Getting Started
BEETLE /moPOS "Getting Started"
9
4.3
WiFI router: Configuring
The WiFi router is not a Wincor Nixdorf product. Therefore, a typical WiFi router can be used
as long as it meets the requirements for usage with the mobile tablet:
•
The WiFi router shall use a strong encryption such as
WPA/WPA2
with at least AES.
Make sure a password with sufficient length is used for the WiFi connectivity.
•
Configure the WiFi router to use DHCP for assigning TCP/IP addresses to the tablet(s)
and the POS device HUB(s). Make sure that in the router a
hard binding of TCP/IP
addresses
to the MAC address of devices is enabled. That is, the device will get al-
ways the same IP address by the router during startup of network communication.
•
In a first step allow
routing of all ports
between WiFi and LAN devices.
Two ways of how to configure are possible:
•
In case the router has already a WiFi SSID preconfigured by factory settings:
connect it with your tablet to the WLAN of the router and perform the router config-
uration via tablet GUI in a browser such as IE or Firefox.
•
Otherwise:
connect a separate PC or notebook via LAN cable to the router and perform the rout-
er configuration via PC resp. notebook GUI in a browser such as IE or Firefox.
More detailed recommendations and consideration can be found in chapter 9 " Recommen-
dations for configuration of WiFi routers", page 48.