Intermec Trakker Antares 2400, User Manual

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Chapter 3— Operating the Terminal in a Network
58 Trakker Antares 242X Handheld Terminal User’s Manual
• Security Identification (ID). The Network Activate command must be
configured to 2.4 GHz RF network before you can save any changes to
the Security ID parameter.
These parameters must be set to the same values on the terminals and the
access points. Each access point is configured with a different
channel/subchannel combination.
802.11b Radio
To use 802.11b radios in your network, you need to configure:
• Network Name. On the access points, the Network Name parameter is
called the SSID (Network Name) parameter. This parameter is case-
sensitive.
On the terminal, you can also set the Network Name parameter to
“ANY” or leave the field blank, allowing the terminal to communicate
with any access point that has the same radio and is within range.
However, Intermec recommends that you define a unique network
name.
• WEP Encryption. If you are using 802.1x security, you do not
configure WEP Encryption.
• (802.1x security) User Name and Password. For more information
about configuring the terminal for 802.1x security, see “Configuring the
802.1x Security Parameters” on page 59.
The Network Name and WEP Encryption parameters must be set to the
same value on the terminals and the access points.
Configuring the 2425 Network Parameters
When you install the 2425 in a network, you need to configure the
network parameters that control how the terminal communicates in the
network.
The set of network parameters you must configure depends on whether
you install the terminal on the same subnetwork as the Intermec Gateway,
DCS 30X, or host (TCP/IP) or on a different subnetwork.
You need to configure:
• Network Activate.
If you are operating the 2425 in a WTP network, you only need to
configure the Network Activate parameter.
If you are operating the 2425 in a TCP/IP or UDP Plus network, make
sure that 2.4 GHz RF (OpenAir radio) or 802.11 DS (802.11b radio)
appears in the Activate field.
• (UDP Plus) Controller IP Address.
• (TCP/IP) Host IP Address.