Chapter 7 - Wireless Network Connections; Managing Wireless Connections; Wlan Wireless Configuration Utility (Wcu); Dynamic Vs. Fixed Ip Address - Honeywell Thor vm3 User Manual

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Wireless Network Connections

Managing Wireless Connections

The Thor VM3 has an 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN radio and an optional WWAN radio.
• The WLAN radio is configured using the
• The WWAN radio is configured using the
• The VM3 Connection Manager also provides configuration options for hyper-roaming between WLAN and WWAN
connections.

WLAN Wireless Configuration Utility (WCU)

The 802.11 wireless client device is a Qualcomm Atheros AR950 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN adapter. This wireless radio is config-
ured by the Wireless Configuration Utility (WCU).

Dynamic vs. Fixed IP Address

To change between dynamic and fixed IP address select (Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center >
Change Adapter Settings, right click on desired adapter, and select Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/
IPv4) > Properties). Always reboot the Thor VM3 after changing the IP address type.

Important Notes

It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM3 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates
are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
When using the 802.11 radio, the U-NII 1 band is the preferred band for indoor operation. For regulatory domains in which
the U-NII 3 band is allowed, the following channels are supported: 149, 153, 157 and 161. The AP must be configured
accordingly.

Using the Wireless Configuration Utility

Note: When finished making changes the device should be restarted afterwards.
Start > All Programs > Honeywell > Honeywell (version ID) > WCU or
WCU Icon on Desktop
When using any profile that requires the user to enter credentials (user name, password), the user should enter those cre-
dentials when the window pops up. If the credentials are not entered then, the credentials window may be hidden by other
windows.
This screen contains several items:
WLAN Wireless Configuration Utility (WCU)
VM3 WWAN Connection Manager
Tasks
(page 7-1).
(page 7-41).
Profile List
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