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Configure Bluetooth Communications
Your mobile computer is Bluetooth™-enabled, which lets you connect to other Bluetooth devices,
such as scanners, printers, or audio devices. You need to turn on the Bluetooth radio before you
can discover and connect to other Bluetooth devices. By default, the radio is turned off. You can
congure Bluetooth communications using Intermec Settings or from the Start menu.
1 Tap Start > Settings > Intermec Settings > Communications >
Bluetooth.
2 Select the Turn on Bluetooth check box.
3 (Optional) If you want your computer to be visible to other
Bluetooth devices, choose “Discoverable”.
4 Tap OK.
The Bluetooth radio maintains its state through a reboot or cold boot and maintains virtual COM
ports. But, if you clean boot your computer you need to recreate pairings to devices.
Connect to a Bluetooth Scanner
You can connect the computer to an Intermec Bluetooth scanner, such as the SF51 or SR61.
1 Tap Start > Settings > System > Wireless Scanning.
2 Tap Add Device.
the popup list. When asked if you want to hide the menu, tap Yes.
• restore all hidden items in all menus, by tapping Menu > Unhide All Items.
Note: When you restore default settings in ecom instruments Settings, only the
settings for visible items are restored to defaults� The settings for hidden menu
items are not affected�
Use Intermec Settings Remotely With
SmartSystems Foundation
Your mobile computer is SmartSystems-enabled, which lets you open ecom instruments Settings
from the SmartSystems console to remotely congure all of your mobile computers. For more infor-
mation on SmartSystems, see Manage the Computer Using SmartSystems Foundation” on page 98.
1 In the SmartSystems console, select a mobile computer and right-click.
2 From the menu, select Intermec Settings.
3 Congure the settings you need to change. As you choose parameters from the tree
structure, help for each parameter appears in the upper right pane of Intermec Settings.
4 When you are done making changes, choose File > Save Settings.
For help using Intermec Settings, click Help > Contents. For information on all of the parameters in
Intermec Settings, see the Intermec Settings Command Reference Manual.
About Network Communications
You can easily add the mobile computer to your wireless or wired data collection network. You can
connect your computer using:
• 802.11a/b/g/n radio communications.
• Ethernet communications.
• Bluetooth communications.
• USB and serial communications.
Configure 802�11a/b/g/n (Wi-Fi) Radio Communications
L Make sure all components with antennas are at least 30 cm (1 ft) apart when power is
Caution
applied. Failure to comply could result in equipment damage.
The mobile computer contains an 802.11 radio to transfer data using wireless communications and
to support the TCP/IP network protocols. This section of the manual assumes that your wireless
network is set up, including your access points. By default, the 802.11 radio is disabled. Use the
following procedure to enable the Wi-Fi radio using Intermec Settings. If you would like to use
ScanNGo bar codes to easily enable the radio and set the default security settings, see Appendix
C ScanNGo Wi-Fi Conguration Bar Codes” on page 167.
1 Tap Start > Settings > System > Intermec Settings.
2 From the Intermec Settings main menu, tap Communications > 802.11 Radio >
Radio Enabled.
3 Select the Radio Enabled check box and tap OK. By default, the computer uses Funk
security and enables DHCP.
4 Use Intermec Settings to congure any other parameters you need to use for
communication with your network.
5 Congure 802.11 security. For help, see About Wireless Security” on page 85.