Wi-Fi update for iPAQ h5400, h5500 series

made available WLAN updates for its h5400 and h5500 series of iPAQ handhelds, powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC platform. Both updates offer fixes and enhancements, which include an issue with LEAP authentication towards Funk Radius servers having been addressed, the signal strength indicator having been fixed, and an issue where memory not reclaimed having been resolved.

Furthermore, the update adds a feature which provides additional safety when updating wireless LAN firmware, as well as an alteration which provides nine retries when roaming before indicating a network disconnect. Also, the update for the iPAQ h5500 series contains support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the latest standardized security implementation for 802.11x based WLAN networks.">

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	Wi-Fi update for iPAQ h5400, h5500 series	By Jørgen Sundgot, Wednesday 26 May 2004

Hewlett-Packard has made available WLAN updates for its h5400 and h5500 series of iPAQ handhelds, powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC platform. Both updates offer fixes and enhancements, which include an issue with LEAP authentication towards Funk Radius servers having been addressed, the signal strength indicator having been fixed, and an issue where memory not reclaimed having been resolved.

Furthermore, the update adds a feature which provides additional safety when updating wireless LAN firmware, as well as an alteration which provides nine retries when roaming before indicating a network disconnect. Also, the update for the iPAQ h5500 series contains support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the latest standardized security implementation for 802.11x based WLAN networks.