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by able-admin

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I'm looking into the possibility of adding a wireless tablet pc into our manufacturing facility. I was wondering if anyone had any insight that they wouldn't mind sharing.

We currently have a cat5 infrastructure set up thoughout with no wireless implemented as of yet. The shop floor is ~80,000 square feet and separated into four areas with cinderblock walls. Although its a manufacturing facility I dont think we'll need a heavy duty tablet such as Xplorer or other beefed up models, Just something that can take a little dirt. Its main usage would be to view, alter, print autocad drawings to a networked printer.

Any help as far as what I would need and possible choices would be much appreciated.

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by ross.bale

I have worked with Tablet PC's and wireless networks on many occasions, they are quite substantial bits of kit with glass screens, so they should be able to withstand a bit of punishment. I would say the key issue would be the wireless connectivity to the network in the building, as far as the PC goes, treat it as you would a standard XP pc as it basically operates in the same manner. I would suggest going for one of the faster network types such as 802.11G rather than B as this will give a higher bandwidth for dealing with autocad drawings. I would also think about security - are these drawings "commercial secrets" that competitors must not be able to access - if so, you could look at WEP which is not that secure and does reduce the wireless bandwidth quite considerably - email me or discuss here if you require more help and assistance. Also more of an insight into the network setup would also be useful to advise on security.

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