Chapter 3 Wireless Applications; Introduction; 802.11D Overview; Configuring My Country For Use With Wlan On A Mc17 - Motorola MC17 Product Reference Manual

Chapter 3 Wireless Applications

Introduction

Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) allow mobile computers to communicate wirelessly and send captured
data to a host device in real time. The mobile computer supports the 802.11b and 802.11g standards. Before using
the mobile computer on a WLAN, the facility must be set up with the required hardware to run the wireless LAN and
the mobile computer must be configured. Refer to the documentation provided with the access points (APs) for
instructions on setting up the hardware.
For MC17 devices, use the Fusion APIs in the Enterprise Mobility Developer's Kit (EMDK) to configure the radio in
the mobile computer. Refer to the EMDK Help file for detailed information.
The MC17T devices, contain the Wireless Applications to allow configuration of the WLAN radio.

802.11d Overview

IEEE 802.11d, is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that adds support for additional regulatory
domains. This includes additional country information to beacons, probe requests, and probe responses. The
country information simplifies the creation of 802.11 wireless access points (APs) and clients that meet the different
regulations enforced in various parts of the world.
The current implementation of Fusion (version 2.53) on the MC17 fully supports 802.11d for Regulatory purposes.
By using 802.11d, the MC17 can easily connect to a wireless network and use only the valid channels for the
country specified in the AP's beacons. By default, the MC17 software enables 802.11d mode to determine
regulatory requirements.

Configuring My Country for Use with WLAN on a MC17

Configuration can be done on:
•
an enabled 802.11d network
•
a disabled 802.11d network.