24 EasyLAN Wireless Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 3 — EasyLAN Network Setup
EasyLAN Network Setup
e EasyLAN Network Setup wizard is a convenient PC-based tool for
confi guring network communication and security parameters. It comes
free with your EasyCoder printer, included on the PrinterCompanion
CD. If your printer has an installed CompactFlash card, you can save the
confi guration for future use.
System Requirements
EasyLAN Network Setup works with the following EasyCoder printers:
• PF2i, PF4i, PF4ci, PM4i, PX4i, or PX6i with an EasyLAN 100i2 or
EasyLAN Wireless interface installed.
• 3400e or 44X0 with an EasyLAN Wireless interface, Model AW02.
Your EasyCoder printer must be fi tted with Intermec Fingerprint v8.10
(or later) or IPL v2.10 (or later). For full functionality, use version
8.40/2.40 or later.
Your desktop PC needs to be running one of these Microsoft operat-
ingsystems: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP,
Windows NT with Service Pack 4, or Windows Server 2003
Note: If you use an operating system other than Windows, or
do not have the opportunity to run the Intermec EasyLAN
Network Setup wizard for any other reason, please proceed to
Chapter 4 or 5.
Establishing Serial Communication
To set up wireless communication, you need to establish a serial com-
munication with a PC using a cable. is applies both to set up using the
EasyLAN Network Setup wizard and to set up using Fingerprint or IPL
commands.
• Connect a common RS-232 cable between a serial port, for example
COM1, on the PC and the RS-232 port on the printer.
• Start a terminal program, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal.
• Set up the printer and the terminal for the communication parameters
and type of handshake.