Point
EasyLAN
Wireless
printer
EasyLAN
Wireless
printer
Laptop computer with
802.11b radio
Laptop computer with
802.11b radio
Infrastructure Network
Ad-hoc Network
Two Types of Networks: This illustration shows EasyLAN Wireless printers in an ad-hoc
network and an infrastructure network.
What’s New in Firmware Version 4.35?
EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 firmware version 4.35 provides these
new features:
• The EasyLAN Wireless AW02 with an IEEE 802.11b radio installed is
Wi-Fi certified for interoperability with other 802.11b wireless LAN
devices.