WORKABOUT PRO Hand-Held Computer With Windows CE 5.0 User Manual
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Chapter 2: Basic Checkout
Checking The Scanner
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Configure any other settings that are supplied by the network administrator
for the
SSID
to which you will associate.
•
Make certain that you tap on
Commit
following each change
.
Once you’ve completed the configuration:
•
Tap the
Main
tab. Tap on the
Active Config
button – your new
config
will
be listed in the drop-down menu.
When you tap on the
config
you created, the RA2041 radio module attempts to
connect to the network using the following steps:
- Associate to the SSID.
- Authenticate to the network.
- If EAP authentication is being used, derive dynamic encryption keys.
- If DHCP is being used by the network, obtain an IP address.
If the RA2041 is not connecting properly:
•
Tap on the
Status
tab.
The
Status
dialog box lists the IP and MAC addresses, and indicates the current state
of the radio, the signal strength, channel and so on.
You can also use the
Status
screen for DHCP renewal and ICMP Echo Requests
(Pings).
Important:
For details about the Status dialog box, refer to Appendix C, page
C-9.
2.5 Checking The Scanner
If your WORKABOUT PRO is equipped with an internal scanner, you can test it to
ensure that it is operating properly. Point the scanner window at a bar code that your
scanner was designed to decode—for example, a 1D UPC bar code or 2D bar code.
Press the SCAN key or pistol trigger, and check for a valid decode on the hand-
held’s screen.
Performance is improved if you disable all unneeded bar codes in the
Bar Codes
screen. Review “Scanner Settings” on page 134 for details about bar codes.