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ElseIfFIile

Description

Begins conditional command block executed only if the file specified in the previous IfFile does not exist.

Syntax

ElseIfFile

Parameters

None

Example

See

IfFile

, below

Notes

Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with

IfFile

command.

EndIf

Description

Ends conditional command block begun with the previous IF command.

Syntax

EndIf

Parameters

None

Example

See

IfFile

below

Notes

Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with

If…

command.

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Summary of Contents for MX8

Page 1: ...MX8 Hand Held Computer Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 1 Operating System Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...n Marvell is a registered trademark of Marvell Technology Group Ltd or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Summit Data Communications the Laird Technologies Logo the Summit logo and Connected No Matter What are trademarks of Laird Technologies Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc Symbol is a registered trademark of Symbol Technologies MOTOR...

Page 3: ...ume 1 9 Cold Boot Restart 1 9 Clean Boot Reset 1 9 Chapter 2 Hardware 2 1 System Hardware 2 1 802 11 b g and a b g Wireless Client 2 1 Central Processing Unit 2 1 System Memory 2 1 Internal Mini SD Memory Card 2 1 Video Subsystem 2 2 Power Supply 2 2 COM Port 2 3 RS232 Serial Port 2 3 USB Client Port 2 3 Audio Headset Connection 2 3 Audio Support 2 3 Scanner Imager Port 2 4 Bluetooth EZPair 2 4 Ke...

Page 4: ... Main Battery Pack 3 2 Battery Hotswapping 3 2 Low Battery Warning 3 3 Backup Battery 3 3 Handling Batteries Safely 3 3 Chapter 4 Software 4 1 Operating System 4 1 Windows Mobile 6 1 4 1 Software Development 4 1 Clearing Registry Settings 4 1 Installed Software 4 2 Software Load 4 2 Software Backup 4 2 Version Control 4 3 Boot Loader 4 3 Startup Folders and Launch Sequences 4 3 Today Screen 4 4 St...

Page 5: ...HSM Connect 4 12 GrabTime 4 12 Synchronize with a local time server 4 13 Enhanced Launch 4 13 RegLoad 4 13 RegEdit 4 13 Remote Desktop 4 14 Set Remote Desktop Mobile Options 4 14 Connect to a Remote Server 4 15 Installing Applications 4 16 Preparation 4 16 Package File Installation 4 16 Installing Applications Help 4 19 Settings 4 21 Personal Panels 4 23 Buttons 4 23 Program Buttons 4 23 Up Down C...

Page 6: ... Administration Mode 4 44 End User Mode 4 45 Passwords 4 46 AppLock Password Help 4 46 End User Switching Technique 4 47 Using a Stylus Tap 4 47 Using the Switch Key Sequence 4 47 Hotkey Activation hotkey 4 47 End User Internet Explorer EUIE 4 48 Application Configuration 4 48 Application Panel 4 49 Launch Button 4 51 Auto At Boot 4 52 Auto Re Launch 4 53 Manual Launch 4 54 Match 4 54 Allow Close ...

Page 7: ...ear Button 4 74 Bluetooth Device Menu 4 75 Bluetooth Properties 4 76 Settings 4 77 Turn On Bluetooth 4 77 Options 4 77 Reconnect 4 79 Options 4 79 About 4 81 Easy Pairing and Auto Reconnect 4 82 Bluetooth Bar Code Reader Setup 4 83 MX8 with Label 4 84 MX8 without Label 4 84 Bluetooth Reader Beep and LED Indications 4 85 Bluetooth Printer Setup 4 85 Certificates 4 86 Personal 4 86 Intermediate 4 87...

Page 8: ...gs 4 106 Remove Programs 4 108 Screen 4 109 Alignment 4 109 Clear Type 4 110 Text Size 4 111 Task Manager 4 112 Windows Update 4 113 Connections Panel 4 114 Beam 4 114 Connections 4 115 Domain Enroll 4 116 Wi Fi Network Adapters 4 117 Wi Fi Network Access 4 119 Wireless 4 119 Network Adapters 4 120 Wireless Manager 4 121 Wi Fi 4 121 Bluetooth 4 122 ActiveSync 4 123 Introduction 4 123 Initial Insta...

Page 9: ...on 5 1 Data Processing Overview 5 3 Main Tab 5 4 Continuous Scan Mode 5 5 COM1 Tab 5 6 Notification Tab 5 7 Vibration 5 8 Data Options Tab 5 9 Enable Code ID 5 10 Options 5 10 Buttons 5 11 Symbology Settings 5 12 Clear Button 5 12 Advanced Button 5 13 Processing Order 5 14 Enable Min Max 5 14 Strip Leading Trailing Control 5 16 Barcode Data Match List 5 17 Barcode Data Match Edit Buttons 5 18 Matc...

Page 10: ... 1 Launch Startup options 6 3 Example 6 3 Script Based Launch Items 6 4 Enhanced Launch Utility Use 6 4 File Names 6 5 Command line structure 6 5 Comments 6 5 Commands Supported by Launch 6 6 Launch Error Messages 6 19 Example Script File 6 21 Chapter 7 Wireless Network Configuration 7 1 Introduction 7 1 Important Notes 7 1 Summit Client Utility 7 2 Help 7 2 Summit Tray Icon 7 3 Using Windows Mobi...

Page 11: ... WEP 7 29 LEAP 7 31 PEAP MSCHAP 7 33 PEAP GTC 7 36 WPA LEAP 7 39 EAP FAST 7 41 EAP TLS 7 43 WPA PSK 7 46 Certificates 7 48 Generating a Root CA Certificate 7 49 Installing a Root CA Certificate 7 53 Generating a User Certificate 7 54 Exporting a User Certificate 7 57 Installing a User Certificate 7 59 Chapter 8 Keymaps 8 1 32 key Numeric Alpha Keymap 8 1 32 key Alpha Mode Keymap 8 7 Chapter 9 Tech...

Page 12: ...Pinout I O Port 9 4 AC Wall Adapter 9 5 Chapter 10 Technical Assistance 10 1 x ...

Page 13: ...limited function batch computer to an integrated RF scanning computer A trigger handle is available as an accessory The stylus attached to the handstrap is used to assist in entering data and configuring the mobile device Protective film for the touch screen is available as an accessory The MX8 is powered by a 3000 mAh Lithium Ion main battery pack and an internal Ni MH backup battery l If the MX8...

Page 14: ...ents Front 1 Scanner Imager Aperture 2 Speaker 3 System Status LED 4 Scan Button 5 Orange Key Sticky Key 6 Blue Key Sticky Key 7 Scan Status LED 8 Cable Port 9 On Off Button 10 Alpha Lock LED Diamond Keys 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...r Aperture 2 Trigger Handle Attach Points and Handstrap Retainer Bracket Attach Points 3 Main Battery 4 Battery Fastener 5 Cable Port Note The touch screen stylus can be tethered to the handstrap or the trigger handle 1 3 ...

Page 16: ...Keypads 32 Key Triple Tap Keypad 1 System Status LED 2 Scan Button 3 Enter Button 4 On Off Button 5 Scan Status LED 6 Speaker 7 Alpha Status LED 8 Diamond Keys 9 Orange Key Sticky 10 Blue Key Sticky 1 4 ...

Page 17: ...32 Key Alpha Mode Keypad 1 System Status LED 2 Scan button 3 Enter Button 4 On Off Button 5 Scan Status LED 6 Speaker 7 Alpha Status LED 8 Diamond Keys 9 Orange Key Sticky 10 Blue Key Sticky 1 5 ...

Page 18: ...ode has been enabled default is disabled the laser is always on and decoding Caution Laser beam is emitted continuously Do not stare into the laser beam Handle 1 Imager Scanner Aperture 2 Trigger 3 Handle 4 Tether Attach Point Handstrap 1 Handstrap Retainer Bracket 2 Handstrap 3 Handstrap Clip 1 6 ...

Page 19: ...vice Cable Multipurpose USB and Power MX8051CABLE 1 To MX8 I O port 2 Attach A C Adapter barrel connector 3 To USB device Adapter Cable Audio MX8060CABLE 1 To MX8 I O port 2 Attach A C Adapter barrel connector 3 To audio device AC DC Adapter for MX8 and MX8 Desktop Cradles MX8301PWRSPLY US MX8302PWRSPLY WW 1 To power port 2 To adapter 3 To wall plug 1 7 ...

Page 20: ...battery power at all times Note Base Laser Scanner 955E does not support aim mode Any attempt to adjust the aiming beam using 955 programming bar codes will fail The Base Laser scanner does not decode Codablock Code93i or Telepen symbologies Device Unlocked Device Locked The MX8 can be locked manually by tapping Device unlocked on the Today screen By default this option is included on the Today sc...

Page 21: ...an key and the Power key until the screen blanks Release the keys and the MX8 cold boots Be sure to press the Scan key not the Enter key Pressing the Enter key begins a suspend resume function instead of a cold boot function Clean Boot Reset Important Because of the extreme nature of resetting the MX8 to factory default settings this process should only be used as an emergency procedure and Suspen...

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Page 23: ...port touch screen System Memory The CPU configuration supports 128MB Strata Flash 128MB SDRAM The system optimizes for the amount of SDRAM available Internal flash is used for boot loader code and system low level diagnostics code Bootloader code is validated at system startup The UUID required by CE 5 0 is stored in the boot flash A second copy of the bootloader code is stored on the internal SD ...

Page 24: ...in five hours The MX8 status indicator is illuminated when the backup battery is being charged by the main battery pack A new main battery pack can be fully charged in 5 hours when it is in an MX8 connected to AC power and 5 hours when it is in the MX8 multicharger l Backup Battery An internal 160mAh Nickel Metal Hydride Ni MH battery The backup battery is recharged directly by the MX8 main batter...

Page 25: ... to a Voxware quick disconnect 4 pin interface This cable adapts to specific styles of headsets for voice input stereo or mono output The MX8 with a Summit Client supports mono only A 3 wire connector with at a minimum connections for ground microphone and 1 speaker Connecting the headset to the MX8 COM port turns off audio output to the MX8 speaker on the front of the mobile device All sounds pre...

Page 26: ...your device has an integrated N43XX scan engine For example SPN MX8X9X9X9X9X9XX Rev B Bluetooth EZPair The MX8 contains Bluetooth version 2 0 with Enhanced Data Rate EDR up to 3 0 Mbit s over the air Bluetooth device connection or pairing can occur at distances up to 32 8 ft 10 meters Line of Sight The wireless client retains network connectivity while Bluetooth is active The user will not be able...

Page 27: ...he Alph key forces Alpha mode for the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 keys The 1 and 0 keys continue to place a 1 and 0 into the text field l To create a combination of numbers and letters before pressing Enter remember to tap the Alph key to toggle between Alpha and Numeric mode l When using a sequence of keys that do not include the Alph key but does include a sticky key press the sticky key first then the ...

Page 28: ...ph key to toggle between Alpha and Numeric mode l When using a sequence of keys that do not include the Alph key but does include a sticky key press the sticky key first then the rest of the key sequence l Since letters are mapped to Alt Ctl Shft these modifiers must be pressed before the Alph key is pressed For example for Alt T press Alt then Alpha then Alt again l A modifier key pressed after i...

Page 29: ...ttings Personal Buttons to perform certain functions or launch a program F1 F5 The function keys provide an F1 F5 key press or can be programmed using the Buttons feature Start Settings Personal Buttons to perform certain functions or launch a program Numeric The number keys are used to add numbers to data entry fields Alpha The alpha keys are used to add letters and characters to data entry field...

Page 30: ...ey before pressing the desired key When the Shft key is pressed the next key is determined by the major key legends i e the alpha keys display lower case letters when CAPS is On alpha characters are capitalized For example when CAPS is On and the Shft key and the G key are pressed a lower case g is displayed Orange and Blue Keys The Orange and Blue keys are sticky keys that when tapped activate th...

Page 31: ... device Devices in use are in the Full On state Devices not in use go the Sleep or Off state to save battery power Resuming Initial state after the device wakes up from suspend If the device does not transition to another state the device returns to Suspend Devices are the same as the On state System Idle After a period of inactivity the screen backlight is off Other devices may be turned off as w...

Page 32: ...display appears black when the device is in Suspend Mode or when both batteries have expired and the unit is Off Display Backlight Timer Start Settings System Backlight When the Backlight timer expires the display backlight is turned off The default value for the battery power timer is 3 seconds The default value for the external power timer is never and the checkbox is blank The backlight timer d...

Page 33: ...rnal AC power then replace the main battery with a fully charged main battery Red Steady Main Battery Low If the main battery is not replaced with a fully charged battery before the main battery fails the MX8 is turned Off Green Blinking Display Off No user intervention required No Color Status is good No user intervention required Scan Status LED The Scan Status LED is located below the keypad LE...

Page 34: ...Mode LED is located next to the F5 key on the 32 key keypad Numeric Alpha keypad LED Color Activity Indicates Alpha Mode Alph LED Green Steady MX8 is in Alpha character input mode No color MX8 is in Numeric key input mode 2 12 ...

Page 35: ...uspend mode is entered when the unit is inactive for a predetermined period of time or the user taps the Power key MX8 Suspend timers are set using Start Settings Systems Power Advanced tab A Power key tap wakes the unit and resets the display backlight timers Primary Wake up events can be configured by a Power Management API call e g any key press a trigger press a touch screen tap AC adapter ins...

Page 36: ...ours before requiring a recharge The more you use the scanner or the wireless transmitter the shorter the time required between battery recharges Battery Hotswapping Important When the backup battery power is Low Start Settings System Power Battery tab connect the AC adapter to the MX8 before replacing the main battery pack When the main battery power level is low the MX8 will signal the user with...

Page 37: ...ed backup battery is capable of supporting the operation of the MX8 The duration of backup battery life is dependent upon operation of the MX8 its features and any operating applications The backup battery has a minimum service life of two years The backup battery is replaced by Honeywell Handling Batteries Safely l Never dispose of a battery in a fire This may cause an explosion l Do not replace ...

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Page 39: ...led with the MX8 This section s contents assumes the system administrator is familiar with Microsoft Windows options and capabilities loaded on most standard Windows XP desktop computers Therefore the sections that follow describe only those Windows capabilities that are unique to the MX8 and its Windows Mobile environment Based on your installed software version and hardware options your setup ma...

Page 40: ...he wireless host environment and are not interchangeable Software Load The software loaded on the MX8 computer consists of Windows Mobile 6 1 Operating System hardware specific OEM Adaptation Layer device drivers Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile browser and MX8 specific utilities The software supported by the MX8 is summarized below Operating System Full Operating System License Includes all o...

Page 41: ...ngs panel and by a Win32 standard API In addition an API is provided to return a standard Honeywell copyright string so that applications may reference this to be sure they are running on a Honeywell mobile device for licensing purposes Boot Loader The MX8 supports a proprietary boot loader It is the responsibility of the boot loader to l Initialize all system hardware l Initiate OS startup l Hand...

Page 42: ...in battery and to ensure the backup battery is charged The main screen for the MX8 is known as the Today screen The Today screen shows various options and status icons The Today screen appearance is configurable by selecting Start Settings Personal Today Both the appearance of the Today screen and the items displayed may be configured 1 Start menu 2 Configurable Today screen listing 3 Notification...

Page 43: ... can be configured from Start Settings Personal Today Items For more information please see Today settings later in this section Date When the Date is enabled to display on the Today screen the date is displayed on the left side of the screen and the time is displayed on the right side If there are any alarms set a bell icon is displayed under the current time For more information please see the C...

Page 44: ...work The Summit Client Utility is managing the wireless connection or The Windows Mobile Wireless Manager is managing the wireless connection and the MX8 is not connected to a wireless network The Windows Mobile Wireless Manager is managing the wireless connection and has detected one or more wireless networks in range The Windows Mobile Wireless Manager is managing the wireless connection and has...

Page 45: ...cated Access Point is stronger than 80dBm but not stronger than 60 dBm The signal strength for the currently associated authenticated Access Point is stronger than 60 dBm but not stronger than 40 dBm The signal strength for the currently associated authenticated Access Point is stronger than 40 dBm More information on Bluetooth can be found in the Bluetooth settings section More information on wir...

Page 46: ...s on the Internet Messaging Email application Can be synchronized with PC Outlook email using ActiveSync or to synchronize with an Exchange server Notes Notebook application Can be synchronized with PC Outlook notes using ActiveSync Office Mobile Excel Mobile Microsoft Excel for Windows Mobile OneNote Mobile Microsoft OneNote for Windows Mobile PowerPoint Mobile Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows Mo...

Page 47: ...information on general configuration options please see the Windows Mobile help system on the MX8 or other commercially available Internet Explorer configuration resources If an Internet Explorer web page is larger than the MX8 screen can display at one time scroll bars are provided for horizontal and vertical scrolling The scroll bars can enabled or disabled using the MX8WM Options settings Inter...

Page 48: ...d resume Set parameters using the Administration option in the Settings Panel Summit SCU Summit Client Utility Start Programs Summit Summit automatically installs and runs after every cold boot See Wireless Network Configuration for Summit Client Utility setup information and instruction Certs Start Programs Summit Certs The Certs option displays a readme file containing details on how the Summit ...

Page 49: ...settings and assign a Computer Friendly Name for each MX8 Bluetooth can be accessed by tapping Start Settings System Bluetooth or by tapping the Bluetooth icon on the Today screen RFTerm Option Start Programs RFTerm The application can be accessed by tapping Start Programs RFTerm Refer to the RFTerm Reference Guide for complete information and instruction WAV files added by the user should be stor...

Page 50: ...pup on 5 second timeout l Information to include in Admin or User Status Popup The Status Popup can be dismissed by the expiration of the timeout if enabled tapping the status window or pressing the key assigned to the popup For more information please refer to the Buttons and MX8WM Options settings HSM Connect HSM Connect allows a user with an ActiveSync connection between a PC and the MX8 to dis...

Page 51: ... not interact with or affect the AppLock Launch command For a complete list of Launch functions including commands and command structure please see Launch Utility RegLoad Double tapping a registry settings file e g REG causes RegLoad to open the file and make the indicated settings in the registry This is similar to the way RegEdit works on a desktop PC The REG file format is the same as on the de...

Page 52: ...m your mobile device For example instead of running Word Mobile on the MX8 you can run the desktop computer version of Word and access all of the doc files on that computer from your device Set Remote Desktop Mobile Options Before connecting to a remote computer set Remote Desktop Mobile options to improve display and resource when connected if desired Tap Options in the taskbar Tap OK when finish...

Page 53: ...ssword checkbox if it is blank 5 Tap Connect to complete the connection and save the password 6 Select Disconnect from Remote Desktop connection 7 Create a folder titled Startup under the System folder 8 Copy Remote exe from the Windows folder to the System Startup folder just created 9 Select Start Settings System MX8WM Options and check Remote Desktop Autologon 10 Select OK and yes to reboot 11 ...

Page 54: ...es have a PKS extension l The MX8 must be connected to AC power to install a package or super package file An unsigned executable CAB or package file prompts the user when executed The program is from an unknown publisher Running it can possibly harm your device Do you want to continue If you trust the program tap Yes Otherwise tap No Preparation Package files can be copied to the MX8 using Active...

Page 55: ...stall Now to begin the installation MX8 reboots and displays an Update message while the package is being installed When the installation is completed the MX8 reboots again and displays the summary screen 4 17 ...

Page 56: ...Refer to Installing Applications Help if there is a problem with the package installation 4 18 ...

Page 57: ...connected to AC power Tap Cancel Connect the MX8 to AC power and try the update again Note The message that the update will be deleted only means that the scheduled update was deleted The package file IS NOT deleted and remains on the storage card 4 19 ...

Page 58: ...s an earlier version than is already installed on the MX8 Tap Done to exit the update process Note The message that the update could not be installed and is deleted only means that the scheduled update was deleted The package file IS NOT deleted and remains on the storage card Contact Technical Assistance or your system administrator for more information on package versions 4 20 ...

Page 59: ... for the MX8 when it is to be used as a dedicated single or multiple application device Only the applications or features specified in the AppLock configuration by the AppLock Administrator are available to the MX8 user Backlight Set the display backlight brightness and display keypad backlight timeout Each item may be configured for battery and external power Bluetooth Discover and manage Bluetoo...

Page 60: ...running tasks Wi Fi Configure Wi Fi access using the Summit Client Utility Windows Update Configure and run Windows Update Connections Function Beam Enable receiving IR and Bluetooth beams Connections Configure connections to a host PC network etc Domain Enroll Enroll in Active Directory domain Network Cards Set the parameters for a wireless network using the utility included in Windows Mobile See...

Page 61: ...am that is not in the above mentioned locations does not show up in the list here Note The button links to the shortcut to the program not the executable file Note The System Administrator uses the Buttons setting panels to assign a Status User key and a Status Admin key on the Status Popup panel Factory Default Settings F1 F2 F5 D1 D2 D3 None F3 Left Softkey F4 Right Softkey To assign a button 1 ...

Page 62: ... the delay before repeating and the repeat rate for the up down controls Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 24 ...

Page 63: ...d or input panel When the cursor is located in a field allowing text input the input panel may automatically be displayed If not automatically displayed the input panel can be accessed by clicking on the keyboard icon at the bottom center of the screen If a different input method is active the icon for that input method is displayed instead of the keyboard icon Tap ok to save any changes 4 25 ...

Page 64: ...Word Completion Factory Default Settings Suggest words when entering text Enabled Suggest after entering A space Suggest _ word s 4 Add a space after word Enabled Enable auto correct Enabled 4 26 ...

Page 65: ...el for writing 200 Default zoom level for typing 100 Capitalize first letter of sentence Enabled Scroll upon reaching the last line Enabled Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 27 ...

Page 66: ...8 locks Then the screen displays a numeric keypad or the input panel depending on the type of password selected Note Once a password has been entered the password must be used to access the Lock panels again Select the Password type Simple PIN numeric or strong alphanumeric Enter the desired password and confirm Note that Windows Mobile places restrictions on what it considers a valid password If ...

Page 67: ...defined number of attempts the password hint is displayed Factory Default Settings Password hint blank Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 29 ...

Page 68: ...s panel to select the programs to appear in the Start menu See Also Start and Program Menus Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 30 ...

Page 69: ...lephone E mail Blank Notes Notes Blank Options When the device is turned on display Identification information Disabled Notes Disabled Enter the information and tap ok to save the changes The changes take effect immediately Note Owner Identification name listed in Start Settings Personal Owner Information is not used during Bluetooth operation 4 31 ...

Page 70: ...the options on this screen to enable the owner information or notes to be displayed at startup Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 32 ...

Page 71: ...assign sound wav files to Windows Mobile events Sounds Factory Default Settings Volume Events Enabled Programs Enabled Notifications Enabled Screen taps Disabled Hardware buttons Disabled Follow the instructions on the screen and tap ok to save the changes Changes take effect immediately 4 33 ...

Page 72: ...splaying a screen message flashing a light or triggering the vibration motor When the flash light option is selected the MX8 flashes the Alpha LED When you have finished changing the settings tap ok to save the changes Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 34 ...

Page 73: ...me for the device The default theme is Windows Mobile 6 1 Any user installed themes are included in the list Use the Items panel to select the items to be displayed on the Today screen Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 35 ...

Page 74: ...w device name and description input and display copyright information Version This screen displays information on the installed operating system and the hardware Note that Windows Mobile is based on a Windows CE engine The underlying version of Windows CE is displayed on this panel 4 36 ...

Page 75: ...ce name and description can be changed Enter the name and description using either the keypad or the Input Panel and tap ok to save the changes The changes take effect immediately Note The Device Name listed in Start Settings System About Device ID is not used during Bluetooth operation 4 37 ...

Page 76: ...Copyrights This screen is presented for information only The Copyrights information cannot be changed by the user 4 38 ...

Page 77: ...ers with MAC IP and Gateway addresses for each as appropriate Software User application version information can be shown in the Version window Version window information is retrieved from the registry Modify the Registry using the Registry Editor see section titled Utilities Use caution when editing the Registry and make a backup copy of the registry before any changes are made The registry settin...

Page 78: ...Hardware Note The integrated bar code reader is identified by selecting Start Settings System Data Collection About tab Versions 4 40 ...

Page 79: ...Network IP Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 41 ...

Page 80: ...r example after a cold reset the Administrator may need to reconfigure the AppLock parameters The assumption in this section is that the first user to power up a new mobile device is the system administrator Note AppLock Administrator panel file Launch option does not inter relate with similarly named options contained in other MX8 System Panels Note A few applications do not follow normal procedu...

Page 81: ...ocess to configure a new device is as follows 1 Insert a fully charged battery and press the Power button 2 Connect an external power source to the device if required 3 Adjust screen display audio volume and other parameters if desired Install accessories e g handstrap stylus 4 Tap Start Settings System Administration icon 5 Assign a Switch Key hotkey sequence for AppLock See Security Panel 6 Assi...

Page 82: ...wing options l Create change the keystroke sequence to activate administrator access l Create change the password for administrator access l Assign the name of the application or applications to lock l Select the command line of the application to lock In addition to these configuration options the administrator can view and manage the status logs of AppLock sessions Administrator default values f...

Page 83: ...ble or accessible Task Manager is not available If the end user selects File Exit or Close from the applications menu bar the menu is cleared and nothing else happens the application remains active Nothing happens when the end user clicks on the Close icon on the application s title bar and the application remains active Note A few applications do not follow normal procedures when closing AppLock ...

Page 84: ... seconds the password prompt is dismissed and the device returns to end user mode All other situations that present the password prompt do not dismiss the prompt this is because the other situations result in invalid end user operation These conditions include l If inaccurate configuration information is entered by the administrator i e an application is specified that does not exist l If the appl...

Page 85: ... popup menu and the selected application is brought to the foreground The previous application continues to run in the background Stylus taps affect the application in focus only When the user needs to use the Input Panel they tap the Keyboard option Input Panel taps affect the application in focus only See Also Application Panel Launch Manual Launch and Allow Close Using the Switch Key Sequence O...

Page 86: ...ckbox is enabled the status bar displayed by EUIE gives feedback to the end user when they are navigating the Internet If the standard Internet Explorer that is shipped with the mobile device is desired it should be treated like any other application This means that IEXPLORER EXE should be specified in the Application text box and the internet application should be entered in the command line In t...

Page 87: ...n the Switchpad Arguments Default is blank Enter the command line parameters for the application in the Arguments text box Order Default is 1 Enter the Order in which the application is to be loaded or presented to the end user Applications are launched in lowest to highest number order and do not need to be sequential Internet Default is Disabled Enable the Internet checkbox to use the End user I...

Page 88: ...be enabled or disabled for each individual application and is available to the user for all configured applications Clear Button Tap the Clear button to clear all currently displayed Filename or Application information The Global settings are not cleared Scroll Buttons Use the left and right scroll buttons to move from application setup screen to application setup screen The left and right buttons...

Page 89: ...icked displays the Launch options panel for the Filename selected on the Administration panel Note Launch order is determined by the Order specified in the Application tab The Order value does not have to be sequential 4 51 ...

Page 90: ... selected application when it is automatically launched at bootup Delay default is 10 seconds Valid values are between 0 seconds no delay and 999 seconds The Auto At Boot delay is associated for each application it will be either a value specified by the Administrator or it will be the delay default value At startup when a delay has been assigned for each application AppLock waits for the delay as...

Page 91: ...nd user or by the end user after the application terminates Retries Default is 0 tries Retries is the number of times AppLock will try to re launch the application The retry count is reset after an application is successfully launched and controlled by AppLock Valid values are between 0 no tries and 99 tries or 1 for infinite Infinite tries ends when the application successfully launches Delay Def...

Page 92: ...ation the application is 1 not placed on the list of approved applications for end user manual launch and 2 never launched and 3 not displayed on the Switchpad Match Default is blank Match is not used AppLock works by associating display windows with the launched process ID If an application uses different process IDs for windows it creates the Match field must be used Use the Match field to speci...

Page 93: ...ard when switching modes The hotkey sequence is displayed in the Hot key text box with Shift Alt and Ctrl text strings representing the shift state keys The normal keyboard key completes the hotkey sequence The hotkey must be entered using the keypad Some hotkeys cannot be entered using the Input Panel Also hotkeys entered using the Input Panel are not guaranteed to work properly when switching op...

Page 94: ... When the user exits the Administrator panel the two passwords are compared to verify that they match If they do not match a dialog box is displayed notifying the user of the error After the user closes the dialog box the Security Panel is displayed and the password can then be entered and confirmed again If the passwords match the password is encrypted and saved See Also Passwords 4 56 ...

Page 95: ... out Default value is 60000 milliseconds 60 seconds Replace timeout the time to wait for an application to replace the current window with another one before timing out Default value is 20000 milliseconds 20 seconds Restart timeout the time to wait for an application to restart itself before timing out Default value is 20000 milliseconds 20 seconds 4 57 ...

Page 96: ...ogfile from the Browse dialog tap OK Note If your Status Panel does not look like the figure shown above you may have the Single Application version which does not have as many options View Error Error status messages are logged when an error occurs and is intended to be used by the administrator to determine why the specified application cannot be locked Process Processing status shows the flow c...

Page 97: ... mode fails AppLock stays in Administration mode and is stopped until the Administrator password is entered l If two copies of the same application are configured but the application only allows one copy to run at a time for example Microsoft Pocket Word and RFTerm the switch to end user fails AppLock stays in Administration mode and is stopped until the Administrator password is entered The hotke...

Page 98: ...essed A key has been pressed and trapped by the hotkey processing LOG_EX The status information is being saved to a file and the file has been opened successfully LOG_EX Address of keyboard hook procedure failure AppLock found the kbdhook dll but was unable to get the address of the initialization procedure For some reason the dll is corrupted Look in the Windows directory for kbdhook dll If it ex...

Page 99: ...crypt failure Unable to decrypt password LOG_ERROR Decrypt import key failure Unable to decrypt password LOG_ERROR Decrypt imported key OK Decryption process ok LOG_EX Encrypt acquire context failure Unable to encrypt password LOG_ERROR Encrypt acquire encrypt context failure Unable to encrypt password LOG_ERROR Encrypt acquired encrypt context OK Encrypt password process successful LOG_EX Encrypt...

Page 100: ...d dialog Entering the password dialog processing LOG_ PROCESSING Enter password timeout Entering the password timeout processing LOG_ PROCESSING Enter restart app timer Some application shut down before AppLock can stop it In these cases AppLock gets notification of the exit When the notification is received AppLock starts a timer to restart the application This message logs that the timer has exp...

Page 101: ...r the administrator LOG_ PROCESSING Exit ToAdmin Exiting the function that handles the mode switch into admin mode LOG_ PROCESSING Exit ToUser Exiting the user mode switch function LOG_ PROCESSING Exit ToUser Registry read failure The AppName value does not exist in the registry so user mode cannot be entered LOG_ PROCESSING Exit verify password no pwd set Exiting password verification LOG_ PROCES...

Page 102: ...X Initializing keyboard hook procedure AppLock is calling the keyboard hook initialization LOG_ PROCESSING Keyboard hook initialization failure The keyboard filter initialization failed LOG_ERROR Keyboard hook loaded OK The keyboard hook dll exists and loaded successfully LOG_EX L after Ctrl Processing the backdoor entry LOG_EX Loading keyboard hook When AppLock first loads it loads a dll that con...

Page 103: ...e LOG_ERROR Reset system work area failure The system work area is adjusted when in user mode to cover the taskbar area The system work area has to be adjusted to exclude the taskbar area in administration mode AppLock was unable to adjust this area LOG_ERROR Shift pressed The Shift key has been pressed and trapped by the HotKey processing LOG_EX Shift Processing the hotkey and backdoor entry LOG_...

Page 104: ...e application is exited and restarted by the timer This error does not affect the screen mode switch processing continues LOG_ERROR Unable to move taskbar The taskbar is moved when switching into user mode This prevents them from being visible if the application is exited and restarted by the timer This error does not affect the screen mode switch processing continues LOG_ERROR Unhook taskbar wndp...

Page 105: ...le state Battery Power Factory Default Settings Turn of backlight is device not used for Enabled Timer 1 min Turn on backlight when a button is pressed or the screen is tapped Enabled Note This option is always Enabled unchecking this option has no effect When the MX8 is on battery power and the backlight timer expires the display and the backlights for the display and keypad are turned off Defaul...

Page 106: ...nabled Note This option is always Enabled unchecking this option has no effect When the MX8 is on external power and the backlight timer expires the display and the backlights for the display and keypad are turned off Default value is 1 minute and both the check boxes are enabled Adjust the settings and tap ok to save the changes The changes take effect immediately 4 68 ...

Page 107: ... the brightness of the display when the MX8 is on battery and AC power Use the slider bars to adjust the brightness level and tap ok to save Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 69 ...

Page 108: ...mputer is connectable Enabled Computer is discoverable Disabled Prompt if devices request to pair Enabled Continuous search Disabled Filtered Mode Enabled checked Printer Port on COM9 Disabled unchecked by default in both Filtered and Non Filtered Modes The option is dimmed in Non Filtered Mode Logging Disabled Computer Friendly Name System Name Reconnect Report when connection lost Enabled Report...

Page 109: ...ard one PAN2 device and one DUN3 device connected at the same time l It is not necessary to disconnect a paired scanner and printer before a different scanner or printer is paired with the MX8 l The target Bluetooth managed device should be as close as possible line of sight no more than 32 8 feet or 10 meters to the MX8 during the pairing process Assumption The System Administrator has Discovered...

Page 110: ...nge Bluetooth devices the button name changes to Stop Tap the Stop button to cancel the Discover function at any time 4 The discovered devices are listed in the Bluetooth Devices window 5 Tap to highlight a Bluetooth device in the Discovered window and double tap to open the device properties menu 6 Tap Pair as Scanner to set up the MX8 to receive scanner data 7 Tap Serial Device to set up the MX8...

Page 111: ...Discovering During Discover Tap the Discover button to locate all discoverable Bluetooth devices in the vicinity The Discovery process also queries for the unique identifier for each device discovered It may be necessary to tap the Turn on Bluetooth button on the Settings tab before beginning discovery as Bluetooth is Off by default Stop Button Tap Stop at any time to end the Discover and Query fo...

Page 112: ... to the device name An icon with a red background indicates the device s Bluetooth connection is inactive An icon with a white background indicates the device is connected to the MX8 and the device s Bluetooth connection is active Doubletap a device in the list to open the device properties menu The target device does not need to be active Clear Button Deletes all devices from the Device table tha...

Page 113: ...ate with the highlighted HID Human Interface Device This option is available when Filtered Mode is disabled unchecked Pair as PAN Device Communicate with the highlighted PAN Personal Area Networking device This option is available when Filtered Mode is disabled unchecked Pair as DUN Device Communicate with the highlighted DUN Dial Up Networking device This option is available when Filtered Mode is...

Page 114: ...he Bluetooth Properties panel cannot be changed by the user The data displayed is the result of the device Query performed during the Discovery process The Status dialog box reflects the current state of the highlighted device 4 76 ...

Page 115: ...devices can discover the MX8 When this option is enabled the Windows Mobile Wireless Manager displays Bluetooth status as Visible Prompt if devices request to pair This option is Enabled by default A dialog box appears on the MX8 screen notifying the user a Bluetooth device requests to pair with the MX8 The requesting Bluetooth device does not need to have been Discovered by the MX8 before the pai...

Page 116: ...ed every time Filtered Mode is toggled on and off Printer Port COM9 This option is Disabled by default This option assigns Bluetooth printer connection to COM9 instead of COM19 To enable this option Filtered Mode must be enabled Logging This option is Disabled by default When logging is enabled the MX8 creates bt_log txt and stores it in the System folder Bluetooth activity logging is added to the...

Page 117: ...n the display notifying the user the connection between one or all of the paired Bluetooth devices has stopped Tap the ok button to remove the dialog box from the screen Report when reconnected This option is Disabled unchecked by default There may be an audio or visual signal when a connection between a paired active device is made A visual signal may be a dialog box placed on the display notifyi...

Page 118: ...led dimmed Auto Reconnect on Boot This option is Enabled checked by default All previously paired devices are reconnected upon any reboot sequence When disabled unchecked no devices are reconnected upon any reboot sequence Auto Reconnect This option is Enabled checked by default This option controls the overall mobile Bluetooth device reconnect behavior When Auto Reconnect is disabled unchecked Au...

Page 119: ... the assigned Computer Friendly Name that other Bluetooth devices may discover during their Discovery and Query process the Bluetooth device MAC address and software version levels The data cannot be edited by the user 4 81 ...

Page 120: ...f range of all paired Bluetooth device s Connection is inactive Note Configuration elements are persistent and stored in the registry Setup the Bluetooth module to establish how the user is notified by easy pairing and auto reconnect events AppLock if installed does not stop the end user from using the Bluetooth application nor does it stop other Bluetooth enabled devices from pairing with the MX8...

Page 121: ...atteries are fully charged Alternatively the MX8 may be cabled to AC DC power l Important The bar code numbering examples in this segment are not real and should not be created or scanned with a Bluetooth scanner l To open the EZPair program tap Start Settings System Bluetooth or tap the Bluetooth icon at the bottom of the Today screen Locate the bar code label similar to the one shown above attac...

Page 122: ...etooth device the devices are currently paired MX8 without Label If the MX8 Bluetooth address bar code label does not exist follow these steps to create a unique Bluetooth address bar code for the MX8 First locate the MX8 Bluetooth address by tapping Start Settings System Bluetooth About tab Next create a Bluetooth address bar code label for the MX8 Free bar code creation software is available for...

Page 123: ...ce is reset the sequence is repeated Contact Technical Assistance for help with a mobile Bluetooth device Bluetooth Printer Setup The Bluetooth managed printer should be as close as possible in direct line of sight with the MX8 during the pairing process 1 Open the EZPair Panel Start Settings System Bluetooth 2 Tap Discover Locate the Bluetooth printer in the Discovery panel 3 Tap and hold the sty...

Page 124: ... Intermediate and Root See Certificates in the Wireless Network Configuration section for detailed instruction on generating certificates Personal This panel lists any installed Personal certificates Personal certificates are used to identify the user of the device To install a User certificate 1 Copy the pfx or p12 file to a folder on the MX8 2 Use File Explorer to browse to the location of the f...

Page 125: ...eceived from other hosts To install an Intermediate certificate 1 Copy a DER encoded cer file a base64 encoded cer file or a pfx file to a folder on the MX8 2 Use File Explorer to browse to the location of the file and open the file by tapping the file name The new certificate is copied to the Intermediate certificate store on the MX8 4 87 ...

Page 126: ...file a base64 encoded cer file or a pfx file to a folder on the MX8 2 Use File Explorer to browse to the location of the file and open the file by tapping the file name The new certificate is copied to the Root certificate store on the MX8 Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 88 ...

Page 127: ...Clock Alarms Start Settings System Clock Alarms Time Adjust the settings and tap ok to save the changes The changes take effect immediately The Time can be set for both a Home and Visiting location 4 89 ...

Page 128: ...ys to play the alarm 4 Tap the time to set the time to play the alarm Set the time and tap ok to return to the Alarms panel 5 Tap the Bell icon to set the notification Notifications may include sound light flash the Alpha LED flashes and vibration Set the desired options and tap ok to return to the Alarms panel 6 Tap ok when finished to dismiss the Alarms panel 4 90 ...

Page 129: ...More Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 91 ...

Page 130: ...rt of Microsoft s Customer Experience Improvement Program The default is Send Feedback In order to send feedback the MX8 must have Internet access Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 92 ...

Page 131: ...nel enables or disables encryption of data files on removable storage cards The default is Disabled Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 93 ...

Page 132: ...anel enables or disables error reporting to Microsoft An Internet connection is required for error reporting Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 94 ...

Page 133: ...al GPS access over hardware serial ports using the Microsoft GPS manager The port used baud rate and sharing of the port must be specified In order to use the configuration items on these panels applications must use the Microsoft GPS API interface rather than reading the serial port directly If the application reads the serial port directly these settings are not necessary 4 95 ...

Page 134: ...Access Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 96 ...

Page 135: ...image is a sample screen Your License Manager control panel may show more tabs e g RFTerm depending on the number of software applications running on the MX8 that require a license Contact Technical Assistance for software updates and releases as they become available Software and driver version information is located in the Personal About MX8WM control panel Copyright information is located in th...

Page 136: ... panel displays the install history for NET managed programs The list is read only See Also Remove Programs Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 98 ...

Page 137: ... System Memory These panels report the current state of virtual memory The Find prompt at the bottom of the screen launches the Search utility Main The split between Storage memory and Program memory is not adjustable 4 99 ...

Page 138: ... pop up list shows all mounted storage both fixed and removable Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 100 ...

Page 139: ...login is disabled Check this checkbox to enable Remote Desktop Autologin Autolaunch TimeSync enables time synchronization when the MX8 boots IE Scrollbars allows the scrollbars in Internet Explorer to be turned off when the check box is unchecked Check the checkbox to enable Disable PIM Wakeup When Disable PIM Wakeup is enabled the next time the MX8 is in Suspend mode the MX8 does not wake up to s...

Page 140: ...nd the Backup Battery are not presented to the user until their check boxes are unchecked The default setting is both warnings are turned off CapsLock Touch Screen Disable and Enable Keypad Backlight are dimmed and cannot be edited by the user 4 102 ...

Page 141: ...sign a Status User key for the end user when they want to toggle the Status Popup Window on or off Select the desired key F1 F5 D1 D3 and assign that key to StatPopup Similarly the System Administrator must also assign a Status Admin key to perform the same function for the Admin popup Select the desired key F1 F5 D1 D3 and assign that key to Admin StatPop Status popup window display options taskb...

Page 142: ...Power Start Settings System Power Reports the current battery state and allows the user to set suspend timeouts Battery Battery power is displayed for both the main and backup batteries 4 104 ...

Page 143: ...led Timer setting 5 minutes Select the inactivity timeout period before the MX8 goes into suspend The settings on this panel are for the suspend timers only Backlight timers are set using the Backlight settings panel Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 105 ...

Page 144: ...Regional Settings Start Settings System Regional Settings 4 106 ...

Page 145: ...Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 107 ...

Page 146: ...emove Program listing is for all programs installed by ActiveSync or a CAB file Programs installed by a package file are not included in this list Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 108 ...

Page 147: ...lign screen opens and displays a large cross hair in the middle of the screen Tap the middle of the cross hair as it moves around the screen When the process is complete the Align Screen is displayed Tap ok and the changes are saved The new alignment is in effect immediately 4 109 ...

Page 148: ...Clear Type Tap the Enable ClearType checkbox to enable this option The default setting is Disabled unchecked 4 110 ...

Page 149: ...es the example text increases or decreases Tap ok and the change is saved The new text size is in effect immediately Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 111 ...

Page 150: ... highlighted task Double clicking on the task name also performs this function l End Task End the selected task only l End All Tasks End all tasks The list is reset by cold boot IMPORTANT Any Windows Mobile program that has been run even if the program has been exited remains in memory ready to run again If memory runs out the programs are released from memory However to avoid out of memory operat...

Page 151: ...to configure Windows Update The default setting is Manual manually download and install important updates Automatic checking for updates is available Click Finish to end the Windows Update setup wizard Click ok to close Windows Update Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 113 ...

Page 152: ...s Beam Enable or disable receiving OBEX oBject EXchange data beams either by IrDA Infrared Data Association or Bluetooth Note The MX8 does not support beaming The default setting for Beam Settings is Disabled as the MX8 does not support beaming 4 114 ...

Page 153: ...ettings Connections Connections Configure connections to a host PC Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 115 ...

Page 154: ...nrollment click on Enroll in the Status bar Please contact your system administrator for the applicable information to complete the screens Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 116 ...

Page 155: ...ctions this panel displays a list of network adapters The list is based on drivers installed in the registry whether the adapter is actually supported by the hardware or not To configure a network card click on the adapter name Enter the IP address or select server assigned IP address and the name server addresses 4 117 ...

Page 156: ...Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 118 ...

Page 157: ...mmit Client Utility SCU is controlling wireless settings Start Settings System Wi Fi the Wi Fi icon is not displayed in Connections When the Summit Client Utility is set for Third Party Config the Wi Fi icon is displayed Wireless For details on the Wireless Manager see Wireless Network Configuration 4 119 ...

Page 158: ...lease see the previous Network Adapters section for more details Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Help 4 120 ...

Page 159: ... setting Unavailable No Wi Fi networks are available Available Wi Fi networks are available but not connected Connecting The radio is connecting to a Wi Fi network SSID The SSID of the connected Wi Fi network when managed by Wireless Manager Network Card When the radio is connected and managed by the Summit Client Utility If the Wi Fi radio is Off tapping the Wi Fi bar turns the radio On Once the ...

Page 160: ...rable If the Bluetooth radio is Off tapping the Bluetooth bar turns the radio On Once the radio is On it may cycle to Visible if the MX8 is discoverable If the Bluetooth radio is in any other state than Off tapping the Bluetooth bar turns the radio Off Note Tap Start Help for context sensitive Windows Help when changing or viewing options Tap the X icon in the top right corner to close Windows Hel...

Page 161: ... and restore your device data l Copy rather than synchronize files between your device and desktop computer l Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode For example you can synchronize continually while connected to your desktop computer or only when you choose the synchronize command l Select which information types are synchronized and control how much data is synchr...

Page 162: ...ections has the correct connection selected Refer to Serial Connection or USB Connection Note that USB is the default connection type When installation of ActiveSync is complete on your PC the ActiveSync Setup Wizard on the PC begins and it begins searching for a connected device Because ActiveSync is already installed on your mobile device your first synchronization process begins automatically w...

Page 163: ...eater l Allow connections to one of the following is checked and COM1 or other appropriate PC COM port is selected from the list on the ActiveSync Connections Settings screen on the PC l For best results use the MX8 multipurpose RS232 and Power cable USB Transfer l A PC with an available USB port The PC must be running Windows XP or greater l Allow USB connections is checked on the ActiveSync Conn...

Page 164: ...mputer name and a random number generated when the partnership is first created An ActiveSync partnership between a unique client can be established to two hosts When the mobile device is cold booted the random number is deleted and the partnership with the last one of the two hosts is also deleted The host retains the random numbers and unique names of all devices having a partnership with it Two...

Page 165: ...lected Serial or USB Client if this is the initial ActiveSync installation or Incorrect or broken data lines in cable ActiveSync indicator on the host remains gray Solution 1 ActiveSync icon on the PC does not turn green after connecting USB cable from MX8 1 Disconnect MX8 USB cable from PC 2 Suspend Resume the MX8 3 In ActiveSync File Connection Settings on PC disable Allow USB Connections and cl...

Page 166: ... attached to the MX8 and the PC If the MX8 uses a serial port for ActiveSync it will be necessary to configure the MX8 to use the serial port Complete details on the proper cables and port configuration are included in Initial Install Install HSM Connect 1 Install Microsoft ActiveSync on a PC with a USB port For details please see Initial Install 2 Power up the MX8 3 Connect the MX8 to the PC usin...

Page 167: ...C This setup program installs the HSMConnect utility 10 Follow the on screen installation prompts The default installation directory is C Program Files Honeywell Inc HSM Connect 11 When the installation is complete create a desktop shortcut to the following file C Program Files Honeywell Inc HSM Connect HSMConnect exe If a different directory was selected during installation please substitute the ...

Page 168: ...sappears after approximately 30 seconds 5 The MX8 can now be configured from the HSMConnect window Input from the PC s mouse and keyboard are recognized as if they were attached to the MX8 6 When the remote session is completed terminate the HSMConnect program by selecting File Exit or clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner to close the application then disconnect the ActiveSync cable No...

Page 169: ...and the COM tab s apply to this device only Bar code manipulation parameter settings on the Data Options tab are applied to the incoming data resulting from successful bar code scans received by the MX8 for processing The successful bar code scan data may be sent by an integrated scanner in the endcap a wireless Bluetooth Handheld Scanner or a tethered serial scanner Scanner configuration can be c...

Page 170: ... in the Integrated Scanner Programming Guide The MX8 will beep twice when a configuration bar code is successfully scanned Using Programming Bar Codes Engine specific configuration bar codes are contained in the Integrated Scanner Programming Guide They can be used to set or reset scan engine parameters by scanning a bar code then saving the change Honeywell Symbol and Intermec scan engines can be...

Page 171: ...ailing data bytes unconditionally 5 Parse for and strip if found Data Options strings 6 Replace any control characters with string as configured 7 Add prefix string to output buffer 8 If Code ID is not stripped add saved code ID from above to output buffer 9 Add processed data string from above to output buffer 10 Add suffix string to output buffer 11 Add a terminating NUL to the output buffer in ...

Page 172: ... to three concurrent data collection devices For example the internal scanner could be used to collect data at the same time a Bluetooth scanner is paired and or a serial device is attached to COM1 the MX8 must be in a desktop cradle to use a tethered scanner Note Since Internal is the default setting for Device 2 a Bluetooth scanner can be paired with the Wedge using EZPair on Device 1 without di...

Page 173: ... a symbol is left in the scanner s field of view If trigger mode power mode or timeout between same symbol parameters are changed using external configuration bar codes in the Integrated Scanner Programming Guide the operating system automatically restores the parameters to their programmed settings upon a suspend resume or cold boot and or any change made in the Data Collection settings The MX8 w...

Page 174: ...top Bits 1 Parity None Power on pin 9 Disabled Integrated laser scanner default values are 9600 Baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and No parity If these values are changed the default values are restored after a cold boot or reflashing Note COM1 does not support 5V switchable power on Pin 9 for tethered scanners 5 6 ...

Page 175: ...ta Collection Notification tab Factory Default Settings Enable Internal Scanner Sound Enabled Good Scan Vibration Off Bad Scan Vibration Off This panel toggles internal scanner sounds on and off Internal scanner sound by default is enabled 5 7 ...

Page 176: ...rameter is enabled Enable short medium or long duration for each selection good scan and bad scan Adjust the settings and tap ok to save the changes The changes take effect immediately Since the Data Collection Wedge uses the operating system interface to sound beeps if the volume vibrate icon is set to anything other than On Wedge beeps do not sound Wedge vibration is not affected by these settin...

Page 177: ...ng custom Code IDs l Disable processing of specified bar code symbologies l Rejecting bar code data that is too short or too long l Stripping characters including Code ID leading or trailing characters and specified bar code data strings l Replacing control characters l Adding a prefix and a suffix Factory Default Settings Enable Code ID None MX8 with a Hand Held Products imager MX8 with any other...

Page 178: ...anner driver can discriminate between symbologies Options None Programs the internal scanner to disable transmission of a Code ID The only entry in the Symbology popup list is All AIM Programs the internal scanner to transmit the AIM ID with each bar code The combo box in the Symbology panel is loaded with the known AIM ID symbologies for that platform plus any configured Custom code IDs Honeywell...

Page 179: ...scanner driver This allows custom IDs based on actual code IDs to be processed before the Code ID l The external scanner operation cannot be controlled by the MX8 scanner driver therefore a good beep may be sounded from the external scanner even if a bar code from an external scanner is rejected because of the configuration specified The MX8 will still generate a bad scan beep to indicate the bar ...

Page 180: ...not enable or disable the Code ID as that function is controlled by the Enable Code ID box on the Data Options tab The Symbology drop down box contains all symbologies supported by the device selected on the Main tab An asterisk appears in front of symbologies that have already been configured or have been modified from the default value Each time a Symbology is changed the settings are saved as s...

Page 181: ...wer right corner of the panel Not all bar code symbologies have configuration parameters so the Advanced button is not present for all symbologies Because the Hand Held Products imager does not support configuration bar codes the Advanced function allows configuration parameters to be set for many of the supported bar codes 5 13 ...

Page 182: ...ch symbologies have been modified from their defaults If a particular symbology has been configured the entire set of parameters from that symbologies screen are in effect for that symbology In other words either the settings for the configured symbology will be used or the default settings are used not a combination of the two If a symbology has not been configured does not have an next to it the...

Page 183: ... is rejected The default for this field is 1 Max This field specifies the maximum length that the bar code data not including Code ID can be processed Any bar code scanned that has more characters than specified in the Max field is rejected The default for this field is All 9999 If the value entered is greater than the maximum value allowed for that symbology the maximum valid length is used inste...

Page 184: ...and no prefix or suffix is configured the processing will return a zero byte data packet which will be rejected The operation of each type of stripping is defined below Leading This strips the number of characters specified from the beginning of the collected data not including Code ID The data is stripped unconditionally This action is disabled by default Trailing This strips the number of charac...

Page 185: ...s the entry in the Match list from the bar code Enter the data to be stripped in the text box and tap the Insert or Add button The entry is added to the Match list To remove an entry from the Match list highlight the entry in the list and tap the Remove button Tap ok to store any additions deletions or changes 5 17 ...

Page 186: ...e order they appear in the list If the list contains ABC and AB in that order incoming data with ABC will match first and the AB will have no effect l When a match between the first characters of the bar code and a string from the list is found that string is stripped from the bar code data l Processing the list terminates when a match is found or when the end of the list is reached l If the wildc...

Page 187: ... default is disabled unchecked with a blank text string When bar code data is processed the Prefix string is sent to the output buffer before any other data Because all stripping operations have already occurred stripping settings do not affect the prefix The prefix is added to the output buffer for the Symbology selected from the pulldown list If All is selected the prefix is added for any symbol...

Page 188: ...wn box filters the available symbologies in the Symbology drop down box by the selected Code ID When a Honeywell scan engine is installed AIM Custom and Honeywell symbologies are displayed When a Hand Held Products imager scan engine is installed AIM Custom and HHP symbologies are displayed HHP does not support Intermec or Symbol IDs When a Symbol scan engine is installed AIM Custom and Symbol sym...

Page 189: ...ata Matrix Interleaved 2 of 5 MSI Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Discr2of5 MaxiCode MSI RSS14 MicroPDF NEC 2 of 5 PDF417 PDF417 Plessey Other PosiCode Str2of5 Plessey QR Code Telepen QR GS1 DataBar Trioptic Code Maxicode China Post DataMatrix The Data Collection Wedge does not manage mutually exclusive option selections The user is responsible for understanding the options that can co exist for ...

Page 190: ... 39 Strt32 Code 49 Telepen Code 93 TLC Code 128 Trioptic39 Composite UPCA Coupon UPCE0 DataMatrix UPCE1 EAN8 CANPOST EAN13 AUSPOST EAN128 JapanPost GenCode128 Planet IATA25 DutchPost IDTag ChinaPost Interleaved 2 of 5 Code16K ISBT 1 Usps4cb Matrix 2 of 5 Maxicode Mesa MicroPDF MSI OCR Other The Data Collection Wedge does not manage mutually exclusive option selections The user is responsible for u...

Page 191: ... supported bar codes If there are advanced configuration options for the selected symbology an Advanced button is displayed in the lower right corner of the panel Not all bar code symbologies have configuration parameters so the Advanced button is not present for all symbologies The chart below lists the symbologies and advanced configuration parameters available for that symbology If a symbology ...

Page 192: ...ransmit When enabled the check character is transmitted Default is disabled Start Stop Character Transmit When enabled the start stop characters are transmitted Default is disabled Code 11 Check Digits Required When enabled only bar codes with two check digits are decoded The default is disabled 5 24 ...

Page 193: ...ult is disabled Append When enabled append and buffer codes that start with a space Default is disabled EAN 8 Transmit Check Character When enabled transmit the check character Default is enabled Addenda Read 2 Digit When enabled transmit the 2 digit addenda Default is disabled Read 5 Digit When enable transmit the 5 digit addenda Default is disabled Required When enabled only transmit bar codes w...

Page 194: ...t addenda Default is disabled Insert Separator When enabled insert a space between the code and addenda Default is disabled Note A UPCA decoding algorithm will also decode EAN 13 labels For correct operation either disable the UPCA symbology when using EAN 13 labels or configure the UPCA settings to match the EAN 13 settings Interleaved 2 of 5 Check Character Required When enabled the check charac...

Page 195: ...he Symbology panel the Enable checkbox is checked the Advanced button must be clicked and the desired Mesa Advanced Properties sub symbology selected When Mesa is disabled on the Symbology panel the Enable checkbox is cleared click the Advanced button and uncheck all parameters or sub symbologies on the Mesa Advanced Properties panel Note The root symbology UPCA EAN13 Code39 Code128 Interleaved 2 ...

Page 196: ...c Encoding Technique Transmit Check Character When enabled transmit the check character Default is disabled Posicode Limited Labels Select the type of Posicode Limited labels None A Posicode Limited A B Posicode Limited B 5 28 ...

Page 197: ...nabled transmit the 2 digit addenda Default is disabled Read 5 Digit When enable transmit the 5 digit addenda Default is disabled Required When enabled only transmit bar codes with a 2 or 5 digit addenda Default is disabled Insert Separator When enabled insert a space between the code and addenda Default is enabled Note An EAN 13 decoding algorithm will also decode UPCA labels For correct operatio...

Page 198: ... but rejected by Data Collection Wedge Transmit Check Character When enabled transmit the check character Default is enabled Transmit number System Digit When enabled transmit the number system digit Default is enabled Expand Version E When enabled expand version E to 12 digit UPCA format Default is disabled Addenda Read 2 Digit When enabled transmit the 2 digit addenda Default is disabled Read 5 ...

Page 199: ...er digit or letter c check character d digits from 0 to 9 e any character g any character specified in group G h any character specified in group H l alphabetic letter r delimits a row t delimits multiple templates All characters are transmitted as is except for the selected template Default is dddddddd Group G Null terminated string defines the set of characters in group G The default is null Gro...

Page 200: ...ine the position of the second row OCR Checksum Calculation The following explains how the checksum is generated for the OCR bar code Modulo 10 1 Add the characters in the string not including the checksum character Valid values are 0 9 for modulo 10 2 Subtract 10 from the sum obtained above Continue subtracting 10 until the remainder is less than 10 3 The remainder obtained above is the checksum ...

Page 201: ... the imager s field of view The default is disabled When enabled the following parameters may be entered Top Valid 0 239 Default 120 Bottom Valid 240 479 Default 360 Left Valid 0 319 Default 188 Right Valid 320 639 Default 564 Mode In Standard mode the imager will decode both linear and 2 D symbologies In Aggressive Linear Decode mode the imager will only read linear symbologies in this mode but d...

Page 202: ...econd increments Valid 0 50 0 to 5 seconds Default 0 Lights Specifies if the imager s lights and aimer should be left on during the entire decode process The default is disabled If disabled the lights are turned on only during image capture then turned off while the imager attempts to proc ess and decode the bar code If enabled the aimer and lights remain turned on during the entire process In Agg...

Page 203: ...s Key Message mode on the Main tab selected In Key Message mode when this option is enabled control characters embedded in a scanned bar code are translated to their equivalent control key keystroke sequence 13 0x0d is translated to Control M keystrokes as if the user pressed the CTRL SHIFT and m keys on the keypad Additionally when Translate All is disabled any con trol code which has a keystroke...

Page 204: ...rriage Return is replaced by Line Feed by specifying J or 0x0A in the configuration the value 0x0d received in any scanned bar code or defined in the prefix or suffix will be replaced with the value 0x0a The Wedge then sends Ctrl J to the receiving application rather than Ctrl M List Box The list box shows all user defined control characters and their assigned replacements All replacements are enc...

Page 205: ...to be configured It is intended that custom code IDs are used to supplement the list of standard code IDs if Enable Code ID is set to AIM or Symbol or to replace the list of standard code IDs if Enable Code ID is set to Custom When Enable Code ID is set to None custom code IDs are ignored Note Custom symbologies will appear at the end of the list in the Symbology dialog and are processed at the be...

Page 206: ...t empty location in the Custom ID list Insert Tap on an empty line in the Custom ID list The Add button changes to Insert Enter data into both the Name and ID Code fields and tap the Insert button The data is added to the selected line in the Custom IDs list Edit Double tap on the item to edit Its values are copied to the text boxes for editing The Add button changes to Replace When Replace is tap...

Page 207: ...d text is translated to the equivalent hex value Carriage Return 0x0A Value 0x0D in a bar code is converted to a value 0x0A Escaped hex encoded text The hex encoding to pass thru to the appli cation Vertical Tab 0x0A or 0 x0A Value 0x0C is a bar code is converted to text 0x0A Bar Code Processing Examples The following table shows examples of stripping and prefix suffix configurations The examples ...

Page 208: ...g I2 5 I04444567890123 ddd7890zzz I2 5 I0444 dddzzz I2 5 I022245622 ddd45zzz Code 93 G0123456 rejected disabled Code 93 G0444444 rejected disabled Code 39 A01234567890 aaa4567890www Code 39 full ASCII A41231234567890 aaa1234567890www Code 39 A4 rejected too short Rejected bar codes generate a bad scan beep In some cases the receipt of data from the scanner triggers a good scan beep from the extern...

Page 209: ...26 character length with first two characters 01 strip first 2 and last 10 l 24 character length with first two characters 01 strip first 2 and last 8 This 24 character bar code is Code 128 l 20 character length with first two characters 00 strip first 0 no characters and last 4 On the Data Options tab set Enable Code ID to AIM Create four custom IDs using 1 for EAN 128 bar code and 0 for Code 128...

Page 210: ...Click the Barcode Data button Click the Add button Add the data for the match codes Refer to the previous section Barcode Data Match List for instruction Scan a bar code and examine the result 5 42 ...

Page 211: ...ork environment can process correctly without losing data The default is 32 Delay between buffers Specifies the number of milliseconds to delay after each character in the scanned bar code is processed as a keystroke This value may need to be adjusted depending on the network traffic in the environment The default value is 75 ms Valid value is from 0 to 9999 A zero value is No Delay between charac...

Page 212: ...ion Wedge DCWedge software and the type of scanner imager installed in the MX8 Valid scanner imager types l HHP Hand Held Products 5300 2D Imager l Intermec Intermec EV 15 Imager l Symbol Symbol SE955 I000WR l N43XX Laser Scanner l Blank No scanner installed 5 44 ...

Page 213: ...Hat Encoding Hat Encoded Characters Hex 00 through AD 5 45 ...

Page 214: ...Hat Encoded Characters Hex AE through FF 5 46 ...

Page 215: ...rtup The registry information needed is under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE LXE Persist The main subkey is any text and is a description of the file Then the values are added Value Need Data Type Description FileName Required String Name of the CAB file with full path usually System Installed Required DWORD Starts as 0 changed to 1 when the CAB file is installed FileCheck Required String Fil...

Page 216: ...nstalled before the EXE files from the CAB file are run l The Order field is used to force a sequence of events Order 0 is first and Order 99 is last Two items which have the same order are installed in the same pass but not in a predictable sequence l The Delay field is used to add a delay after the item is loaded before the next is loaded The delay is given in seconds and defaults to 0 if not sp...

Page 217: ...em Startup TimeService 0 0 Launches the GrabTime utility as a service so that the time and date are periodically automatically updated It can often be useful to disable these as necessary to troubleshoot system startup Example The following example loads and launches RFTerm RFTerm support HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE LXE Persist LXE TE FileName System RFTERM CAB Installed dword 0 FileCheck WINDOWS ...

Page 218: ...uing script file processing The script developer is also able to pause for a specified number of milliseconds between commands The utility also processes REG files using the same format as the legacy Launch Utility It does this by calling the RegLoad utility It can also process BAT files by calling the Command Prompt utility This utility allows the user to configure separate processing for Restart...

Page 219: ...ple To delete a file called Ive got commas in my name txt use the command delete Ive got commas in my name txt Enclosing quotes are used to allow commas inside a parameter but are removed prior to executing the command Thus delete deleteme txt is the same as delete deleteme txt If a parameter requires a quote mark within it the whole parameter must first be enclosed within quote marks and the requ...

Page 220: ...Copies a file but does not overwrite an existing file Syntax Copy source file destination file Parameters source file The file to be copied including its path destination file The destination path and filename Example copy Storage Card MyData dat Temp MyData dat Notes If the destination file already exists it is not overwritten and no error is given If the source file is blank a zero byte file is ...

Page 221: ... hkcr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT l cu or hkcu HKEY_CURRENT_USER l lm or hklm HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE The case of key doesn t matter subkey The subkey that holds the field you want to delete field The field that you want to delete Example delregdata LM Software WidgetsPlc OurApp AppName Notes An error isn t displayed if you specify a non existent field but is displayed if you specify a non existent key or subkey...

Page 222: ...R l lm or hklm HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE The case of key doesn t matter subkey The subkey you want to delete Example delregkey LM Software WidgetsPlc OurApp Notes Deletes the specified subkey and all of its contents if any ElseIf Description Begins conditional command block executed only if the previous IF command was FALSE Syntax ElseIf Parameters None Example See IfFile below Notes Results are unpredic...

Page 223: ...ElseIfFile Parameters None Example See IfFile below Notes Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with IfFile command EndIf Description Ends conditional command block begun with the previous IF command Syntax EndIf Parameters None Example See IfFile below Notes Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with If command 6 9 ...

Page 224: ...ile below Notes Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with IfFile command EndIfTerm Description Ends conditional command block executed only if the terminal type specified in IfTerm matches Syntax EndIfTerm Parameters None Example See IfTerm below Notes Results are unpredictable if not paired properly with IfTerm command 6 10 ...

Page 225: ...n file Parameters source file The file to be copied including its path destination file The destination path and filename Example fcopy Storage Card MyData dat Temp MyData dat Notes If the destination file already exists it is overwritten If the source file is blank a zero byte file is created 6 11 ...

Page 226: ...nd filename to determine if the commands should be executed Example IfFile System MyData dat any number of commands executed if file exists ElseIfFile any number of commands executed if file does not exist EndIfFile Notes If the file already exists the commands are executed This test does not care if file is a file or directory Nesting is supported 6 12 ...

Page 227: ...s are executed Nesting with IfFile is supported Nesting with IfTerm is meaningless Launch Description Runs a program Syntax Launch program wait code Parameters program The full path and filename of the program to be run wait code Tells Launch how to behave when the program is running w ait causes Launch to stop processing the script until the program has finished executing c ontinue makes Launch c...

Page 228: ... Windows Pword exe My Documents Doc1 doc w Notes This differs from Launch in that LaunchCmd allows parameters Message Description Displays a message on the screen Syntax Message message title message body Parameters message title A heading for the message Can be left empty message body The main body of the message To display a message over multiple lines use the n character combination at the end ...

Page 229: ...its parent directory doesn t exist For example to create a directory called MyApp with a subdirectory called SubDir1 use mkdir MyApp followed by mkdir MyApp SubDir1 Rmdir Description Removes a directory Syntax Rmdir dir Parameters dir The full path and name of the directory to be removed Example rmdir Program Files MyApp Notes A directory cannot be removed if it contains files or subdirectories 6 ...

Page 230: ... value dd for decimal value dx for hexadecimal value or b for binary value The case of type doesn t matter If you re altering an existing field type can be different from the current type field The name of the new field to be created updated data The value of the field being created This depends on the type of field Binary fields can have many values up to 2000 bytes In this case the data field ho...

Page 231: ...y where you want to create the subkey Can be one of l cr or hkcr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT l cu or hkcu HKEY_CURRENT_USER l lm or hklm HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE The case of key doesn t matter subkey The subkey you want to create Example Setregkey LM Software MyApp Notes Attempting to create a key that already exists does not cause an error 6 17 ...

Page 232: ...ust end in lnk for Windows CE to recognize it as a shortcut target The target of the shortcut If the target has a space in it quote marks must be used see Command Line Structure section and example below Example shortcut Program Files Widget lnk My App Widget exe Notes No validation is performed on target to be sure it is executable 6 18 ...

Page 233: ...d The command wasn t recognized Invalid Data Length data SetRegData Tried to set more than 2000 byte values in a binary field Invalid Data Type type SetRegData The value of the type parameter is invalid Invalid decimal data data SetRegData The data field doesn t contain decimal data Invalid hex data data SetRegData The data field doesn t contain hexadecimal data Invalid Registry Key key DelRegData...

Page 234: ...etRegKey There was a problem creating the registry key given Registry Key Delete Failed error code DelRegKey There was a problem deleting the registry key given Registry Value Delete Failed error code DelRegData There was a problem deleting the registry data Most likely a bad subkey Registry Value Set Failed error code SetRegData There was a problem setting the registry data Most likely a bad subk...

Page 235: ...ge cab w iffile System summit cab launchcmd Windows wceload exe noaskdest noui System summit cab w endiffile iffile System RFTerm cab launchcmd Windows wceload exe noaskdest noui System RFTerm cab w endiffile iffile System Java cab launchcmd Windows wceload exe noaskdest noui System Java cab w launchcmd Windows wceload exe noaskdest noui Windows Jeode cab w endiffile launch System regrest exe w co...

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Page 237: ...Important Notes It is important that all dates are correct on the MX8 and host computers when using any type of certificate Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail It may be necessary to upgrade radio software in order to use certain Summit Client Utility SCU features Contact Technical Assistance for details When using the 802 11a radio the U NII 1 b...

Page 238: ...s on this tab can be set to unique values for each profile This tab was labeled Config in early versions of the SCU The Status Tab contains information on the current connection The Diags Tab provides utilities to troubleshoot the radio Global parameters are found on the Global Tab The values for these parameters apply to all profiles This tab was labeled Global Settings in early versions of the S...

Page 239: ... the tray icon to view the radio status The radio is not currently associated or authenticated to an Access Point The signal strength for the currently associated authenticated Access Point is less than 90 dBm The signal strength for the currently associated authenticated Access Point is 71 dBm to 90 dBm The signal strength for the currently associated authenticated Access Point is 51 dBm to 70 dB...

Page 240: ...he Active Profile drop down box on the Main tab 2 A message appears that means a Power Cycle is required to make settings activate properly 3 Tap OK 4 Suspend Resume the MX8 Access the Wireless Manager utility by tapping the radio icon at the top of the screen or tapping Start Settings Connections Wi Fi If the Wi Fi icon is not present in the Connections panel return to the Summit Client Utility a...

Page 241: ... in the Network name text box Be sure to check the This is a hidden network checkbox for a non broadcast SSID In the Connects to box select The Internet if the MX8 connects directly to the Internet select Work if the MX8 connects to a network even if the network provides an Internet connection Tap Next 7 5 ...

Page 242: ... tap the network name to edit the configuration or tap the network name and tap Connect to connect to the network Network configuration screens are the same as displayed in the previous section Switch Control to SCU 1 To switch back to SCU control select any other profile except ThirdPartyConfig in the SCU Active Config drop down list on the Main tab 2 A message appears that means a Power Cycle is...

Page 243: ... tapping the About SCU button l Active Config profile Active Profile name l Status of the client Down Associated Authenticated etc The Active Profile can be switched without logging in to Admin mode Selecting a different profile from the drop down list does not require logging in to Administrator mode The profile must already exist Always perform a Suspend Resume function when changing profiles Pr...

Page 244: ...ng the Profile tab to create any desired profiles return to the Main tab To specify which profiles are to be included in Auto Profile click the List button The Auto Profile selection screen displays all currently configured profiles Click on the checkbox for any profiles that are to be included in Auto Profile selection then click ok to save To enable Auto Profile click the On button on the Main t...

Page 245: ...is displayed The Administrator default password can be changed on the Global tab The end user can l Turn the radio on or off on the Main tab l Select an active Profile on the Main tab l View the current parameter settings for the profiles on the Profile tab l View the global parameter settings on the Global tab l View the current connection details on the Status tab l View radio status software ve...

Page 246: ...SID Blank Client Name Blank Power Save Fast Tx Power Maximum Bit Rate Auto Radio Mode See Profile Parameters for default Auth Type Open EAP Type None Encryption None When logged in as an Admin see Admin Login use the Profile tab to manage profiles When not logged in as an Admin the parameters can be viewed and cannot be changed The buttons on this tab are dimmed if the user is not logged in as Adm...

Page 247: ...dcasting their SSIDs Tap the Refresh button to view an updated list of APs Each AP s SSID its received signal strength indication RSSI and whether or not data encryption is in use true or false Sort the list by tapping on the column headers If the scan finds more than one AP with the same SSID the list displays the AP with the strongest RSSI and the least security If you are logged in as an Admin ...

Page 248: ...20mW 10mW 5mW or 1mW Bit Rate Auto Setting the rate to Auto will allow the Access Point to automatically negotiate the bit rate with the client device Options are Auto 1 Mbit 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 or 54 Mbit Auth Type Open 802 11 authentication type used when associating with the Access Point Options are Open LEAP or Shared key EAP Type None Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP type used f...

Page 249: ...device instead of an AP Default BG Rates Full for 802 11b g radios BGA Rates Full for 802 11a b g radio Note BG radio only Previous SCU versions may have the default set as BG Rates Full Depending on the SCU version either BG Optimized or BG subset is the default It is important the Radio Mode parameter correspond to the AP to which the device is to connect For example if this parameter is set to ...

Page 250: ...en AP beacons in kilomicroseconds one kilomicrosecond 1 024 microseconds l DTIM interval A multiple of the beacon period that specifies how often the beacon contains a delivery traffic indication message DTIM The DTIM tells power saving devices a packet is waiting for them For example if DTIM 3 then every third beacon contains a DTIM l Signal strength RSSI displayed in dBm and graphically l Signal...

Page 251: ...ontinuous ping to the IP address specified in the text box to the right of this button Once the button is clicked the ping begins and the button label changes to Stop Ping Clicking the button ends the ping The ping also ends when any other button on this screen is clicked or the user browses away from the Diags tab The results of the ping are displayed in the Diagnostic Output box l Diagnostics Al...

Page 252: ...riod BG 10 sec A 5 sec BG Channel Set Full DFS Channels Off Ad Hoc Channel 1 Aggressive Scan On CCX Features BG Off A Optimized WMM Off Auth Server Type 1 TTLS Inner Method Auto EAP PMK Caching Standard WAPI Off dimmed TX Diversity BG On A Main Only RX Diversity BG On Start on Main A Main Only Frag Threshold 2346 RTS Threshold 2347 LED Off Tray Icon On Hide Passwords On Admin Password SUMMIT or bl...

Page 253: ...hen the operating system registry has been edited to set the Summit parameter to a value that is not available from the parameter s drop down list Selecting Custom from the drop down list has no effect Selecting any other value from the drop down list will overwrite the custom value in the registry 7 17 ...

Page 254: ... 11a channels where support for DFS is required Options are On Off Note Not supported always off in some releases Ad Hoc Channel 1 Use this parameter when the Radio Mode profile parameter is set to Ad Hoc Specifies the channel to be used for an Ad Hoc connection to another client device If a channel is selected that is not supported by the by the radio the default value is used Options are 1 throu...

Page 255: ...n there are controllers The reauthentication information cached on the controllers The client and the controller behind the AP use the cached information to perform the four way handshake to exchange keys If the selected PMK caching method is not supported by the network infrastructure every roam requires full 802 11X authentication including interaction with the ACS server If the active profile i...

Page 256: ...can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the Access Point Options are Any number between 0 and 2347 LED Off The LED on the wireless card is not visible to the user when the wireless card is installed in a sealed mobile device Options are On Off Tray Icon On Determines if the Summit icon is displayed in the System tray Options are On Off Hide Password On When On the Sum...

Page 257: ...tem MYCERTIFICATE CER enter System in the Certs Path text box as the Windows folder path Ping Payload 32 bytes Maximum amount of data to be transmitted on a ping Options are 32 bytes 64 128 256 512 or 1024 bytes Ping Timeout ms 5000 The amount of time in milliseconds that a device will be continuously pinged The Stop Ping button can be tapped to end the ping process ahead of the ping timeout Optio...

Page 258: ... User Certificate into the Windows certificate store 7 Access the Credentials screen again Make sure the Validate server and Use MS store checkboxes are checked 8 The default is to use the entire certificate store for the CA certificate Alternatively use the Browse button next to the CA Cert CA Certificate Filename on the Credentials screen to select an individual certificate 9 For EAP TLS also en...

Page 259: ...ult is to use the entire certificate store for the CA certificate Alternatively use the Browse button next to the CA Cert CA Certificate Filename on the Credentials screen to select an individual certificate 6 For EAP TLS also enter the User Cert User Certificate filename on the credentials screen by using the Browse button 7 Click the OK button then the Commit button 8 When the device attempts to...

Page 260: ...ted to enter credentials If the user clicks the Cancel button the device does not associate The user is not prompted again for credentials until l the device is rebooted l the radio is disabled then enabled l the Reconnect button on the Diags Tab is clicked or l the profile is modified and the Commit button is clicked 7 24 ...

Page 261: ...PEAP GTC and PEAP MSCHAP Two options are offered for storing these certificates They may be imported into the Windows certificate store or copied into the Certs Path directory How To Use the Certs Path 1 See Generating a Root CA Certificate and follow the instructions to download the Root Certificate to a PC 2 Copy the certificate to specified directory on the mobile device The default location fo...

Page 262: ... be sure to check the Use MS store checkbox after checking the Validate server checkbox 4 The default is to use all certificates in the store If this is OK skip to the last step 5 Otherwise to select a specific certificate click on the Browse button 6 Uncheck the Use full trusted store checkbox 7 Select the desired certificate and click the Select button to return the selected certificate to the C...

Page 263: ...ogin button and enter the password l Edit the default profile with the parameters for your network Select the Default profile from the pull down menu l Make any desired parameter changes as described in the applicable following section determined by network security type and click the Commit button to save the changes IMPORTANT Remember to click the Commit button after making changes to ensure the...

Page 264: ...of the Access Point assigned to this profile l Set EAP Type to None l Set Encryption to None l Set Auth Type to Open Once configured click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the network 7 28 ...

Page 265: ...ollowing profile options are used l Enter the SSID of the Access Point assigned to this profile l Set EAP Type to None l Set Encryption to WEP or Manual WEP depending on SCU version l Set Auth Type to Open Click the WEP keys PSKs button 7 29 ...

Page 266: ...al or 13 ASCII characters for 128 bit encryption Enter the key s and click OK Once configured click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the network 7 30 ...

Page 267: ...tication set the Auth Type radio parameter to Open l If the AP is configured to use shared key or passphrase set the Auth Type radio parameter to Shared l If the AP is configured for network EAP only set the Auth Type radio parameter to LEAP See Sign On vs Stored Credentials for information on entering credentials To use Stored Credentials click on the Credentials button No entries are necessary f...

Page 268: ...erwise enter the Username Enter the password Click OK then click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the network 7 32 ...

Page 269: ...PA2 CCKM for encryption and complete other entries as detailed in this section See Sign On vs Stored Credentials for information on entering credentials Click the Credentials button l No entries except the CA Certificate Filename are necessary for Sign On Credentials as the user will be prompted for the User Name and Password when connecting to the network l For Stored Credentials User Password an...

Page 270: ...ter the Username Enter the password Leave the CA Certificate File Name blank for now Click OK then click Commit Ensure the correct Active profile is selected on the Main Tab See Windows Certificate Store vs Certs Path for more information on certificate storage 7 34 ...

Page 271: ...ct the desired certificate and click Select You are returned to the Credentials screen If using the Certs Path option l Leave the Use MS store box unchecked l Enter the certificate filename in the CA Cert textbox Click OK then click Commit The device should be authenticating the server certificate and using PEAP MSCHAP for the user authentication Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on th...

Page 272: ...tion type select WPA CCKM WPA2 AES or WPA2 CCKM for encryption and complete other entries as detailed in this section See Sign On vs Stored Credentials for information on entering credentials Click the Credentials button l No entries except the CA Certificate Filename are necessary for Sign On Credentials as the user will be prompted for the User Name and Password when connecting to the network En...

Page 273: ...ter the Username Enter the password Leave the CA Certificate File Name blank for now Click OK then click Commit Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main Tab See Windows Certificate Store vs Certs Path for more information on certificate storage 7 37 ...

Page 274: ...lect the desired certificate and click Select You are returned to the Credentials screen If using the Certs Path option l Leave the Use MS store box unchecked l Enter the certificate filename in the CA Cert textbox Click OK then click Commit The device should be authenticating the server certificate and using PEAP GTC for the user authentication Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the...

Page 275: ...h Type radio parameter to Open l If the AP is configured to use shared key or passphrase set the Auth Type radio parameter to Shared l If the AP is configured for network EAP only set the Auth Type radio parameter to LEAP See Sign On vs Stored Credentials for information on entering credentials To use Stored Credentials click on the Credentials button No entries are necessary for Sign On Credentia...

Page 276: ...erwise enter the Username Enter the password Click OK then click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the network 7 40 ...

Page 277: ... screen or the sign on screen are sent to the RADIUS server The RADIUS server must have auto provisioning enabled to send the PAC provisioning credentials to the MX8 For automatic PAC provisioning once a username password is authenticated the PAC information is stored on the MX8 The same username password must be used to authenticate each time See the note below for more details For manual PAC pro...

Page 278: ...password To use Automatic PAC Provisioning l No additional entries are required To use manual PAC Provisioning l Enter the PAC Filename and PAC Password l The PAC file must be copied to the directory specified in the Certs Path global variable The PAC file must not be read only Tap OK then click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The ...

Page 279: ...CKM for encryption and complete other entries as detailed in this section See Sign On vs Stored Credentials for information on entering credentials Click the Credentials button l No entries except the User Certificate Filename and the CA Certificate Filename are necessary for Sign On Credentials as the user will be prompted for the User Name and Password when connecting to the network l For Stored...

Page 280: ...cate and press the Select button The name of the certificate is displayed in the User Cert box Some versions of the SCU require a User Cert password If this entry field is present enter the password for the user certificate in the User Cert pwd box If there are no user certificates in the Windows certificate store follow these instructions to generate and install the user certificate See Windows C...

Page 281: ...ath option l Leave the Use MS store box unchecked l Enter the certificate filename in the CA Cert textbox Click OK then click Commit The MX8 should be authenticating the server certificate and using EAP TLS for the user authentication Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the netw...

Page 282: ... make sure the following profile options are used l Enter the SSID of the Access Point assigned to this profile l Set EAP Type to None l Set Encryption to WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK l Set Auth Type to Open Click the WEP keys PSKs button 7 46 ...

Page 283: ...e ASCII value Enter the key and click OK Once configured click the Commit button Ensure the correct Active Profile is selected on the Main tab and Suspend Resume The SCU Main tab shows the device is associated after the radio connects to the network 7 47 ...

Page 284: ... PEAP MSCHAP 1 Generate a Root CA Certificate and download it to a PC 2 Connect the MX8 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate to the MX8 System folder 3 Install the Root CA Certificate User Certificates are necessary for EAP TLS 1 Generate a User Certificate and download it to a PC 2 Install the User Certificate on the PC 3 Export the User Certificate as a PFX file 4 Connect ...

Page 285: ...te Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail The easiest way to get the root CA certificate is to use a browser on a PC to navigate to the Certificate Authority To request the root CA certificate open a browser to http CA IP address certsrv Sign into the CA with any valid username and password 7 49 ...

Page 286: ...Click the Download a CA certificate certificate chain or CRL link Make sure the correct root CA certificate is selected in the list box 7 50 ...

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Page 288: ... download the CA certificate click on the Download CA certificate link Click the Save button and save the certificate Make sure to keep track of the name and location of the certificate Install the certificate on the MX8 7 52 ...

Page 289: ...parameter Copy the certificate file to the MX8 The certificate file has a CER extension Locate the file and tap it A certificate installation warning is displayed Tap More Tap Install to continue the installation An installation successful message is displayed You can view any installed user certificates by selecting Start Settings System and tapping the Certificates icon Installed root certificat...

Page 290: ...he Certificate Authority To request the user certificate open a browser to http CA IP address certsrv Sign into the CA with the username and password of the person who will be logging into the mobile device This process saves a user certificate file There is no separate private key file as used on Windows CE devices 7 54 ...

Page 291: ...Click the Request a certificate link Click on the User Certificate link 7 55 ...

Page 292: ...message box asking if you want to confirm the request click Yes The User Certificate is issued Install the user certificate on the requesting computer by clicking the Install this certificate link Export the certificate as described below 7 56 ...

Page 293: ...tart Internet Explore on the PC that requested the certificate Select Tools Internet Options Content and click the Certificates button Make sure the Personal tab is selected Highlight the certificate and click the Export button 7 57 ...

Page 294: ...irm the password and click Next Be sure to remember the password as it is needed when installing the certificate Supply the file name for the certificate Use the Browse button to select the folder where you wish to store the certificate The certificate is saved with a PFX extension Click Finish and OK to close the Successful Export message Locate the User Certificate in the specified location Copy...

Page 295: ...ificate file it has a PFX extension and tap on it You are prompted for the password that was assigned when the certificate was exported Enter the password and tap Done A message is displayed that the certificate installation was successful You can view any installed user certificates by selecting Start Settings System and tapping the Certificates icon Installed user certificates are displayed on t...

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Page 297: ...place a 1 and 0 into the text field l To create a combination of numbers and letters before pressing Enter remember to tap the Alph key to toggle between Alpha and Numeric mode l When using a sequence of keys that do not include the Alph key but does include a sticky key press the sticky key first then the rest of the key sequence l Pressing the Power key when in any sticky mode Blue Orange Shift ...

Page 298: ... Enter Scan Mode Scan CapsLock Toggle Blue Tab Back Space Orange Spc Tab Tab Back Tab Orange Tab Up Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Blue Up Arrow Left Arrow Blue Down Arrow Insert Orange Ctrl Delete Del Home Shft Down Arrow End Shft Up Arrow Page Up Orange Up Arrow Page Down Orange Down Arrow F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 Orange F1 F7 Orange F2 F8 Orange F3 F9 Orange F4 F10 Ora...

Page 299: ...F2 F18 Shft F3 F19 Shft F4 F20 Shft F5 F21 Shft Orange F1 F22 Shft Orange F2 F23 Shft Orange F3 F24 Shft Orange F4 a Alpha 2 b Alpha 22 c Alpha 222 d Alpha 3 e Alpha 33 f Alpha 333 g Alpha 4 h Alpha 44 i Alpha 444 j Alpha 5 k Alpha 55 l Alpha 555 m Alpha 6 n Alpha 66 o Alpha 666 p Alpha 7 q Alpha 77 r Alpha 777 s Alpha 7777 t Alpha 8 8 3 ...

Page 300: ...ft Alpha 3 E Shft Alpha 33 F Shft Alpha 333 G Shft Alpha 4 H Shft Alpha 44 I Shft Alpha 444 J Shft Alpha 5 K Shft Alpha 55 L Shft Alpha 555 M Shft Alpha 6 N Shft Alpha 66 O Shft Alpha 666 P Shft Alpha 7 Q Shft Alpha 77 R Shft Alpha 777 S Shft Alpha 7777 T Shft Alpha 8 U Shft Alpha 88 V Shft Alpha 888 W Shft Alpha 9 X Shft Alpha 99 Y Shft Alpha 999 Z Shft Alpha 9999 1 1 2 2 8 4 ...

Page 301: ... 7 Blue 2 Orange 2 Blue 3 Orange 3 Blue 8 Orange Diamond 2 Blue 4 Blue 5 Blue 1 Blue Spc Blue Del asterisk Orange Diamond 1 asterisk Shft 8 colon Orange 0 zero semicolon Blue 0 zero Orange 8 accent Blue 6 _ underscore Orange 7 comma Orange 6 apostrophe Orange Alph tilde Blue 9 Orange 1 Orange Alt Blue Alph 8 5 ...

Page 302: ...t this Key Function Press these Keys in this Order Orange Diamond 3 Shft 1 Orange 5 Shft 2 Orange 4 Shft 3 Orange 9 Shft 4 Shft 5 Blue Ctrl Shft 6 Shft 7 Blue Diamond 2 Shft 9 Blue Diamond 3 Shft 0 zero 8 6 ...

Page 303: ...difiers must be pressed before Alph For example for Alt T press Alt then Alph then Alt again l When using a sequence of keys that do not include the Alph key but does include a sticky key press the sticky key first then the rest of the key sequence l For those keymaps that require remapping MAP keys can be remapped using the Buttons Panel Start Settings Personal Buttons To get this Key Function Pr...

Page 304: ...range Tab Up Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Blue Up Arrow Left Arrow Blue Down Arrow Insert Orange Ctrl Delete Del Home Shft Down Arrow End Shft Up Arrow Page Up Orange Up Arrow Page Up Orange 8 Page Down Orange 7 Page Down Orange Down Arrow F1 F1 F2 F2 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 Orange F1 F7 Orange F2 F8 Orange F3 F9 Orange F4 F10 Orange F5 F11 Blue F1 F11 Blue 1 F12 Blue F2 8 8 ...

Page 305: ... F1 F17 Shft F2 F18 Shft F3 F19 Shft F4 F20 Shft F5 F21 Shft Orange F1 F22 Shft Orange F2 F23 Shft Orange F3 F24 Shft Orange F4 a Alpha F3 b Alpha F4 c Alpha F2 d Alpha F5 e Alpha F1 f Alpha Diamond 1 g Alpha Down Arrow h Alpha Up Arrow i Alpha Tab j Alpha Shft k Alpha 1 l Alpha 2 m Alpha 3 n Alpha 4 o Alpha 5 p Alpha 6 q Alpha 7 r Alpha 8 8 9 ...

Page 306: ...F2 D Shft Alpha F5 E Shft Alpha F1 F Shft Alpha Diamond 1 G Shft Alpha Down Arrow H Shft Alpha Up Arrow I Shft Alpha Tab J Shft Alpha Shft K Shft Alpha 1 L Shft Alpha 2 M Shft Alpha 3 N Shft Alpha 4 O Shft Alpha 5 P Shft Alpha 6 Q Shft Alpha 7 R Shft Alpha 8 S Shft Alpha 9 T Shft Alpha Alt U Shft Alpha 0 zero V Shft Alpha Spc W Shft Alpha Ctl X Shft Alpha Del Y Shft Alpha Diamond 2 Z Shft Alpha Di...

Page 307: ...lue 7 Blue 2 Orange 3 Blue 8 Orange Del Orange 4 Orange 5 Orange Alph Orange Spc Orange 9 asterisk Orange 0 zero asterisk Shft 8 colon Blue Diamond 3 semicolon Blue 0 zero Orange Diamond 1 accent Blue 6 _ underscore Blue Diamond 2 comma Orange Diamond 2 apostrophe Orange 1 tilde Blue 9 Blue Diamond 1 Orange Alt Blue Alph 8 11 ...

Page 308: ...To get this Key Function Press these Keys in this Order Shft 1 Shft 2 Shft 3 Shft 4 Shft 5 Shft 6 Shft 7 Shft 9 Shft 0 zero 8 12 ...

Page 309: ...ustomer Configurable Display LED Backlighting Type LCD Active Transmissive Color LED Backlight Resolution 320 Vertical x 240 Horizontal pixels Size 1 4 VGA portrait Diagonal Viewing Area 2 8 in 7 12cm Dot Pitch 60 W um X 180 H um Dot Size 180 um X 180 um Color Scale 256 colors External Connectors Interface 20 pin Multi function I O connector Provides cabled connection to external devices such as a...

Page 310: ...58g Unit with network card battery SE955 scanner and handstrap 0 84 lbs 385g Battery 2 8 oz 80g Network Card 0 35 oz 9 9g Mini SD Flash Card 0 035 oz 1g Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 14 F to 122 F 10 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C ESD 8 KV air 4kV direct contact Operating Humidity Up to 90 non condensing at 104 F 40 C Water and Dust IEC 60529 compliant...

Page 311: ...face 16 bit Compact Flash Type I with 50 pin connector Wireless Frequencies 2 4 to 2 4897 GHz IEEE 802 11b 802 11g DSSS OFDM 5 0GHz IEEE 802 11a DSSS OFDM RF Data Rates 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps RF Power Level 64 mW 18dBm Channels FCC 1 11 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161 ETSI 1 13 36 40 44 48 Operating Temperature Same as MX8 Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Same as MX8 Storage Te...

Page 312: ... Port Pin No Pin Description 1 UART_TXD 2 UART_RTS 3 UART_RXD 4 UART_CTS 5 GND 6 USBC_D 7 USBC_VBUS 8 HS_OUT 9 HS_SLEEVE 10 HS_DETECT 11 to 13 DC_GND 14 UART_DTR 15 UART_DSR 16 USBC_D 17 HS_MIC 18 to 20 DC_IN 9 4 ...

Page 313: ...wall adapter has a 5 5mm barrel connector This connects to the cables which transition power to the 20 pin D connector Output Voltage 5V regulated Output Current 0 Amps min 3 Amps max Operating Temperature 32 F to 100 F 0 C to 40 C The AC Power Adapter is only intended for use in a 25 C 77 F maximum ambient temperature environment Storage Temperature 40 F to 180 F 40 C to 80 C Humidity Operates in...

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Page 315: ...at the time of shipment This warranty does not cover any HII product which is i improperly installed or used ii damaged by accident or negligence including failure to follow the proper maintenance service and cleaning schedule or iii damaged as a result of A modification or alteration by the purchaser or other party B excessive voltage or current supplied to or drawn from the interface connections...

Page 316: ...visions hereof Use of any peripherals not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by this warranty This includes but is not limited to cables power supplies cradles and docking stations HII extends these warranties only to the first end users of the products These warranties are non transferable The duration of the limited warranty for the MX8 is 1 year The duration of the li...

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