Intermec EasyCoder PX6i - Reading Other Wireless Connection Variables

52 EasyLAN Wireless Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 5 — Setup in IPL
Reading Other Wireless Connection Variables
In addition to SSID, WEP, and 802.1x information, the following wire-
less connection variables can be read using IPL commands:
• Active channel
1,3
• MAC address of the access point
1
• Signal strength
1,3
• Speed
1
• Region
2
1
/.  e information is also given on the network test label and on the
web page.
2
/.  e current region is also presented on the web page.
3
/. Active channel and signal strength is shown in the printer’s display
window when the <i> key is pressed.
Active Channel
802.11b/g operates on a number of diff erent channels, corresponding
to diff erent frequencies.  e printer scans for a suitable access point and
channel.  e selected channel can be read from the printer.  e read-
only setup-variable “CHANNEL” can assume values from 0 up to 14
depending on the region setting. 0 signifi es that an association has not
yet been made, 1-14 is the currently selected channel.
<STX><SI>wt,CHANNEL<ETX>
transmits current channel.
Access Point Information
 e printer associates with an access point.  e read-only setup-variable
“AP_MAC” will assume the MAC address of the access point which the
printer is currently associated with. If no association has been performed,
the value of “AP_MAC” is “00:00:00:00:00:00”.
<STX><SI>wt,AP_MAC<ETX>
Transmits the MAC address of the associated access point.