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showing up on the screen. If the check box is checked, and for some reason the
WZC is unable to connect to the preferred SSID(s), the Network Status Monitor
with its Wireless Information page appears on the display after the WZC has made
either an unsuccessful search for the preferred network(s) or an unsuccessful
attempt to associate with the preferred network(s).
A tap on the
‘Connect’
button forces the WZC to try to associate with the
selected SSID in the network list.
A tap on the
‘Advanced …’
button opens the configuration window of the
WZC showing e.g. a preferred list of the networks for deleting network
configurations from the WZC, and for rearranging the preferences for the
configured networks.
A tap on the
‘Log …’
button reveals the WLAN events the WZC has recorded
since the last rebooting of the device.
If you are not attaching your PL3000 to any
available network or if the available network access
point(s) does not broadcast its SSID, in that case, using
the ‘Add New …’ option you are able to add a network
to the preferred network list of the WZC supplicant.
Using the ‘Add New…’ option you need to set the
configuration from scratch meaning that you have to
know beforehand a network name (SSID), the type of
network authentication and encryption used by the
WLAN network.
By default the ‘Add New …’ suggests you the
highest level of security being possible in the wireless
LAN standards. If it should happen that you have to
specify EAP-TLS 802.1X authentication type, you may
first require using a ‘Certificates’ applet being available in the Control Panel for
manual certificate enrolment.
Before you begin, open the Network Status Monitor with its Wireless
Information page on the screen by tapping first on its icon on the taskbar, and after
that tapping on the Wireless Information tab. If the Wireless Information tab is not
in view, use the arrow buttons on the right-hand side of the tab row for getting the
Wireless Information tab visible.
To add new preferred network:
1. Double-tap on the ‘
Add New …
’ list item in the network view window; a
‘Wireless Properties’ dialog box opens
2. Enter
the
network name
in the Network Name (SSID) -text field
3. Select the ‘
Authentication’
used by the network, this selection is
necessary for the rest of the settings. The authentication selection controls
the options and fields being available for further configuration.
4. Select the ‘
Encryption
’ used on the wireless LAN
Setting up WLAN
Interface – Add
New …