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Supported Equipment Manual
for the Falcon® 315 Portable Data Terminal manufactured by PSC
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Copyright © 1996 - 2006 by Connect, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced in full or in part, in any form, without prior written permission of Connect, Inc., 1701 Quincy Avenue, Suites 5 & 6, Naperville, IL 60540. Connect, Inc. makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Connect, Inc. reserves the right to
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction............................................................................................. 1-1 Description………………… ..........................................................................................1-1 Picture………………………...........................................................................................1-1 Setup Requirements…….. ...........................................................................................1-2 Accessori
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Chapter 1 • Introduction Description The Falcon® 315 portable data terminal runs DOS 6.22 on a 32 bit, 386-based platform. This unit includes an 8 x 21 backlit graphics display, an RS-232 serial port, 2MB of RAM, 2MB of flash memory, and a choice of standard-range or long-range integrated laser scanners. Its keypad offers 41 large alphanumeric keys, 10 function keys, Direct Western-European character support, and 2 programmable side triggers. The Falcon® 315 is powered by 3 AA alkal
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Introduction Setup Requirements Installation of PowerNet Twin Client requires, at a minimum, the following: • A Pentium-class processor • 32 MB of RAM • 10 MB of free hard disk space available • Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, or NT/2000 operating system Accessories • Single-Slot Dock, p/n: 00-980-005 • 4-Slot Dock, p/n: 00-981-015 • Softcase with Laser, p/n: 00-910-00 • Holster, p/n: 00-908-00 • Belt for Holster, p/n: 00-906-00 • Vehicle Mount Cradle, p/n: 00-528-00 Bios V
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Release Notes Release Notes 1) A Timer value of 999 will cause the back light timer to be "Always On". 2) The following describes the methods used to enable the EBCDIC~ASCII option for both the Thick and Thin client. Thick Client In order to enable the EBCDIC~ASCII option for the Thick client, you will need to edit the beginning of the rfiles.txt file: #-------------------------- General ------------------------- [*;*;*;*] u_msgs.txt by adding the one or two lines belo
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Introduction Patch version A 09-07-05 This change will cause the DOS emulators to use a random source port between 2000 and 2100 on each outbound host connection. Prior to this, they used the same source port number and this would cause problems with some IBM hosts and Firewalls. This would lead to long timeout periods (5-30 minutes) on IBM hosts and lockouts under Firewalls that looked at this as a possible denial of service attack. 1-4 Supported Equipment Manual • May, 2
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Chapter 2 • Terminal Setup Downloading from the WEB The PowerNet Twin Client software package can be downloaded from the Connect web site at http://www.connectrf.com. Click on Partner Services and then click on Software Downloads. Select the file named PowerNet Twin Client for PSC. Running Setup from a Download File The downloaded file is a compressed archive. After extraction using a utility such as WinZip or PKWARE, folders are created on the hard disk as shown in the following figur
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Terminal Setup Click on the Setup application and proceed to the following section entitled Installation for further instructions. Installation The InstallShield wizard runs and presents the following screen. Click on Next to begin the installation process. 2-2 Supported Equipment Manual • May, 2006
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Installation To change the default Destination Location, click on Browse and select a location. Then click on Next. The default folder is PowerNet. This default may be changed either by selecting an existing program group or by typing in a new name at the prompt. Then click on Next. 2-3 Supported Equipment Manual • May, 2006
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Terminal Setup When the installation is complete, reboot the system to initialize the Twin Client software. a. To reboot the system immediately, click on Finish. b. To reboot later, click on the option to restart the computer later, and then click on Finish. Running the Manager The PowerNet Twin Client Manager is the utility that manages the terminal software and configurations. Select Start, Programs, PowerNet, and Twin Client Manager. The PowerNet Twin Client Manager screen app
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Quick Start Toolbar Found under the menu bar, the toolbar provides shortcuts to major features. The toolbar can be turned on or off by changing the Toolbar parameter found on the View menu. The shortcuts available from the toolbar are as follows. Create a new terminal configuration. Open an existing terminal configuration. Save the current terminal configuration. Download the configuration to the terminal. Download software to the terminal. Configure terminals automatically o
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Terminal Setup Click on Emulation, select the desired emulation, and click on OK. Setting the Servers The Servers are the Telnet host systems the terminals will access. To set these addresses from the Settings menu, click on Servers and then click on Add. Enter the name of each server, its IP address and IP port (normally 23 for Telnet servers), and emulation type. Then click on OK. 2-6 Supported Equipment Manual • May, 2006
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Quick Start Repeat this step for each Telnet server the terminals are required to access. If an error is made in the name, IP address, IP port number, or terminal emulation type, click on the line that is in error and then click on the Edit button to make the corrections. Use the Load button if you want to load an .svr file. Use the Save As button if you want to save your file as an .svr file. Setting Terminal Operations In the Twin Client menu under Settings, choose Terminal Operatio
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Terminal Setup Setting Terminal Model Under Settings, choose the Options menu as shown. Select terminal model, desired radio type, and COM port. Saving the Configuration Click on File and Save As. Enter a name for this configuration. For the purposes of this example, the name is vt100. 2-8 Supported Equipment Manual • May, 2006
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Quick Start Setting Airloader Auto-Configuration The configuration download and IP address assignment for each terminal will take place automatically by setting the Airloader Auto-Configuration options. Click on the Airloader option in the Tools menu. Note: If the Airloader Auto-Configuration window does not display the options, click on the Advanced<< button. If multiple network adapters are installed on the PC, ensure that the desired network adapter is selected. The adapter se
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Terminal Setup This powerful software management tool is described in detail in Airloader Auto- Configuration. For now, it is sufficient simply to use it for assignment of the initial terminal configuration and IP address, both of which can be easily changed later. Ensure that all of the check boxes are checked as shown above. To assign terminal IP addresses automatically over the wireless network, check all of the boxes as shown above. Then click on the Addresses button and enter the des
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Quick Start Click on the + sign in front of Terminal/Group Manager to access the default terminal group. Next, click on the New Group icon and use the Browse button to select the configuration file saved earlier. Check the Active box, and the system is now configured to automatically download IP addresses, software, and configuration files to the terminals. Click on the box in the upper right corner to return to the main menu. Note: The software does not need to be authorized n
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Terminal Setup At the prompt, choose Yes or No to download configurations. Choosing Yes is needed to run in Telnet mode. The following screen will appear. Now, choose Enter on the terminal, while choosing OK at the prompt above. The files will transfer at this time. Watch the terminal to see that the correct files are loading. Boot the terminal according to the following section. The Twin Client Manager will then automatically manage the terminal software and configuration. Boot
