ConfigurableSet tingsAppendix —A
371700Series Color Mobile Computer User’sManual
Wireless Network Control Panel Applet
Note:SeeChapter4,“NetworkSupport,” for information ab out the
802.11b or 802.11b/g radio module.

Aboutthe Wireless Network

Your wireless adapter(network interface card) connects to wireless net-
works of two types: infrastructure network s andad- hoc networks.
SInfrastructure networks get you onto your corporate networ k andthe
internet. Your 700 ColorComputer establishes a wireless connection to
an access point, which links you tothe r estof the network. When you
connect to a network via an access point, you are using the 802.11b or
802.11b/g infrastructure mode.
SAd-hoc networks are private networks shared between two or more cli-
ents, even with no access point.
Each wireless networkis assigned a name (or Service Set Identifier —
SSID) to allow multiple networks to coexist in the same area without in-
fringement.
Intermec Technologiesrecommends using security measures with wireless
networks to prevent unauthorized access to your network and to ensure
your privacy of transmitted data. The following are required elements for
secure networks:
SAuthentication by both the network and the user
SAuthentication is cryptographically protected
STransmitted data
There are many schemes available for implementing these featu res.

Terminology

Below areterms you may encounter as you configure your wireless net-
work:
SCKIP (Cisco Key Integrity Protocol)
This is Cisco’s version of the TKIP protocol, compati ble with Cisco
Airnet products.
SEAP (Extensible AuthenticationProtocol)
802.11b or 802.11b/g uses this protocol to perform authentication.
This is not necessarily an authentication mechanism, bu ti s a common
framework for transporting actual authenticati on protocols. Intermec
Technologies provides a number of EAP protocols for you to choose the
bestforyournetwork.