Motorola MK1200, Product Reference Manual

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B - 12 MK1200 MicroKiosk for CE .NET 4.2 Product Reference Guide
• Select
Static
to manually assign the IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS, and WINS addresses used
by the MK1250 profile.
Figure B-10
Mobile Companion - IP Config Tab (Static)
Power Tab
The MK1250 always uses the
Automatic Power Saving Mode
setting, which provides the best network
performance.
Persisting Mobile Companion Settings
To permanently save the Mobile Companion settings run
Start > Programs > Tools > Save Spectrum24
Configuration
. This creates \Applications\Spectrum24.reg file containing the configured parameters.
IP Address The Internet is a collection of networks with users that communicate with each other. Each
communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the
particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each
end. This address is called the
IP Address
(Internet Protocol address). Each node on the IP
network must be assigned a unique IP address made up of a network identifier and a host
identifier. Enter the IP address as a dotted-decimal notation with the decimal value of each
octet separated by a period, for example, 192.168.7.27.
Subnet Mask Most TCP/IP networks use subnets to manage routed IP addresses. Dividing an
organization's network into subnets allows it to connect to the Internet with a single shared
network address, for example, 255.255.255.0.
Gateway The default gateway is a device used to forward IP packets to and from a remote
destination.
DNS The
Domain Name System
(DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS translates
domain names and IP addresses, and controls Internet email delivery. Most Internet service
requires DNS. For example, if DNS is not configured, Web sites cannot be located and/or
email delivery fails.
WINS
WINS
is a Microsoft
®
Net BIOS name server. WINS eliminates the broadcasts needed to
resolve computer names to IP addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.
NOTE
To deploy the same Mobile Companion settings on multiple MK1250 devices, copy the spectrum24.reg
file to other devices.