Ad-Hoc Wireless Router Connection
If you have no wireless access point or work for a company that does not wish to add another device to the corporate
Ethernet network, a portable wireless router can be used to establish a local area network. Routers with a single LAN
port must be used with a wireless-enabled laptop. Multi-port wireless routers can be used to establish a wireless connec-
tion using any standard laptop with or without wireless capabilities.
Important Cameron supports only select third-party portable wireless routers that are compatible with the
Windows 7 operating system and are IEEE 802.11 compliant. Contact your local Cameron represen-
tative for a list of supported routers.
To establish the Scanner 3100’s connection to a laptop via a wireless router, obtain the following hardware:
• External power supply (for USB-powered routers, a USB cable connected to a computer provides this supply)
• Router with one or more LAN ports
• One or two Ethernet cables (cross-over or straight CAT 5 or greater)
– One cable for routers with a single LAN port (for use with a wireless communications-enabled laptop)
– Two cables for routers with multiple LAN ports
If the selected router has only one LAN port (as with many portable routers), wireless communications must be used
to connect to the laptop. In this instance, the laptop must have wireless capabilities to match router specications. See
Single-Port Router Option (Requires Wireless-Enabled Laptop), for setup instructions.
If the selected router has multiple LAN ports, see Multi-Port Router Option, page 70 for setup instructions.
Single-Port Router Option (Requires Wireless-Enabled Laptop)
1. Identify the router’s IP address, user name, and password in the router manufacturer literature.
2. Enable wireless communications on the laptop.
3. Boot the router using the following procedure:
a. Connect power to the router with the supplied power source. If using a USB-powered router, connect the USB
power cable to the laptop and to the router to power the router from the laptop. If using a battery-powered
router, turn on the router.
b. Wait approximately 20 seconds.
c. Connect an Ethernet cable to the laptop and to the router LAN/WAN port.
4. Obtain wireless network information using the following procedure:
a. Open the laptop browser, enter the router’s IP address, and press “Enter.”
b. At the login prompt, enter the router’s user name and password and click OK to display the router home page.
c. Record the SSID, security type, encryption type, and pre-shared security key for your wireless network. This
information is found in router’s manufacturer instructions and is required to complete step 5.
d. Close the web browser and disconnect the Ethernet cable from the router and the laptop.
5. Congure the wireless network as follows:
a. Enable wireless communications on the laptop.
b. From the laptop’s Control Panel, access the Wireless Network Conguration utility.
c. Choose Add in the Wireless Network Management Tool.
d. Select Manually create a network prole.
e. Enter the wireless network information recorded in step 4c.
69
Scanner 3100 EFM Section 4
To Next Page
Loading...
