Bosch SAIC VDI III - WLAN Connection Setup; Activating WLAN Connection via Access Point

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Operation | VDI III | 13 en
5.4 WLAN connection setup
VDI III is capable of communicating in your
workshop network by WLAN. The "Network
setup" tab in VCI Manager provides a number
of functions for selecting and configuring VDI III
network connection interfaces, including WLAN
and security settings.
i VDI III must be connected by USB to make
settings in the "Network setup" tab. As long
as there is no USB connection, the "Network
setup" tab is disabled.
i VDI III supports the point-to-point method
for wireless connections.
Point-to-point
With the point-to-point wireless communicati
-
on method, VDI III connects to your computer
directly using a USB WLAN adapter. The various
types of connections are described in the follo
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wing sections.
5.4.1 Activating the WLAN connection via an
access point
VDI III can be configured for a connection via
access point. The following must be prepared
before configuration:
R An IP address and subnet mask that can be
assigned to VDI III (if the existing LAN does
not assign IP addresses automatically)
R A wireless-network access point SSID
(network name)
R Network security standard WPA2 enabled
R Data encryption by TKIP or WEP (64-bit or
128-bit)
R WLAN password
The figure below shows several VDI IIIs that
are connected to a single computer by wireless
access point.
With the following procedure, you can configure
VDI III for a wireless connection in your network
environment. Contact your IT administrator
before starting setup.
1. Double-click the VCI Manager icon on the
computer's desktop to launch the "VCI Mana
-
ger" software.
2. Plug VDI III into an external 12V power
source.
3. Plug the USB connecting cable into the com-
puter and VDI III, and allow VDI III to boot
completely.