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If you're reading this, you probably thought that it would be nice to deploy in their own home wireless network, like Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), and finally feel complete freedom of movement and comfort conferred by the latest technology. It's a shame because when in a pocket computer and a laptop Wi-Fi integrated, and use it plainly does not work. After all, no matter what was said in all sorts of handouts, but to deal with configuring the wireless network itself is not under force to each user. Unfortunately, manufacturers often pay attention too limited range of issues that are likely to occur when you try wireless konnekta. For example, most often in the instructions to the PDA described only how to connect to an existing wireless network. And here is how to organize the network, what equipment is best to buy, how to access resources on other computers, and most importantly - how to go online with the PDA in our Russian reality, and for wireless sync? - Here are the questions that really disturb users of portable devices, and that we have finally answered. In the first part of the workshop you are expected to advice on choosing between the built and purchased Wi-Fi, equipment for wireless home networks, detailed instructions on how to configure and open access to the files on your PC. Next step by step we will connect the PDA Pocket PC to the network. As an experimental we perform HP iPAQ h2210 with Wi-Fi adapter D-Link DCF-660W and Dell Axim X50V with integrated Wi-Fi. But that's not all. Gentlemen, you're in the second series!;) In the meantime, get down to what is announced above.
Wi-Fi congenital or acquired: what to choose? ..
Your PDA has Wi-Fi? - Very good. No? - It does not matter. Wi-Fi adapters on our market a huge amount. Want adapter based on the CF card - please, or, say, based on the SD card - no problem! Today nothing can stop you to go online or to travel on a home network with your Pocket PC. All adapters for handhelds in general have similar features, and price is not much different. Models with a Compact Flash slot is more common and inexpensive, they produce different company: Pretec, D-Link, etc., their prices start at $ 60 Models with the form factor SD loves to indulge in the company Sandisk, and, most wireless cards from this manufacturer is equipped with an additional Flash memory (128/256 Mb). The benefit of this gain will certainly be, but for the money that you have to lay out (from 95 USD), is pleased to announce the highly questionable. Want to give only one piece of advice to users who have decided to acquire an external wireless adapter - advance, make sure that you have no compatibility problems. The fact that the adapters are designed for older operating systems, for example, Windows CE 3.0 can not quite work correctly on more recent versions of the same family of operating systems like Windows Mobile 2003. One of the easiest ways to "get out" - read the package list of compatible operatsionok. Only and then be ready to catch. Most sold today, Wi-Fi adapters were released two or three years ago, so no support for recent operating system they do not and can not be. Proceed as follows. First, select a card, and secondly, climb up on the Web and look for the latest drivers there. If these are found, then go ahead and buy the selected adapter, but if not, a wireless device to take is already dangerous. The probability of occurrence of problems can be as high ratio "50% to 50%." Therefore, I advise you to specify in advance when purchasing the possible return of the device, if find any compatibility problems.By the way, problems of compatibility can speak a variety of issues: from the banal work temporarily installed on the PDA software, and problems connecting to a wireless network where other handhelds with similar settings without problems, and ending with the absence or inaccessibility of "public some menu items, which, judging from the description, must be present in the Setup Utility Wi-Fi. Therefore the last council wants to address those handheld computer has not got - citizens, do not skimp, buy the handhelds with integrated Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) - and had no problems with compatibility you will never have!
Equipment for wireless home network
Well, with iron PDA undecided, go to the hardware for wireless networks. So, to deploy a wireless network at home, we need special equipment, and, in the first place - an access point (aka Access Point or short - AR). Access Point - it's the same device that, and allow all your wireless computers to "see" each other as if they were connected by wires. Since then the fun begins. It would seem, the business-then - went to the store and bought one of the exposed Wi-Fi devaysov capable of performing the function of AR. However, once you do e-shopping, as you undoubtedly will visit questioned - range of prices to "centers of home Wi-Fi universe," ranging from 40 to 150 dollars. And this despite the fact that, judging by the specs, all the devices have almost identical features. What to choose?