Connecting the Scanner to Wi-Fi Network

• Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld Using LAIRD Wireless
• Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld to Wi-Fi

Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld Using LAIRD Wireless

You can connect the CipherLab 9700 handheld to a network over LAIRD wireless:

• Prerequisites
• Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld to Router
• Checking the CipherLab 9700 Handheld Work

Prerequisites

Before you set up a wireless connection for the CipherLab 9700 handheld, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have information about network ports and settings of the router to which you will connect.
• You have information about the name of the Wi-Fi network and password to connect to the router.
• The router is connected hardline on the site where you are setting up CipherLab 9700.

It is recommended that you always have a spare Ethernet cable. Make sure that you do not connect the handheld to computer over USB.

Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld to Router

To connect CipherLab 9700 Handheld to the router over LAIRD wireless:

1. Power on the CipherLab 9700 Handheld.
2. On the AppLock screen, click the Laird Wi-Fi icon.

   

3. At the bottom left corner of the screen, click the menu button and then click the Login button.

   

4. On the Login screen, do not enter the password, just click the check box.

   

5. At the bottom left corner of the screen, click the menu button again, scroll down to the bottom and then click Exit.

   

6. Click the Start menu button.
7. Click the settings icon (cogwheel), click the System button and scroll down to the Laird Wi-Fi icon.

   

8. At the bottom of the screen, click the Configuration tab.

   

9. In the Active Profile list, select the default profile.
10. Click the Profiles button.
11. Change the profile to the default one and then click the OK button at the bottom right corner of the screen.

    

12. On the Configuration screen, click the Scan button, check the name of the network, click the network name and then click the Select button.
13. Enter the password to connect to the network and then click the OK button.
14. The dialog window will be displayed: ‘Closing the dialog will not save security chances. Would you like to cancel?’ .
15. In the dialog window:
1. Click No.
2. Click OK.
16. The dialog window will be displayed: ‘Would you like to make this profile active?’ In the dialog window, click Yes.
17. Click the windows keys.
18. Click the window key and then click the Internet Explorer icon to open the browser.
19. In the browser, go to google.com.
20. The system message about the site security certificate error will be displayed. At the bottom of the screen, click Yes.

    
    Result: The CipherLab 9700 handheld is online and connected to the network.

Checking the CipherLab 9700 Handheld Work

To make sure the CipherLab 9700 is working in a proper way:

1. To get back to the Start menu, at the bottom right corner of the screen, click the close icon.
2. Click the Start menu button.

   

3. Click the Mobile Assistant 3 icon.

   

4. Click the Setting Station button.
5. Click the Synchronize price book button.
6. Go through the barcodes that you have, scan and process each barcode and make sure that each barcode works as anticipated.
7. Log on to CStoreOffice® using your account to check the results and then clean up to delete the test information.

Connecting the CipherLab 9700 Handheld to Wi-Fi

To connect the CipherLab 9700 handheld to a Wi-Fi network:

1. Go to the handheld home screen and then click Settings > System > SCU (Summit Client Utility).

   

2. On SCU, go to the Configuration tab and then under the Active Profile list, click the Scan button.
3. Select the name of your network and then click Configure.

   

4. On the SCU dialog window, click Yes to create a new profile.
5. Enter the profile name and then click OK.
6. Find the string with the Passphrase value in the Property column, specify the password for your Wi-Fi network in the Value column, and then click Commit.

   

7. Click OK at the right bottom corner.
8. In the Active Profile list, select the name of newly created profile.
9. Go to the Status bar to check that the newly configured network is working properly. Ensure that you see your network name and IP address on the screen. The connection to your Wi-Fi network has been successfully established.