Adding Wireless Capability to a Thin Client
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8/27/2008
This topic provides information about how to add support for wireless networking to a Windows Embedded CE powered thin client.
WLAN PC Card Drivers
For a Windows Embedded CE powered thin client to support a connection to a wireless local area network (WLAN), add a WLAN PC Card driver to the image.
The following table shows the LAN driver to include in an operating system (OS) design.
| Catalog item | Location | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
Intersil Prism2 WLAN PCMCIA Driver |
Device Drivers\Networking\Local Area Networking (LAN) devices |
BSP_NIC_ISLP2NDS_PCMCIA |
This LAN driver provides support for attaching one of the following network adapters to a thin client.
- Microsoft MN-520
- Linksys WPC11
- Netgear MA401
Operating System Catalog Items
The following table shows the Catalog items to include in an OS design for wireless networking support.
| Catalog item | Location | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
Wireless LAN (802.11) STA Automatic Configuration and 802.1X |
Core OS\CEBASE\Communication Services and Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) |
SYSGEN_ETH_80211 |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
Core OS\CEBASE\Communication Services and Networking\Networking - General |
SYSGEN_EAP |
NTLM |
Core OS\CEBASE\Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) |
SYSGEN_AUTH_NTLM |
Schannel (SSL/TLS) |
Core OS\CEBASE\Security |
SYSGEN_AUTH_SCHANNEL |
To add wireless capability to a thin client
In Platform Builder, select Catalog Items View.
Expand the Device Drivers node, and navigate to Device Drivers\Networking\Local Area Networking (LAN) devices.
Select the box next to Intersil Prism2 WLAN PCMCIA Driver.
Collapse the Device Drivers node.
Expand the Core OS node, and navigate to the four Catalog items in the “Operating System Catalog Items” chart described earlier in this topic. Select the box next to each Catalog item.
On the File menu, select Save <OSDesignName>.pbxml.
After you complete these steps, your OS design will be configured to support wireless networking. The next time that you build <OSDesignName>, the base components that enable wireless networking will be included in the run-time image.
For more information about networking hardware considerations and the different wireless networking standards, see Networking Hardware Considerations for a Thin Client.
For more information about support for WLAN technologies in CE 6.0 that enable you to implement a range of wireless networking scenarios, see Wi-Fi OS Design Development.
For information about how to set up a more secure wireless network, see this Microsoft Web site.