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6.9 WLAN
The device is equipped with a wireless network card. If the operating system supports this
card via drivers, the device can be integrated into a Ethernet Network with Support for 11
Mbit or 54Mbit (802.11 a/b/g). The specifications of this network topology has to be
attended.
Note:
The device is equipped with a Mini PCI WLAN Card with Atheros Chip. If a device is
delivered with a operating system from ads-tec, the needed system drivers will be
integrated into the system. In the operating systems Windows XP Professional“ and
„Windows XP Embedded“, the original Atheros Client Utility (ACU)“ is installed, to define
new WLAN networks and to define new connection settings. The mentioned utility
supplies lots of settings, which are meeting the conditions of the own network.
Note:
The check and settings for country code of the WLAN-Card is the users
responsibility. The default settings in a german image is Germany and in a English
image it is United States.
Note:
In default condition Windows is used to manage the wireless connection. If the
Atheros Client Utility should be used, you have to remove the checkbox from ”Use
Windows to configure Settings” in the path: Start Settings Control Panel
Network Connections. With the right mouse button you have to choose
Wireless Netowrk Connection and navigate to the Properties section. Switch to
the tab Wireless Networks