User's Manual

Chapter 3 — Configuring the CK60 Computer
50 CK60 Series Handheld Computer User’s Manual
The Setup Assistant guides you through setting the following basic network
parameters:
• Date and time (including time zone)
•SSID (Network name)
• DHCP server or IP address, subnet mask, and default router
• Primary and secondary DNS or WINS addresses
•Device name
To set other parameters, use the Intermec Settings control panel applet or
another configuration method. The Setup Assistant runs on the CK60
Computer the first time you turn on the computer.
After the Setup Assistant is complete, the CK60 Computer should commu-
nicate with the network. A network connection icon appears in the taskbar.
Synchronizing the CK60 Computer System Time with a Time Server
It is important that the time on all of your CK60 Computers be synchro-
nized with a network time server to ensure real-time communications and
updates. Network time servers acquire Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
from an outside source such as the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO). The
CK60 Computer uses Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) to synchro-
nize with a network time server.
The default reference time server is the USNO (tock.usno.navy.mil). To
synchronize the time on your CK60 with this time server, you must have a
valid connection to the Internet. You can also synchronize the CK60 Com-
puter system time with a corporate network server within your firewall that
is SNTP-capable. To use an internal corporate network server, you need to
set the command name in the registry.
Configuring the CK60 Computer through the Network
You can change the configuration parameters of the CK60 Computer by
sending commands through a host computer or through the network. If
you are using a network, you can configure one or more CK60 Computers
at a time. You can remotely configure the wireless or Ethernet CK60 Com-
puter by sending a command from an application on the host computer.
Note that you cannot set all parameters through the network. You can only set
those commands that have a syntax in the Command Reference Manual.
Configuring the CK60 Computer in a TCP/IP Direct Connect Network
You can use the host computer to configure a wireless or Ethernet CK60
Computer in your TCP/IP network. To send and receive configuration
data, you need to write a host application that can communicate with the
Note: You can continue running an application on the CK60 Computer
while configuring it from the host computer.