Chapter 6 - Wireless Network Connections; Network Connections Control Panel; Laird Wireless Network Configuration; Important Notes - Honeywell Thor VM2 User Manual

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Wireless Network Connections
Depending on the operating system and regulatory domain, the 802.11 radio may be configured by one of two different utilities:
•

Laird Wireless Network Configuration

• Summit Wireless Network Configuration

Network Connections Control Panel

For best results, do not use the Network Connections panel (Start > Control Panel > Network Connections) to disable the
Summit wireless adapter. Due to a limitation of the system architecture, if the Summit wireless adapter is disabled in the Net-
work Connections panel, it cannot be re-enabled from this control panel. Instead, the Thor VM2 must be rebooted to enable the
Summit wireless adapter.
The Device Manager (Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager) can be used to disable and enable the Sum-
mit wireless adapter without rebooting the Thor VM2.
Laird Wireless Network Configuration
The Laird client device is a Laird 802.11a/b/g/n radio, capable of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n data rates. The radio
can be configured for no encryption, WEP encryption or WPA security.

Important Notes

For Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7:
It is necessary to run Laird Connection Manager (LCM) as an administrator because LCM must be able to access
and make changes to the Windows registry.
Rather than selecting to run as an administrator each time, right click on the Laird Connection Manager icon and
select Properties. Tap the Compatibility tab and check Run this program as an administrator. This modification
only affects the current user unless Change settings for all users is tapped before changing the privilege level.
It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM2 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Cer-
tificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
When using the 802.11a 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.
After making any changes to the wireless configuration, restart the Thor VM2.

Laird Connection Manager

Note: When making changes to profile or global parameters, the device should be restarted afterwards.
Start > All Programs > Laird > Laird Connection Manager or
Laird Connection Manager Icon on Desktop
The Status (page 6-3) tab contains information on the current connection.
The Configuration (page 6-4) tab is used to configure radio parameters.
The Diagnostics (page 6-10) tab provides utilities to troubleshoot the radio.

Tray Icon

The Windows Wireless icon (located in the taskbar) displays the status of the wireless connection. The LCM tray icon
is not displayed on these operating systems.
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