Computer Accessories User Manual

E-EQ-MX5CERG-F-ARC MX5X Reference Guide
Chapter 5 Wireless Network Configuration
Introduction
The Cisco and Symbol clients are 802.11b wireless devices and are compatible only with the
Windows CE .NET 4.2 operating system. Instruction for Cisco and Symbol clients is located
in Appendix C MX5X CE .NET 4.2 section titled Wireless Network Configuration.
Note: It may be necessary to upgrade client drivers in order to use certain Summit Client
Utility (SCU) features described in this chapter. Please contact your LXE representative
for details.
The MX5X mobile device offers a choice of Cisco, Symbol and Summit clients. The Summit
client is an 802.11g network device and is compatible with Windows CE operating systems.
The wireless client can be configured for no encryption, WEP encryption or WPA security (WPA
is N/A with Symbol client).
Certificates are necessary for many of the WPA authentications. Please refer to the Certificates
section at the end of this chapter for more information on generating and installing certificates.
Please refer to the table below for the security options supported for each client type.
Security Options Supported
Summit (CE .NET 4.2
and CE 5)
Cisco (CE .NET)
Symbol
(CE .NET)
None Yes Yes Yes
WEP Yes Yes Yes
LEAP Yes Yes No
EAP-FAST Yes No No
PEAP-MSCHAP Yes Yes No
WPA/LEAP Yes Yes No
WPA-PSK Yes Yes No
PEAP-GTC Yes Yes No
EAP-TLS Yes Yes No
Prerequisites
• Network SSID or ESSID number of the Access Point
• WEP or LEAP Authentication Protocol Keys
• The Summit profile settings for Auth Type, EAP Type and Encryption depend on the security
option chosen.
Please refer to the LXE Security Primer to prepare the Authentication Server and
Access Point for MX5X communication. It is available on the LXE Manuals CD
and the LXE ServicePass website.
It is important that all dates are correct on CE computers when using any type of
certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct
authentication will fail.