Hand Held Products 7200/UG - Manual (Page 53)

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F3 R/W IP ADDRESS
Press <F3> to enter the IP address. Once the IP Address is written, the Dolphin 7200
RF terminal must be reset to activate the new IP Address.
The IP address is a 32-bit address assigned to hosts using TCP/IP. An IP address
belongs to one of five classes (A, B, C, D, or E) and is written as four octets separated
by periods (dotted decimal format). Each address consists of a network number, an
optional sub network number, and a host number.
F4 R/W SUBNET MASK
Press <F4> to enter the Subnet Mask. Once the Subnet Mask is written, the Dolphin
7200 RF terminal must be reset to activate the new Subnet Mask.
The Subnet Mask is the portion of an IP address that is specified as the sub network by
the subnet mask.
Dolphin 7200 RF Peripherals
Peripherals for building wireless networks using Dolphin 7200 RF terminals include
PC cards, access points, and antennas. Peripherals available for 802.11b Direct
Sequence radio networks are Wi-Fi™ certified; peripherals for Frequency Hopping
radio networks are OpenAir® compliant.
PC Cards
PC cards provide devices such has laptop and desktop computers with wireless
connectivity to the RF network.
Access Points
Access Points link a wired network to a wireless Dolphin 7200 RF handheld computer
network.
There are a wide range of mounting brackets and antenna cabling options available to
provide wireless coverage for a customer’s entire facility. Access points can be easily
configured and managed from a server or using a web browser or telnet session.
See your Access Point user’s guide for more information.
Antennas
Various antenna options are available to extend the range of access points in your
802.11b or WLIF wireless network. Antennas available include:
• Omnidirectional
• Patch
• Yagi
N O T E
The Security ID, Radio
Domain and Subnet Mask
on the Dolphin terminal
must match the settings on
the access point.