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User Manual VDO SmartTerminal - Edition 01/2020
Device description General Information
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Device description
General Information
The VDO SmartTerminal enables your drivers to download digital tachograph
data even more efficiently and informatively. Furthermore, it provides drivers
with a means to independently download their driver card data and vehicle
memory data saved on a download key or a TIS-Compact download key.
The VDO SmartTerminal facilitates the download from the digital tachograph,
especially for larger fleets.
To do this, the VDO SmartTerminal can be set up in the driver's rest area, for
example, and is thus available even outside office hours.
Applications The VDO SmartTerminal provides many flexible applications:
• Integration into the company network via network cable or wireless LAN.
• Direct connection to a computer using the USB cable supplied or a crossed
network cable (crossover cable).
• Operation as a standalone device, i.e. independent use without a direct com-
puter connection.
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The VDO SmartTerminal reads out the data of a driver card or of a download
key and stores it in the internal memory until it is requested by a computer or
transferred onto a USB stick.
In order to configure and manage the VDO SmartTerminal, you must install the
VDO TerminalTools. Data is retrieved from the VDO SmartTerminal via the
VDO TerminalService.
Only one VDO TerminalService may be installed in the network!
IMPORTANT
If several VDO TerminalService devices are installed, an error message ap-
pears when attempting to establish a connection with the
VDO SmartTerminal.
Any mention of the download key in these instructions includes any variants of
this product family, e.g. Inspectionkey or TIS-Compact.