Symbol MC50 Pocket PC wireless issues

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How to connect to a wireless access point on a Symbol MC50 Pocket PC

With this little device you will use the little wireless symbol in the bottom right hand portion of the screen. Click on it and select “Find WLANS”.  Click on the wirless network you want to connect to and follow the prompts. I’ve never been able to get these guys working on anything other then “Open Network”. The reason for it these devices don’t support AES or TKIP.

How to Add/Remove Proxy on a Symbol MC50 Pocket PC

To add or remove a proxy on the Symbol MC50 Go to the start menu, settings, Connections Tab, Click on Connections icon, Advance Tab, Select Networks, Click on either “Edit Button”, “Proxy Settings” tab. This will allow you to add or remove proxy server.

How to Find the wireless Status of Symbol MC50 Pocket PC

Click on the Wireless icon on the bottom right task bar. Click on the top most option “STATUS”. From this window you can see if the device is transmitting any information as well as, IP Address, Ping Command, Extra info and AP info.

What to do…

I recently worked on a Pocket PC by Symbol called the MC50. It comes with a wireless B networkcard. It network card stopped working. It is best to get the latest software from the Symbol website:  Symbol Website Download.

After updating the software make sure to reset the Symbol MC50 Pocket PC. You can do this by flipping over the device and hitting the reset button. This button is a small hole just under the battery eject switch on the right hand side.