Intermec EasyLan AW02 User manual

EasyLAN™ Wireless
Quick Start Guide

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Contents
Getting Started ......................................................................... 5
What’s New in Firmware Version 4.35? ..................... 6
Out of the Box ........................................................... 6
System Requirements ................................................. 7
Identifying EasyLAN Wireless Components .............10
Installing EasyLAN Wireless................................................... 11
Collecting Information............................................. 12
Connecting EasyLAN Wireless to Your PC .............. 14
Setting Network Communications and Security ....... 14
Attaching the Antenna.............................................. 16
Starting EasyLAN Wireless ..................................................... 17
Printing Test Labels................................................................ 17
Configuring and Managing EasyLAN Wireless ...................... 20

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EasyLAN Wireless Quick Start Guide 5
Getting Started
The Intermec EasyLAN™Wireless Model AW02 is an IEEE
802.11b radio option that can be installed in the EasyCoder®
3400e, 4420, and 4440 printers.
The EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 with
an IEEE 802.11b radio installed is Wi-Fi®
certified for interoperability with other
802.11b wireless LAN devices.
In an ad-hoc network, a printer with EasyLAN Wireless
communicates wirelessly with a PC that contains an 802.11b/g
radio. In an infrastructure network, a printer with EasyLAN
Wireless communicates with other wired and wireless devices via
an access point with an 802.11b/g radio.
Local
Area
Networ
k
Access
Point
EasyLAN
Wireless
printer
EasyLAN
Wireless
printer
Laptop computer with
802.11b radio
Laptop computer with
802.11b radio
Infrastructure Network
Ad-hoc Network
Network Illustration: This illustration shows EasyLAN Wireless printers in an
ad-hoc network and an infrastructure network.

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What’s New in Firmware Version 4.35?
EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 firmware version 4.35 provides
these new features:
•The EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 with an IEEE 802.11b
radio installed is Wi-Fi certified for interoperability with
other 802.11b wireless LAN devices. Because 802.11g radios
are compatible with 802.11b radios, the EasyLAN Wireless
can communicate with 802.11b/g devices. The connection
must be established with negotiated 802.11b data rates only.
•You can now use the web browser interface and a remote
TFTP server to reload or update your firmware. For help, see
the EasyLAN Wireless User’s Manual (P/N 074980).
•You can now set the Encryption Mode to Dynamic WEP,
WPA2, or WPA2-WPA. For help, see the EasyLAN Wireless
User’s Manual.
•You can now set your Authentication Type to PEAP. For
help, see the EasyLAN Wireless User’s Manual.
Out of the Box
Your printer with EasyLAN Wireless comes with these items:
•PrinterCompanion CD, which includes:
•EasyLAN Wireless User’s Manual (P/N 074980)
•EasyLAN Network Setup
•Intermec Printer Network Manager (IPNM)
•Intermec Print Monitor
•Printer quick start guide and safety supplement
•Antenna
•This EasyLAN Wireless Quick Start Guide (P/N 074981)
•Important EasyLAN Wireless Information! (P/N 074991)

EasyLAN Wireless Quick Start Guide 7
System Requirements
EasyLAN Wireless can communicate with 802.11b/g devices,
but the connection must be established with negotiated 802.11b
data rates only.
To set up printing through EasyLAN Wireless, you need to
know if you have an ad-hoc or infrastructure network:
•In an ad-hoc network, you need a PC with an 802.11b/g card
or other 802.11b/g device that prints straight to the printer.
•In an infrastructure network, you need an installed 802.11b/g
network that allows devices to print to the printer.
To use 802.1x security and TTLS, you need:
•an authentication server. You can use a PC with the Funk
Odyssey™RADIUS server software v1.1 or later. You can
use an Intermec MobileLAN™access point with software
v1.80 or later; for help, see the access point system manual.
Or, you can use a compatible authentication server.
•an authenticator that supports TTLS, such as an Intermec
MobileLAN access point with an 802.11b/g radio and
software v1.80 or later. The authenticator knows the IP
address and secret key of the authentication server and
translates TTLS frames to Remote Authentication Dial-In
User Service (RADIUS) frames and vice versa.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.30 or later.
To use 802.1x security and LEAP, you need:
•an authentication server. You can use a PC with the Funk
Odyssey RADIUS server software v1.1 or later. You can use
an Intermec MobileLAN access point with software v1.80 or
later; for help, see the access point system manual. You can
use a Cisco 1230, 1231, or 1300 access point as a LEAP
authentication server as well as the authenticator.
•an authenticator that supports LEAP, such as a Cisco 1200
series or Cisco 350 series access point with an 802.11b/g
radio.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.30 or later.

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To use 802.1x security and PEAP, you need:
•an authentication server. You can use a PC with the Funk
Odyssey RADIUS server software v1.1 or later. Or, you can
use a compatible authentication server.
•an authenticator that supports PEAP, such as an Intermec
MobileLAN access point with an 802.11b/g radio. The
authenticator knows the IP address and secret key of the
authentication server and translates PEAP frames to Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) frames and
vice versa.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.32 or later.
To use WPA-Personal, you need:
•an access point that supports WPA-Personal (PSK). You can
use an Intermec MobileLAN access point with software v1.80
or later. For help, see the access point system manual.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.30 or later.
To use WPA-Enterprise, you need:
•an authentication server. You can use a PC with the Funk
Odyssey RADIUS server software v1.1 or later. You can use
an Intermec MobileLANTM access point with software v1.80
or later; for help, see the access point system manual. Or, you
can use a compatible authentication server.
•an authenticator that supports both WPA and 802.1x, such as
an Intermec MobileLAN access point with an 802.11b/g
radio and software v1.80 or later. The authenticator knows
the IP address and secret key of the authentication server and
translates EAP frames to Remote Authentication Dial-In User
Service (RADIUS) frames and vice versa.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.30 or later.

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To use WPA2-Personal, you need:
•an access point that supports WPA2, such as a Cisco 1230,
1231, or 1300 access point. For help, see the access point
system manual.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.32 or later.
To use WPA2-Enterprise, you need:
•an authentication server. You can use a PC with the Funk
Odyssey RADIUS server software v1.1 or later. Or, you can
use a compatible authentication server.
•an authenticator that supports both WPA2 and 802.1x, such
as a Cisco 1230, 1231, or 1300 access point. For help, see the
access point system manual. The authenticator knows the IP
address and secret key of the authentication server and
translates EAP frames to Remote Authentication Dial-In User
Service (RADIUS) frames and vice versa.
•a printer with EasyLAN Wireless Model AW02 running
firmware version 4.32 or later.

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Identifying EasyLAN Wireless Components
Make sure you can identify the EasyLAN Wireless components
on the back of your printer.
Antenna
Serial
port
Orange LED
Green LED
Yellow LED
Test
switch
Antenna
connector
EasyLAN Wireless Components: This illustration shows what EasyLAN
Wireless looks like when it is installed in a 3400e printer.
Identifying EasyLAN Wireless Components
Component Description
Antenna
connector
Attach the antenna to this connector.
Serial port
(DB9)
Use this port only to configure EasyLAN Wireless
with the EasyLAN Network Setup configuration
wizard or the command console.
Test switch Use this switch to print a test label or reset EasyLAN
Wireless. For help, see “Printing Test Labels” on
page 17.
LEDs Three LEDs indicate status and diagnostic
information, as described in the next table.