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6.2.3.2 PC/Laptop/PDA Configuration
This section shows how to configure your PC or notebook to run the sample programs.
Here we’re mainly interested in the PC or notebook that will be communicating wirelessly,
which is not necessarily the PC that is being used to compile and run the sample program
on the BL5S220.
This following instructions provide configuration information for the three possible Wi-Fi
setups shown in Figure 26. Start by going to the control panel (
Start > Settings >
Control Panel
) and click on
Network Connections
. Check with your administrator if
you are unable to change the settings as described here since you may need administrator
privileges.
When you are using an access point with your setup in the infrastructure mode, you will also
have to set the IP address and netmask (e.g., 10.10.6.99 and 255.255.255.0) for the access
point. Check the documentation for the access point for information on how to do this.
Infrastructure Mode (via Ethernet connection)
1. Go to the
Local Area Connection
to select the network interface card used you intend
to use (e.g.,
TCP/IP Xircom Credit Card Network Adapter
) and click on the “Proper-
ties” button. Depending on which version of Windows your PC is running, you may
have to select the “Local Area Connection” first, and then click on the “Properties” but-
ton to bring up the Ethernet interface dialog. Then “configure” your interface card for
an “Auto-Negotiation” or “10Base-T Half-Duplex” connection on the “Advanced” tab.
NOTE:
Your network interface card will likely have a different name.
2. Now select the
IP Address
tab, and check
Specify an IP Address
, or select TCP/IP
and click on “Properties” to fill in the following fields:
IP Address : 10.10.6.101
Netmask : 255.255.255.0
Default gateway : 10.10.6.1
TIP:
If you are using a PC that is already on a network, you will disconnect the PC from that
network to run these sample programs. Write down the existing settings before changing
them so that you can restore them easily when you are finished with the sample programs.
The IP address and netmask need to be set regardless of whether you will be using the
ad-hoc mode or the infrastructure mode.
3. Click
<OK>
or
<Close>
to exit the various dialog boxes.
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