Intermec 6710 - Manual (Page 229)

APPENDIX E
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OWL/IP
6710 Access Point User’s Guide E-7
Password Security
The access point has two levels of password security.
Knowledge of the standard password allows general access
to the configuration menus. If desired, the OWL/IP
configuration can be access protected by enabling the
Advanced Password in the [Security] menu.
Operation
OWL/IP uses IP encapsulation to establish a virtual LAN
segment through an IP router. The OWL/IP tunnel
becomes a branch in the spanning tree. Access points on
the remote subnet are linked to the super root through a
designated bridge. Operation is analogous to secondary
LANs, where wireless links are used to connect Ethernet
segments. Figure E-1 shows Ethernet segments connected
by a wireless link; Figure E-2 shows an OWL/IP tunnel.
For Ethernet secondary LANs, a wireless link is established
between an access point on the distribution LAN and a
designated bridge on a secondary Ethernet segment.
Frames to or from a secondary Ethernet LAN are bridged at
the MAC layer. In the case of OWL/IP, a virtual MAC layer
link is established through an “IP tunnel” between the
super root and a designated bridge.