Psion Teklogix 8100107B user manual Installing The 802.11g Radio, Configuring Your Radio

Chapter 5: Connecting To A LAN With 802.11

Installing The 802.11g Radio

5.1 Installing The 802.11g Radio

Psion Teklogix provides two types of 802.11g Compact Flash (CF) wireless LAN radio cards for the WORKABOUT PRO: the RA2040 and the RA2041. Both models are Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum radios.

The 802.11g CF card is easily installed in the WORKABOUT PRO. An instruction sheet is enclosed with each Psion Teklogix 802.11g radio to walk you through the installation steps.

5.2 Configuring Your Radio

If your WORKABOUT PRO is equipped with a RA2041 CF radio, follow the steps under Section 5.3, “Setting Up A RA2041 Radio–Summit Client Utility” to set up this type of radio for communication with a wireless LAN.

If your hand-held is equipped with a RA2040 CF radio, follow the steps outlined under the heading Section 5.5, “Setting Up A RA2040 CF Radio” beginning on page 86. Keep in mind also that for this type of radio, the radio connection dialog boxes provide detailed Help files. If you need additional help while navigating the radio setup, tap on the question mark icon in the upper-right corner of each connection dialog box.

5.3 Setting Up A RA2041 Radio–Summit Client Utility

This section describes the Summit Client Utility (SCU). The SCU provides the utilities you will need to configure the Summit 802.11g Compact Flash radio module, model number RA2041 so that it can communicate through a wireless LAN effectively and securely.

5.3.1 Assigning The IP Address

Before launching the SCU, you need to configure the method by which the IP address will be obtained.

•Tap on Start>Settings>Connections>Wireless Power.

•In the Wireless Power dialog box, tap on the Settings button. In the Configure Wireless Networks dialog box:

•Tap on the Network Adapters tab, and tap on Summit WLAN Adapter in the adaptor list.

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