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nevadadave

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Posted - 15 Sep 2004 : 16:28:42

How do we retain the SSID and WEP settings for our PCMCIA CISCO Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter so that the network is automatically connected after a hard-reset?

Despite saving the registry using the ADS Persistent Registry Manager applet in Control Panel, the SSID and WEP settings are lost after a hard-reset.

The device boots with a message box stating the following on the "Wireless Information" property page:

"The following network(s) are available. Select a network name and click "Connect" to access that network."

Basically, the wireless settings for SSID and WEP are missing after a hard-reset and must be manually re-entered.

We are working with the BitsyX WinCE 4.1 image.

wabtec4

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Posted - 12 Oct 2004 : 02:48:33

We saved the settings in a disk file in FlashFx directory which persists while power off. You can write a program that auto-runs to set those registries.

But I need to to ask you a question:
I am configuring a wireless card for PEAP & EAP-TLS authentication protocols & related certifcates without any GUI tools, the CE board are physically sealed up with only serial ports physically accessable.
Do you know what registries are needed for those configuration? Any document about this?
Thanks,
Charlie
(cxiao@wabtec.com )

vta

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Posted - 22 Nov 2004 : 11:58:12

I have the same question as the original post, regarding a Cisco Aironet WLAN PCMCIA client, except I'm using ADS CE v4.20.09 on an AGX board.

1. Can we get the OS to allow this persistence without running a special routine at powerup?

2. What IS the complete group of registry settings required when using ADS CE v4.20.09?

thank you,
vta

nevadadave

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Posted - 22 Nov 2004 : 22:34:39

We ascertain that Applied Data System must create a custom OS image for your device if persistent settings are required without running a special routinee at powerup.

Below is a list of group/keys exported to retain our settings:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco\Linkage]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco1\Linkage]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco1\Parms]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco1\Parms\Profile0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\cisco1\Parms\TcpIp]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\PCMCIA\Detect\27]

Note: ADSReg.exe is used within adscopy.inf to register the exported adapter/network settings being stored in a disk file on the CE device.

"configuring a wireless card for PEAP & EAP-TLS authentication protocols & related certifcates" may require use of the remote registry editor to hunt out the registry settings via an ActiveSync serial port connection. In addition, you may require card specific settings to be setup using the Aironet Client Utility on the CE device and then search for the changes within the registry. We do not know of any documents supporting this task.

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