Motorola MC3090G Integration Guide - Page 158

Known APs Window, The mobile computer roams to a new profile

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6 - 36 MC3000 Integrator Guide Known APs Window The Known APs window displays the APs in range using the same ESSID as the mobile computer. This window only available when in the Infrastructure mode. To open the Known APs window, tap Known APs in the Wireless Diagnostics window. The Known APs window displays. Figure 6-44 Known APs Window The icon next to the AP indicates: The AP is the currently associated access point, and it is set to mandatory. The AP is the currently associated access point, but it is not set to mandatory. The mobile computer is not currently associated to this AP, but the AP is set as mandatory. The mobile computer is not currently associated to this AP, and AP is not set as mandatory. Tapping and holding the stylus on a specific AP displays a context sensitive menu with the options: Set Mandatory and Set Roaming. Selecting the Set Mandatory option prohibits the mobile computer from associating with a different AP. The letter M displays on top of the icon when the Set Mandatory option is selected. The mobile computer connects to the selected AP and never roams until: • Set Roaming is chosen • The mobile computer roams to a new profile • The mobile computer is suspended • The mobile computer resets (warm or cold). Selecting Set Roaming allows the mobile computer to roam to any AP with a better signal. These settings are temporary and never saved to the registry. Tap Refresh to update the list of the APs with the same ESSID. A signal strength value of 32 is the highest possible.

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MC3000 Integrator Guide
Known APs Window
The
Known APs
window displays the APs in range using the same ESSID as the mobile computer. This window
only available when in the
Infrastructure
mode.
To open the
Known APs
window, tap
Known APs
in the
Wireless Diagnostics
window. The
Known APs
window
displays.
Figure 6-44
Known APs Window
The icon next to the AP indicates:
Tapping and holding the stylus on a specific AP displays a context sensitive menu with the options:
Set Mandatory
and
Set Roaming
.
Selecting the
Set Mandatory
option prohibits the mobile computer from associating with a different AP. The letter
M
displays on top of the icon when the
Set Mandatory
option is selected. The mobile computer connects to the
selected AP and never roams until:
Set Roaming
is chosen
The mobile computer roams to a new profile
The mobile computer is suspended
The mobile computer resets (warm or cold).
Selecting
Set Roaming
allows the mobile computer to roam to any AP with a better signal. These settings are
temporary and never saved to the registry.
Tap
Refresh
to update the list of the APs with the same ESSID. A signal strength value of 32 is the highest
possible.
The AP is the currently associated access point, and it is set to mandatory.
The AP is the currently associated access point, but it is not set to mandatory.
The mobile computer is not currently associated to this AP, but the AP is set as
mandatory.
The mobile computer is not currently associated to this AP, and AP is not set as
mandatory.