MX2 Reference Guide MX2A137REFGD October 2000 E-EQ-MX2RG-A-ARC Copyright © 2000 by LXE Inc. An EMS Technologies Company All Rights Reserved MX2A1 3 7REFGD REV I S I ON A REGULATORY NOTICES Notice: LXE Inc. reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products described in this manual at any time without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LXE assumes no liability resulting from any errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Copyright Notice: This manual is copyrighted. All rights are reserved. This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent, in writing, from LXE Inc. Copyright © 2000 by LXE Inc., An EMS Technologies Company 125 Technology Parkway, Norcross, GA 30092, U.S.A. (770) 447-4224 LXE is a registered trademark of LXE Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Note: The original equipment’s Reference Manual is copyrighted by PSC® Inc. This manual has been amended by LXE® Inc., for the MX2 and Docking Stations with PSC’s express permission. Notice: The long term characteristics or the possible physiological effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields have not been investigated by UL. FCC Information: This device complies with FCC Rules, part 15. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference and 2. This device must accept any interference that may be received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Warning: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by LXE, Inc., could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the FCC Class A limits. Docking Cradles Product Label Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. EMC Directive Requirements: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Industry Canada: This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. EMI / EMC Standards: Transceiver: Safety Standards: Approvals: FCC Part 15 Subpart B FCC Part 15, Subpart C EN 60825-1 EN 50022 Class A ETSI 300 328 CDRH Class 2 EN50082-1 IC-RSS 210 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND SPECIFICATIONS 1-1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1-1 Document Conventions ...........................................................................................1-2 Technical Specifications.......................................................................... 1-3 General ....................................................................................................................1-3 Physical ...................................................................................................................1-3 Keypad.....................................................................................................................1-4 Display.....................................................................................................................1-5 Battery .....................................................................................................................1-6 Power Management.................................................................................................1-7 Memory ...................................................................................................................1-7 Standard Range Laser Scanner................................................................................1-8 PC Card ...................................................................................................................1-8 IR Communications Port .........................................................................................1-9 Docking Pads...........................................................................................................1-9 Radio PC Card.......................................................................................................1-10 Contacting LXE....................................................................................... 1-12 Manuals and Accessories...................................................................... 1-14 Manuals .................................................................................................................1-14 Accessories............................................................................................................1-14 CHAPTER 2 USING ADVANCED FEATURES 2-1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 2-1 Programming the Enter Keys .................................................................. 2-1 Key Combinations for International Characters..................................... 2-2 International Characters and LXE Terminal Emulations........................................2-3 Resetting the MX2 .................................................................................... 2-4 Warm Boot ..............................................................................................................2-4 Cold Boot ................................................................................................................2-4 Safe Boot .................................................................................................................2-5 Hardware Reset .......................................................................................................2-6 Using PC Cards ........................................................................................ 2-7 The IR Serial Port ..................................................................................... 2-7 Laser Scanner........................................................................................... 2-9 MX2A137REFGD Revision A MX2 Reference Guide ii Table of Contents The Disk Drives....................................................................................... 2-10 Additional Drives ..................................................................................................2-10 Configuring the MX2 .............................................................................. 2-11 Troubleshooting - Enable I 2 of 5..........................................................................2-11 Transferring Files ................................................................................... 2-12 Advanced Power Management .............................................................. 2-15 Batteries.................................................................................................................2-15 Doze Mode ............................................................................................................2-15 Auto-Off Timer .....................................................................................................2-15 Backlight................................................................................................................2-15 Power Management at the Radio Card..................................................................2-16 Radio PC Card Configuration ................................................................ 2-17 Getting Started.......................................................................................................2-17 Installing ODI Drivers...........................................................................................2-17 Installing NDIS Drivers.........................................................................................2-27 Proxim Configuration Settings..............................................................................2-30 Lucent Configuration Settings...............................................................................2-34 RF Throughput, Performance and Troubleshooting............................ 2-38 Power Management at the Proxim RangeLAN2 Access Point .............................2-38 Site Survey.............................................................................................................2-39