NETWORK SETTINGS

INTRODUCTION

The MS860 WiFi is designed to connect to your computer(s) via the existing wireless network through one of its Access Points (APs), thereby eliminating the dedicated wireless receiving unit required by other types of wireless scanners.

Integrating the MS860 into the wireless network is the same as integrating any other piece of wireless hardware, requiring that you give it its own unique IP address, which can be obtained from your network administrator. The MS860 WiFi’s default settings and explanations are shown below and described on the following pages.

Item

Default Setting

IP Address

192.168.1.250

IP Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

Gateway IP Address

192.168.1.254

SSID

wlandemo

RF Channel

6

WEP

Disabled

Authentication Type

Auto

Note: The default settings must be changed to allow the MS860 and the AP start communicating, and default settings are provided merely as a starting point.

How the MS860 WiFi actually works:

MS860

AccessWiFi

Point

 

Host

 

Computer

 

Scanners normally communicate directly with host computers via

 

keyboard or RS232 interface. The MS860 WiFi instead communi-

 

cates over your wireless network with the nearest Access Point

 

(AP), which then communicates with the host computer.

 

The host computer uses the VCOM utility to convert the WiFi signal

 

to a Virtual Com Port (RS232) signal, which the host computer

 

recognizes as one of the standard scanner interfaces.

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MS860 WiFi Manual

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Unitech MS860 manual Network Settings