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1. Page 70 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Startup AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The Startup tab specifies how the program automatically starts and or stops when AppCenter opens or closes Start when Appcenter starts launches the program when AppCenter starts Stop when Appcenter stops closes the program when AppCenter exits or is terminated Delay start for O seconds specifies a delay before the program is launched This setting is enabled when Start when Appcenter starts is selected For example to aid in sequencing the launch of multiple programs by AppCenter The left and right arrows are used to enable and select the number of seconds The maximum startup delay is 120 seconds Note On Windows 6 1 devices where IE is automatically started set this option to 10 seconds Note If no setting is specified the program can be started if it is not hidden ee Motorola AppCenter Ac 2 TF 4f ok Start when AppCenter starts DW Stop when AppCenter stops Delay start for O seconds lt gt Startup Connectivity 4P Cl Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 71 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Connectivity The Connectivity tab enables the program for required device IP addresses or access points When both Required IP and Required SSID are used both requirements must be met for the program to be enabled The default setting is nothing selected
2. config specifies the directory location of the AppCenter Administration Configuration File AppCenter cfg the User Defined Configuration File AppCenter User cfg and the location of the Log File AppCenter log This option replaces the adminpath userpath logpath and path options Note The file name s cannot be specified only the path If there are no command line arguments all file locations are in the same folder as the AppCenter executables Program Files Odyssey Software AppCenter AppCenter exe and AppCenterAdmin exe Examples config StorageCard AppCenter Config Double quotes are used if the path contains spaces config Program Files AppCenter Config Odyssey Software Inc Page 17 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Create a Shortcut To create a shortcut use either ActiveSync or Athena to copy an existing shortcut i e AppCenter Ink to the PC for editing or create a new shortcut on the desktop The following is the shortcut format 99 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Where 99 is the number of alphanumeric characters left justified is a literal constant and XXX is the complete command line Any arguments in the command line that contain spaces must be enclosed in double quotes Note Multiple arguments cannot be enclosed within quotes as they will not be treated as separate arguments Example 67 Windows Start Menu Programs AppCenter exe config Application
3. Page 18 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Accessing Administration Mode To access Administration Mode 1 Select the AppCenterAdmin icon from Windows File Explorer or the Programs folder OR In User Mode tap Tools and then tap Admin Login Note This access method may not be available as it can be disabled by an administrator 2 The Admin Login screen appears Enter the admin password The default password is symbol Note It is recommended that this password be changed before deployment Motorola AppCenter CH Ty 1 22p ak 123 A213 4 5 6 7 sf of oj j Tab aJJ eJ A vil tol el i CAP ad sd af fla hd id ku it Shift zd xd edv bl nlm d A caa J A E Odyssey Software Inc Page 19 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola After successful log in the Administration Mode Screen appears Motorola AppCenter Ac 47 X s Si Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio Options Page 20 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Administration Tools The Tools menu contains selections for enabling programs for users exiting Administration Mode and accessing AppCenter program information To access tap Tools and then tap a menu item Motorola AppCenter Ac a ok 539 S290 Ee Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio New Program Admin Logout Exit R
4. Support odysseysoftware com Page ii Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Table of Contents nts rei a ie e Le EE 5 BEE eebe 7 Installation PrOCGGUI E 7 Motorola WM 5 6 x Devices Cold Boot Persistent A 8 Motorola WM 5 6 x Devices Clean Boot Persistent cccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeees 9 User Lee TEE 13 OY CIA EE 13 AppCenter Launch Screen ME 13 TOOLS MCA EE 13 ee EE 14 Administration Mode E 15 OVV ege 15 Configuring viele ln ug EE 15 COG UP ARION FACS E 15 Beie UE 15 command LNE ele den 17 Accessing Administration Mode 19 AdMINSaON WR OO E 21 NCW Progr RE 21 AOMA LOGOLU EE 22 Eet ER Restore Default Programs c cc cccccccccceceeeeeeeeeee seen eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeenennnneegs 23 Administration OOUOWS conccrsnaesnantnenceesasesceuxaussameansemetesenemisnaeieankeeanacueest 24 DR d nicscseupeapianarseeniaaneassceurcantiennceurasaneee seen cannteemeeandaireecueurtanaieereeul 25 FASKO Z eee eet en re ee rer E A eer ree ere 31 dae ee ee ee A er ee ere eer eer ere 32 Bing EE 33 ellen UE 34 Rote eer ce rr ere eee er ee ce eee ee er ee ere ee 35 PAG EE 36 POW SC EE 38 e 39 Keys Phone DevicesS nena ccaeseuinornosinamereniam nese wes nmsansaetnesaianeceraneaierinianaciast 41 PEU ais ic re eee ee ese ee noe ee ee ee ee ee es eee eee ete eee 43 Phone Windows Mobile 5 and above phone devicesl eee e eee eees 44 Kee eee ee ee tt ee ee eee ee er ee ees 46 eege 47 Adding
5. blank z Required IP selects device specific IP address es A specified IP address must match an IP address currently available on the device m Required SSID selects a specific access point to which devices are associated A specified SSID must match the current SSID on the device The wildcard characters and can be used when specifying the IP and SSID entries Page 72 of 90 matches any sequence of characters matches any one character mg AA AA sc Motorola AppCenter Ac ZZ ne ok Required IP Required SSID A Connectivity 4 Save Eeg Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Configuration Files The Configuration file definitions and format in the appendices is provided for informational purposes only Configuration files are automatically edited by the Administration Mode application AppCenterAdmin exe Note Manual editing of the configuration files is not recommended AppCenter Configuration AppCenter cfg The AppCenter configuration file contains the license and administrative password settings The license setting is required for AppCenter to run and is built into the Motorola OEM version of AppCenter If a password setting is not supplied AppCenter will create the password setting with the default value of symbol When AppCenter is launched it will automatically encrypt the password and Save it to the configuration file AppCenter User Configuration AppCenter User cfg T
6. run this setting is created with the default value of 2 display menu The following values are supported 0 take no action 1 launch Mobile Companion Status dialog m 2 default display the Mobile Companion menu Admin Options See Admin on page 36 for more information AdminLoginDisabled controls the appearance of the Admin Login entry in the User Mode Tools menu The default is O enabled If set to 1 the login is disabled and is not visible in the Tools menu Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page v AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Browse Options See Browse on page 38 and Appendix B Sample Configuration for more information BrowseAllShortcuts displays all shortcuts in the list of programs that can be approved on the Select a program screen The setting defaults to True enabled If set to False only shortcuts whose target file extension is in the BrowseExtension setting will be visible By default all shortcuts defined in the BrowseFolder setting are listed BrowseFolder overrides the default folders that are searched when browsing for a program to approve on the Se ect a program screen All subfolders of the specified folders are also included in the search The following list contains the default folders Windows Start Menu Windows Startup Windows Programs Program Files BrowseExtension specifies the default file extensions searched when browsing for an approved progra
7. Administration and examine the log file using Options gt Log The unapproved window Title and Class will be listed and can then be added to the list Note Adding as an approved window for Shell32 exe will allow all settings applets to be used Generally only approve windows for settings the user is allowed to change Windows Mobile 6 5 In Windows Mobile 6 5 the Start Screen MSStartMenu desktop and the confetti bar are areas that allow programs to be launched For security reasons AppCenter does not approve any of the following windows by default Program Shell32 ApprovedWindow MSStartMenu Program Shell32 ApprovedWindow DesktopExplorerWindow Program Shell32 ApprovedWindow Desktop DesktopExplorerWindow Program Shell32 ApprovedWindow TitleBarList CONFETTIPLUS TITLEBARLIST Odyssey Software Inc Page 63 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Guidelines to Consider When Approving Programs The following guidelines should be applied when approving programs 1 An ExeName entry for a specific EXE should appear only once in the configuration file should be the only Approved Window setting for an approved program Note In most cases guidelines 1 and 2 should always apply An exception is when approving control panel applets that use the same EXE to launch different applets For example to approve only the Backlight and Power applets The same ExeName setting for both will
8. Approved Programmes 51 OVN EE 51 Pre approved Applications and FUNCTIONS s sssssssssssssrerrenrsrrnrenenrrnerrenan 52 Pre Approved FUNC e EE 52 Pre Approved ee lag ge ln SE Adding New Programs Procedure ccccssseeecccreeecceenseccccuusennanenteseeeesnseggs 54 Editing and Deleting Approved Programs cccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 57 Odyssey Software Inc Page iil AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola ECE POOT un WEE 57 RICH Ee ele aie er ee ee er ne ee ee re A 58 Defining New Program Attributes EE 59 ER KEE 59 EEN 60 VIIA te le 62 Bley leie 65 ODUIONGS Z E 70 DUONG ME 71 CONNCCUVI iapcenteserctescaapiescasanestsetsmesstesawssegenvetdecesaneneseseeesetesauaseoesuetace 72 Appendix A Configuration FileS cccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeee seen eee eeeeeeeeeeeeaaeaeenenennnegs i AppCenter Configuration AppCenter cfg s ssssssssssrsrrerrrrsrenrrrrnrrrrnrrrrerene i AppCenter User Configuration App enter Ueer cO i SYE ODON S erara a E A E Programi gie gle in CN Ix Appendix B Sample Configuration cccccceeeccccssccccccusenneceneeeseeessseeeeeusennannnreegs GEREEST i AppCenter User Configuration File ii Page iv Odyssey Software Inc Introduction AppCenter is an application used to restrict user activity on mobile devices to a set of authorized programs and configurations For example to restrict users from accessing the Windows Start Menu desktop and
9. Class entries necessary to add and approve the phone application Odyssey Software Inc Page 35 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Admin The Admin tab enables changing of the AppCenter current license key and admin password AppCenter stores the admin password as a salted password digest The default hash type is MD5 and the salt size is 8 Existing passwords will be converted automatically Both MD5 and SHA hashes are supported with salt sizes of 0 32 Case sensitive passwords are supported z New Password enter the new admin password n Confirm Password enter the new admin password for confirmation n Login disabled in user mode disables Admin Login and Exit selections in the AppCenter Launch Screen Tools menu a ee Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 ag ok Confirm Password oo _ Login disabled in user mode Admin Browse Close eys Security PL gt peg Cancel Page 36 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Admin Login Disabled If the Admin Login is disabled because the following factors exist changing the AppCenter configuration of the device cannot be done using AppCenter 1 The Login disabled in user mode setting is enabled Admin tab 2 The AppCenter Administration application is not approved and is not visible on the AppCenter Launch Screen 3 AppCenter starts automatically when the device is booted To re ena
10. Inc Page 5 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola This page intentionally left blank Page 6 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Installation This chapter discusses the installation procedures for Windows Mobile WM devices AppCenter consists of several executable and configuration files Some files are required to be loaded and or created on the mobile device Installation Procedures The installation procedures are used to install AppCenter on Windows Mobile devices The installation is done by either copying the executable files exe to a folder on the device or running an installation file CAB AppCenter requires that only the AppCenter executable file exe be present to initially launch AppCenter on a Motorola mobile device When AppCenter runs for the first time it will create the AppCenter cfg file which contains the default Administration password of symbol The password is used to log in to AppCenter Administration Mode See Administration Mode on page 15 for more information The initial launch will also create the AppCenter User cfg file which contains all the default pre approved programs The two configuration files will be created in the same folder as the AppCenter executable file unless the config option has been used when launching AppCenter See Command Line Options on page 17 for more information Odyssey Software Inc Page 7 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Mot
11. Keys tab Remove the value from the Blocked keys list Unapproved keys that are still working in AppCenter i Fi kA O EE ET Access Admin Mode Tap Options and then tap the Log tab Tap Clear Log to clear the current log information Block all keys by adding to the Blocked keys list Tap the Keys tab Log out of Admin Mode Press the key once Access Admin Mode Locate the KeyCode value in the log Tap the Keys tab Replace the setting with the KeyCode value Page 42 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Security AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The Security tab allows the administrator to define access to external files on memory cards including AutoRun and other devices Disable memory card insertion Pocket PC 2003 and above disables memory card access Disable IR Pocket PC 2003 and above disables the reception of IR Infrared data from other devices Disable Bluetooth Pocket PC 2003 and above disables the Bluetooth radio on devices Note This setting does not always turn the Bluetooth radio off because of the many different Bluetooth implementations Disable ActiveSync disables ActiveSync connections If an ActiveSync connection is established when AppCenter starts AppCenter closes the connection Note Closing an active connection on Windows Mobile 5 and above devices only works for devices using the RNDISFN1 adapter SLL LT sc Motorola AppCenter At Z7 ne o
12. Screen Taskbar Signal WLAN icon is tapped To use these settings Show Signal must be enabled in the Taskbar tab Depending on the type of driver resident on the device either Mobile Companion Spectrum24 WLAN management application or Fusion radio utilities are accessible s Adapter Name contains the resident 802 11x radio This entry is automatically populated x Do nothing disables all the Signal tab selections m Display Mobile Companion status accesses the Mobile Companion status dialog Display Mobile Companion menu accesses the Mobile Companion menu m Display Fusion status accesses the Fusion status dialog Display Fusion diagnostics accesses the Fusion diagnostics application s Display Fusion status or diagnostics accesses the menu for Fusion status or diagnostics Display Fusion menu accesses the full Fusion menu m LOE a ok When signal strength icon is tapped C Do nothing O Display Mobile Companion status CH Display Mobile Companion menu O Display Fusion status O Display Fusion diagnostics O Display Fusion status or diagnostics C Display Fusion menu SE ES Save Cancel Page 34 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Log The Log tab enables viewing of the current AppCenter Log File entries Information about whether the AppCenter User Configuration File AppCenter User cfg was successfully loaded and information about the de
13. System System Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol Wo YmLoo Symbol Symbol Symbol WS ymbol Symbol aymbol Tarte Semtkael Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola VolumeKeysAllowed True StartupDelay 0 RelaunchiInterval 0 ApprovedWindow Stake ApprovedWindow worker ApprovedWindow Dialog RequirediIpAddress RequiredSSID Execute Arguments ExeName gwes exe ExeName rhaapp exe ExeName connmgr exe ExeName device exe ExeName welcome exe ExeName wceload exe ExeName repllog exe ExeName services exe IconFile ZE AEN ReadOnly False AlwaysLaunch False HideFromUser True HideMenuBar False HideDoneButton False HideStartMenu True HideSip False ShowStandardicons False AutoStart False Autostop False AddToToolsMenu False VolumeKeysAllowed True StartupDelay O RelaunchInterval 0 ApprovedWindow SIS RequirediIpAddress RequiredSSID Radio Execute Radio Arguments Radio ExeName nictt exe Radio ExeName wclaunch exe Radio ExeName wcdiag exe Radio ExeName wcstatus exe Radio ExeName wcconfiged exe Radio IconFile exe Radio ReadOnly False Radio AlwaysLaunch False Radio HideFromUser True Radio HideMenuBar False Radio HideDoneButton False Radio HideStartMenu True Radio Hadesip False Radio ShowStandardiIcons False Radio AutoStart False Odyssey Software Inc Appendix B Page v AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Program P
14. Visible Word Mobile Be a 4 54 bk Menu Bar Hidden Word Mobile Pe 4 52 bk Odyssey Software Inc Page 69 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Options 2 The Options 2 tab specifies whether to display the program in the Tools menu enable the volume keys and display the taskbar icons when the program is running When an item is selected or checked the setting is enabled for the program Add to tools menu places the program description on the AppCenter Tools menu Tapping the program name launches the program from the Tools menu If Hide From User is set the program appears only on the Tools menu otherwise the program also appears as an icon on the AppCenter Launch Screen m Volume keys allowed enables the volume hardware keys when using the program The default setting is checked enabled Show standard taskbar icons displays taskbar icons when the program is running The taskbar icons contain links to other approved programs Note It is recommended that this setting also be enabled for Shell32 exe Otherwise when a taskbar icon is tapped and a notification dialog appears the taskbar returns to the AppCenter taskbar See Taskbar on page 25 for more information on the display and behavior of the taskbar D o a el sc Motorola AppCenter Ac Z7 ae ok _ Add to tools menu Volume keys allowed _ Show standard taskbar icons Startup Connectivity 41 gt ES Cancel
15. accesses the phone which calls the voice mailbox When this setting is enabled the phone and messaging applications must be approved to support tapping the icons To do this add cprog exe and tmail exe to the approved executables for System For the Palm Treo also add DesktopExplorerWindow to the approved windows for Shell32 See EXEs on page 60 for more information m Block incoming calls disconnects hang up when an incoming phone call is received Page 44 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola n Suppress SMS notifications disable the SMS native client communication on the device For example check this setting to close new text message notifications when an SMS message is received n Show today screen in xx seconds Windows Mobile 6 x phone devices brings the Windows Today screen to the foreground after the specified number of seconds has passed The left and right arrows are used to specify the number of seconds The default is 10 seconds for Windows Mobile versions prior to Windows Mobile 6 5 and O disabled for Windows 6 5 and higher devices The phone application does not create the phone dialog window until the Today screen appears If AppCenter or an application such as Pocket IE is configured to start with the device the Today screen may not display and the phone button green cannot display the missing phone dialog Unless the Today screen is approved AppCenter w
16. approved programs which are identical except for the executable these approved programs can be consolidated into one entry For example OS programs such as device exe and gwes exe required to set a device password and enable the password dialog in AppCenter that are not used for launching a program but are only used for approving system windows Another example is an approved program that launches additional programs E OO eESO7 sc Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 ad ok Approved EXE Names Al PB EXEs Windows Options opio 4 gt ES Save Cancel Page 60 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Example AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola A Pocket Word document named Letter1 Execute on the General tab contains My Documents Letter1 psw which is a path to non executable file Approved EXE Names would contain pword exe which is the associated Pocket Word program executable s Motorola AppCenter Ac o gt rim ER ok Description Word Mobile A Execute My Documents Letter1 psw czan Cancel Pe unaona oper SS Odyssey Software Inc Page 61 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Windows The Windows tab restricts the approved program to only display windows whose Title and Class attributes match the specification in the Approved Window Titles list The default entry is used for most approved programs specified in the EXEs tab as
17. approved programs and restore to the default settings Options Odyssey Software Inc Page 23 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Administration Options The Options menu is used to configure AppCenter program settings such as Windows Start Menu appearance and device status Motorola AppCenter Ac 47 Ty lok zl be Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio Options Page 24 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Taskbar The Taskbar tab selections are displayed when Options is tapped Taskbar controls the appearance of icons on the taskbar at the top of the AppCenter Launch Screen when AppCenter is displayed in the foreground These AppCenter program settings are contained in tabbed panels which are selected by tapping the corresponding name Taskbar Taskbar 2 Title Time Signal Log Admin Browse Close Keys Security Phone Icons and View The left and right arrows are used to scroll through the available settings sc Motorola AppCenter Ac G Le x ok Hide Start Menu Show Signal Show Home Show Battery _ Show AirBEAM _ Show Volume Show WWAN _ Show Time Show connectivity _ Show Date Show standard taskbar icons Disable standard taskbar taps Display battery level as percent Taskbar Taskbar 2 Tite Time Signal 4 gt Save Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 25 of 90 App
18. conjunction with the HideStartMenu setting The default value is False disabled Appendix A Page ii Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola DisableStandardIconTaps Windows Mobile 6 5 disables the Windows Mobile 6 5 taskbar ribbon or Motorola SettingsUI program The default value is False disabled TaskbarTextColor controls the color of the text and icons on the taskbar The default value is O which calculates the color based on the Windows CE version TaskbarBackgroundColor controls the color of the taskbar background The default value is O which calculates the color based on the Windows CE version Title Options See Title on page 32 for more information AlternateTitle contains a custom AppCenter title for display in the taskbar The default is an empty string which displays the default Motorola AppCenter title This setting supports special tokens designated by placing the keywords inside square brackets If a token is invalid Invalid Token will display as the title If a token is not supported on a device Not Supported will display as the title Specifying an AlternateTitle of ESN Electronic Serial Number displays the results of the Motorola GetESN function as the title Note Not all Motorola devices support this function Some devices will return 0000000000000000 as the serial number The System Info applet under Settings can be used to check the value of ESN Speci
19. contains Admin Login and Exit options These selections may be disabled by the administrator About is also included in this menu on Windows Mobile 2003 devices Motorola AppCenter e Ty F 1 16p Calculator Admin Login Odyssey Software Inc Page 13 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola About The About menu shows version and build information about the AppCenter application installed on the device Motorola AppCenter e ill F 3 40p ak Motorola Inc Version 2 0 Build 1091 Odyssey Software Inc Copyright 2001 2011 All Rights Reserved Note On Windows Mobile 2003 devices About appears in the Tools menu Motorola AppCenter a e E s g Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio New Program Admin Logout Exit Restore Default Programs About Options Page 14 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Administration Mode Overview Administration Mode provides access to the Administration Options and Tools It is password protected to allow only administrator access Administrators can add change and or remove programs from the list of approved programs and configure the taskbar to display or hide the Windows Start Menu AppCenter settings or device status information Configuring AppCenter After the initial installation of AppCenter is complete AppCenter is ready to be set up for use Setup includes configuring AppCenter behavior options and approved pr
20. display the AppCenter Launch Screen icons for the program and how the program will interact When an item is selected or checked the setting is enabled for the program Hide from user prevents the program from appearing in AppCenter AppCenter Launch Screen Hide SIP disables the on screen keyboard Hide menu bar prevents the program s command bar from appearing while the program is active Read only disables modification of the approved program when using Administration Mode Hide start menu hides the Windows Start Menu taskbar This setting also disables Time Next Appointment icons while the program is active The default setting is checked enabled Hide done button X hides the done button Always launch program allows a program to launch each time it is accessed overriding AppCenter default program behavior Use this setting when multiple launches are required a program prevents multiple launches internally or if tapping an icon fails to launch a program By default AppCenter launches a program the first time it is tapped and caches the program s window handle On subsequent taps the cached window is brought to the foreground This prevents multiple launches of the same program For Athena exe Always Launch Program should be selected Note The default for Always launch program is not selected because not all programs can handle being launched multiple times Most Windows Mobile programs do an internal check fo
21. have a MAC address the custom alternate or default AppCenter title is displayed If both DisplayMacAddress and DisplayIpAddress are set to True enabled the MAC address is displayed TitleBold specifies the font weight of the taskbar title The default value is selected enabled TitlheFontSize specifies the font size of the taskbar title The default value is 11 AlwaysUseAppCenterTitle uses the currently configured AppCenter title as the taskbar title rather than the title of the program in the foreground The default is False disabled Time Options 24HourTimeFormat controls the time display between 12 hour format 11 59p and 24 hour format 23 59 The default is False disabled RegionalTimeFormat enables the current regional time settings for the time display in the taskbar The default is False disabled When RegionalTimeFormat is set to True the 24HourTimeFormat setting is ignored RegionalTimeOptions enables regional options when the regional time display is specified This setting is ignored unless RegionalTimeFormat is set to True enabled The default setting is 2 which removes seconds from the time display The default setting is always enforced regardless of what other options are set If an invalid option number is specified all options are ignored The following settings are supported n 1 only display the hour Do not display minutes or seconds m 2 default only display the hour and minutes Do
22. AppCenter WINDOWS MOBILE 2 0 ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE FOR MOTOROLA 2011 Odyssey Software Inc CSDYSSEY www odysseysoftware com software inc 9 e AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Document Information Version 2 0 Revision 7 Date 5 17 2011 2009 2011 Odyssey Software Inc All Rights reserved Athena and AppCenter are trademarks of Odyssey Software Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Mobile and ActiveSync are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Motorola and the stylized M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC Symbol Spectrum24 and AirBEAM are registered trademarks of Symbol Technologies Inc Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG Other product names or terminology may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective Owners and are hereby acknowledged This document contains material that is proprietary of Odyssey Software Inc and is protected by copyright Copying reproducing or disclosure of this document or any part of this document is prohibited without the written permission of Odyssey Software Inc Odyssey Software Inc shall not be held liable for technical or editorial errors or for any consequential or incidental damages caused or allegedly caused by information contained in this document For specific information on the software or our packages please contact us at
23. Center Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola m Hide Start Menu controls the appearance of the Windows Start Menu taskbar and the done button when AppCenter is displayed in the foreground When selected the AppCenter taskbar displays and the Windows Start Menu taskbar does not Example Hide Start Menu selected enabled AppCenter e Yy F 4 8 10 2 50p Hide Start Menu not selected disabled j AppCenter Pe af 12 56 The Hide Start Menu setting controls both the Windows Start Menu and done button settings for AppCenter only Note Hide start menu and Hide done button are separate settings for approved programs When Hide Start Menu is not selected the standard Windows taskbar is shown and is fully functional When Hide Start Menu is selected AppCenter controls the Windows taskbar and displays the AppCenter taskbar When Hide Start Menu and Show standard taskbar icons are both selected AppCenter partially controls the Windows taskbar Notes for Windows 6 5 Devices m On Windows Mobile 6 5 devices the done button is disabled and not actually removed from the task bar When setting Hide Start Menu to False on WM 6 5 devices the following additional steps are recommended 1 Set HideStartMenu to False in Shell32 2 Add MSStartMenu to the approved Shell32 windows 3 Accessing the Start screen exposes the Home icon To navigate to the Home screen from the Start screen add DesktopExplorerWindow to t
24. Center Launch Screen Programs will be arranged in columns depending on the length of the descriptions the font size and whether the device is in portrait or landscape orientation Large Icons displays the program icons in a large size Small Icons displays the program icons in a small size List displays a list of program names centered on the screen Text Color specifies the color of the icon text The default is black 0x000000 Background Color specifies the color of the screen background The default is white OxFFFFFF The background color is always used as the text background color If a custom background bitmap is not in use the background color is used for the entire AppCenter background See Specifying Colors on page 49 for more information Note When using custom bitmaps as a background set Background Color to match the predominant color of the bitmap Font size Bold specifies the font size and weight AppCenter Admin ee Yx 4E lok Mode Text Color Blees 1 Small Icons Background Color List OxFFFFFF _ Bold Restore Defaults Sieg Save el Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 47 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Example Large Icons Default Motorola AppCenter e Ty F 1 03p Calculator Small Icons AppCenter e Ty F 4 8 10 3 16p Calculator 7 File Explorer Page 48 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Adminis
25. PPC 2 0 cab file for the WM 5 x 6 x device to the Temp folder on the device Copy any AppCenter saved preferences AppCenter User cfg file to the Application folder This file can be created from Administration Mode to save the current settings The file will be saved to the Application folder automatically Tap the CAB file to start the installation process Select the option for Application when prompted Warm reset the device Warm reset the device a second time The device will restart and AppCenter should be running Odyssey Software Inc Page 9 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola WM 5 MC70 MC9090 MC75 and MC55 Motorola Devices Perform the following steps on Motorola WM 5 MC70 MC9090 MC75 and MC55 devices only 1 Copy the AppCenter User cfg AppCenter cfg AppCenter cpy AppCenterAdmin and AppCenter shortcuts files from the Reset folder to the Application folder on the device Copy the AppCenterAdmin exe and AppCenter exe files from the Windows Mobile 5 6 ARM folder to the Application folder on the device Tap the AppCenter PPC 2 0 cab file to start the installation process Note For MC9090 devices running WM 5 use the AppCenter WM5 MC9090 cab file Select the option for Application when prompted Perform a clean boot on the device The device will restart and AppCenter should be running Option 2 Install with Individual Files from Distribution ZIP File Source
26. PercentFormat changes the battery display indicates the remaining battery charge from an icon to a percentage The default is False disabled ShowAirBeam enables an icon in the AppCenter taskbar that will indicate whether AirBEAM Safe is connected roaming or disabled The default value is False disabled ShowSignalStrength enables an icon on the AppCenter taskbar which indicates the wireless LAN network signal strength The default value is True enabled ShowConnectivity Windows Mobile 5 and above controls whether a network connectivity icon is displayed on the taskbar The icon indicates whether or not there is any connection available All connection types are supported including ActiveSync Ethernet cradle WLAN WWAN and Bluetooth The default is False disabled ShowWwanSignalStrength controls the display of the WWAN signal strength in the taskbar on devices that support the Radio Interface Layer RIL DLL See Signal Options in Appendix A Configuration Files for more information ShowTime displays the current time on the AppCenter taskbar The default value is True enabled ShowDate displays the date on the taskbar ShowDate can be used in conjunction with ShowTime to display only the date only the time both or none The date is displayed in the short format as specified in the device Regional settings The default value is False disabled ShowStandardIcons controls taskbar functionality and is used in
27. Today screen AppCenter replaces the desktop graphical user interface of a device with a secure launch screen that displays only approved programs and options Any unauthorized program that attempts to start either automatically or by user control is immediately terminated AppCenter can be configured to automatically launch approved programs at start up for defined intervals or in specific order It can also be configured to disable the Windows Start Menu on screen keyboard SIP Soft Input Panel and other taskbar options AppCenter is intended for use on mobile devices where only specific programs are allowed to be used It can be configured to lock users out of critical and sensitive areas of the device For example a kiosk application where the user can only run a specified information application The application is auto started whenever the kiosk hardware is rebooted or the application is terminated AppCenter works in two main modes User Mode and Administration Mode User Mode presents users with the AppCenter Launch Screen which lists applications that are approved for use The user can only access the applications that are approved and configured for use In Administration Mode administrators can configure AppCenter by adding programs and enabling or disabling features for use Note AppCenter is only for Windows Mobile Phone Edition or Windows Mobile devices and is not intended for use on SmartPhone devices Odyssey Software
28. WM 5 Motorola Devices Perform the following steps on WM 5 devices Note This option is not required for WM 6 x devices Perform the following steps 1 2 Locate the Windows Mobile 5 6 ARM folder in the distribution source Copy the AppCenter exe and optionally the AppCenterAdmin exe files to the Application folder on the device Locate the Reset WM5 6 Option2 folder in the distribution source Copy AppCenter run and RegMerge_PlatID run to the Application StartUp folder on the device In the PlatformReg folder in the distribution source locate the appropriate security registry file for the device See the RegFile Readme txt file in the PlatformReg folder for information on what registry file is required for the device Rename the appropriate security registry file reg for the device and operating system to AppCenterPlat reg and then copy this renamed file to the Application folder on the device Copy any AppCenter saved preferences file AppCenter User cfg to the Application folder on the device Note This file can be created using AppCenter Administration and the file will be automatically saved to the Application folder Warm reset or cold reset the device Page 10 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola WM 2003 Motorola Devices The following procedure is used to install AppCenter on a Motorola Windows Mobile 2003 device Note Access to the AppCenter distribu
29. all available screen space for the HideMenuBar setting to be effective The default value is False disabled HideDoneButton hides the done X button when the approved program is running The default value is False disabled For Windows Mobile 6 5 the done button is disabled and not actually removed from the task bar HideStartMenu hides the Windows Start Menu taskbar when the approved program is running The default value is True enabled For Windows Mobile 6 5 the Windows Start Menu is disabled and not actually removed from the task bar ShowStandardIcons control taskbar functionality while the program is running This setting is used in conjunction with the HideStartMenu setting The default value is False disabled HideSip hides the SIP of the approved program The default value is False disabled For Windows Mobile 6 5 the SIP is disabled and not removed from the task bar AutoStart automatically launches an approved program when AppCenter starts The default value is False disabled See Startup on page 70 for more information StartupDelay specifies the number of seconds to wait before starting the program This setting is used in conjunction with the AutoStart setting The default value is O Appendix A Page x Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola AutoStop closes the program when AppCenter is shutdown or restarted The default is False disabled If this s
30. bar shown below it Task Bar Selections AppCenter Taskbar sc Motorola AppCenter Ar Zi 1p x ok Hide Start Menu Show Signal Show Home Show Battery Show AirBEAM Show Volume Show WWAN Show connectivity Show Date _ Show standard taskbar icons _ Disable standard taskbar taps Display battery level as percent Taskbar Taskbar 2 Tile Time Signal DIE Save Cancel O El e I H ME 4 29 10 4 22p Page 28 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola m Disable standard taskbar taps Windows Mobile 6 5 devices disables the Motorola SettingsUI program or Windows Mobile 6 5 taskbar ribbon When Show standard taskbar icons is selected with default AppCenter settings the taskbar ribbon or SettingsUI program is approved and will display momentarily before it is hidden by AppCenter Selecting Disable standard taskbar taps prevents any display of the taskbar ribbon or SettingsUI All taskbar taps are ignored unless ShowHome is True then tapping anywhere on the taskbar returns to AppCenter To completely enable Motorola SettingsUI 1 Add SettingsUI exe to the System approved EXE names 2 Select Show Standard taskbar icons for System To completely enable the Windows Mobile 6 5 taskbar ribbon 1 Add Confettiplus to the Shell32 approved window titles 2 Select Show Standard taskbar icons for Shell32 Odyssey Software Inc Page 29 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobi
31. barkKey Ox86 BlockTaskbarkKey OxCl BlockTaskbarKkey OxC3 BlockTaskbarKkey OxC6 VolumeKeysAl lowed True DisablePhoneKey False HideSip True it Security Options it DisableMemoryCardiInsert False DisableIR False DisableBluetooth False DisableActivesSync False it Phone Options it VoiceMailPhoneNumber AddWwanPhoneMenu False ShowPhonelIcons False BlockIncomingCalls False SuppressSmsNotifications False TodayScreeniInterval 10 Odyssey Software Inc Appendix B Page iii AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola windows MobileCalculator exe MobileCalculator exe windows MobileCalculator exe it Icon Options it AirBeamLock False IconsDisabledCount O it View Options it ViewMode Largelcons ViewTextColor 0x000000 ViewBackgroundColor OxXFFFFFEF ViewFontsize La ViewFontBold False it Approved Programs it Program Calculator Execute Program Calculator Arguments Program Calculator ExeName Program Calculator IconFile Program Calculator ReadOnly False Program Calculator AlwaysLaunch False Program Calculator HideFromUser False Program Calculator HideMenuBar False Program Calculator HideDoneButton False Program Calculator HideStartMenu True Program Calculator Hidesip False Program Calculator ShowStandardicons False Program Calculator AutoStart False Program Calculator Autostop False Program Calculator AddToToolsMenu False Program Calculator VolumeKeysAllowed True Program Calculat
32. be used and the Approved Window settings that applies only to these applets will be specified Another exception to guideline number 2 is when a user requires access to a subset of screens in a program If you have defined as an Approved Window for a program do not add any additional Approved Window settings Example If xyz is defined there is no need to approve any other windows that end in xyz such as abc xyz and 123 xyz as they are included with xyz Avoid placing anything other than in front of the symbol as this prevents AppCenter from checking the window title and allows AppCenter to operate more efficiently With some unresponsive programs checking the window title is not possible If all windows for a program need to be approved and it is not required for the user to launch the program add an ExeName setting to the system approved program rather than creating a new approved program In general when HideFromUser is set to True a separate approved program for that EXE is not required The exception would be when not approving all windows for the EXE Not all windows included in the AppCenter log must be approved For example on Windows Mobile 6 devices the Desktop Explorer Window will appear in the log each time AppCenter is started This window should not be approved Page 64 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Options AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The Options tab specifies how to
33. ble the login use the Athena remote management application or ActiveSync to copy an unmodified version of the user configuration file AppCenter_User cfg and replace the existing configuration file on the device Reboot the device or restart AppCenter AppCenter exe for the changes to take effect The Admin Login option will then be available in the AppCenter Launch Screen Tools menu for accessing AppCenter Administration Mode Example AppCenter Launch Screen with Login Disabled App Center Calculator Odyssey Software Inc Page 37 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Browse The Browse tab defines the scope folders and file extensions of the program search when using the browse button to access the Se ect a program screen On the General tab the browse button appears to the right of the Description field when accessing Tools gt New Program See New Program on page 21 for more information Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 ned ok Description File Explorer i a The Ext list contains the file extensions that are searched The extensions are not limited to executable programs and are not case sensitive Note Do not add a period as part of the extension n Include all shortcuts allows the shortcuts to be visible when browsing A shortcut must exist in the folders specified in the Folders list Only executables whose file extension is registered in the Ext list will be displayed when br
34. ch tab See Defining New Program Attributes on page 59 for information about the attributes located on the New Program screen tabs 6 When finished tap Save The program is now approved and viewable in the AppCenter Launch Screen Page 56 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Editing and Deleting Approved Programs Existing approved programs can be modified or removed from AppCenter Edit Program An approved program can be modified by holding the stylus on the desired program until the options menu appears Tap Edit to access the program attributes Delete x 2 ek Calculator EEES Shell32 Symbol System Radio Options Odyssey Software Inc Page 57 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Delete Program An approved program can be deleted by holding the stylus on the desired program until the options menu appears Tap Delete and then when prompted tap Yes to confirm the deletion Motorola AppCente Ps 1 20 Motorola AppCenter Admin Q Delete New Program 2 e a ge aka Word Mobile Options Fy Page 58 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Defining New Program Attributes This section discusses the entries that are used to configure programs for use with AppCenter General The General tab contains the following entries Description specifies t
35. er2 exe Key Options See Keys Phone Devices on page 41 for more information BlockTaskbarKey blocks the keys that access the Windows Start Menu On different devices different keys access the Start Menu This means that not all listed default settings are needed on every device and could interfere with desired behavior The values are specified in 2 digit hexadecimal format For example the ESC key is 0x1B Note This setting only affects keys received by the taskbar VolumeKeysAllowed enables the volume hardware keys The default is True enabled DisablePhoneKey Motorola 9000 devices disables the phone key on Motorola 9000 devices The phone key identified by a green icon or dot launches the phone application The default is False disabled HideSip controls the display of the SIP in AppCenter User Mode The first time AppCenter is run this setting is created with the default value The default is True enabled In Windows Mobile 6 5 the SIP is disabled and not actually removed from the menu bar Security Options See Security on page 43 for more information DisableMemoryCardInsert PocketPC 2003 and above prevents memory cards from being mounted in the file system This also prevents any auto run programs on memory cards from running The setting defaults to False disabled DisableIR PocketPC 2003 and above disables the Beams gt Receive all incoming beams setting in the Control Panel This renders a device
36. ervices exe shell32 exe srvtrust exe tmail exe toolbox exe udp2tcp exe wclaunch exe welcome exe The following pre approved executables should not be deleted or configured further as basic device functionality can be negatively impacted or the device may be disabled Device device exe defines approval for dynamic plug and play operation GWES gwes exe defines approval for OS level windowing functions Shell32 shell32 exe defines approval for Windows Classes static worker dialog used in message boxes and other built in alerts Odyssey Software Inc Page 53 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Adding New Programs Procedure This procedure creates an approved program that can be accessed by AppCenter users 1 Tap New Program from the Tools menu OR Hold the stylus on a program icon until the menu appears then tap New Note The device arrow and enter keys can also be used to select and access the program Motorola AppCenter Ac a E ok zl e Calculator Shell32 Symbol Calculator ieas oe Shell32 Radio d Sal be Symbol System Radio New Program Admin Logout Exit Restore Default Programs About Options Hi o Options Page 54 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The General tab displays for configuring the program attributes of the new program The program settings are accessed by tapping t
37. estore Default Programs About Options New Program The New Program selection is used to add programs which display as icons to the user on the AppCenter Launch Screen allow processes to run in the background or enable processes from other approved programs See Adding Approved Programs on page 51 for the procedure and information about adding programs Odyssey Software Inc Page 21 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Admin Logout The Admin Logout selection exits Administration Mode and returns to the AppCenter Launch Screen Exit The Exit selection will close both Administration and User Mode and return to the Windows Start main screen Tapping ok at the top right of the Administration screen also exits the application At the following dialog tap Logout to exit Administration Mode or Exit to exit AppCenter completely Motorola AppCenter At qe hr Do you want to Logout or lt Exit AppCenter Options Page 22 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Restore Default Programs The Restore Default Programs selection enables an administrator to undo all changes that were made during the session and revert the configuration back to the initial default manufacturer settings The confirmation dialog displays before the configuration settings are actually reset Tap Yes to confirm the reset e 1 4 Delete the current
38. etting is True enabled AppCenter will shut down the program when AppCenter terminates AppCenter attempts to gracefully close the program by sending the WM_CLOSE message to all top level windows owned by the program If this action is not successful AppCenter terminates the program Note The entry in ExeName for the program must be correct for AutoStop to successfully close the program RelaunchInterval disables an approved program icon for a period of time after it has been initially tapped This prevents a program from being launched multiple times The RelaunchInterval setting may be necessary when launching programs that take a long time to initialize and load For example NET Compact Framework The default setting is 0 RequiredIpAddress enables the approved program if the device has a specific IP address The settings can be used multiple times to specify multiple IP addresses The wildcard characters and can be used For example 192 168 1 When both RequiredIpAddress and RequiredSSID are used both requirements must be met for the program to be enabled The default setting is blank See Connectivity on page 72 for more information RequiredSSID enables the approved program if the device is associated to a specific access point The settings can be used multiple times to specify multiple SSIDs The wildcard characters and can be used For example ABC When both RequiredIpAddress and RequiredSSID are used both requirement
39. fault configuration file is contained in the log All attempted program launches or hardware keys presses that are not permitted access violations are captured in the log file Viewing the log file for blocked applications helps the administrator define or troubleshoot the current AppCenter configuration program access Tap Clear Log to clear the current AppCenter log file Not all unapproved windows that appear in the log need to be approved as sometimes these entries are the normal functionality of AppCenter For example AppCenter attempts to keep the start screen and desktop from being shown but if they are shown AppCenter will send them to the background and a log file entry is created which is normal AppCenter behavior sc Motorola AppCenter Ac Zi Ltr x ok Loaded config file from Program Files Odyssey Software AppC Unapproved window detected 5 13 11 11 58 10 AM ExeName wmplayer exe Title Windows Media Class WMP for Mobile Devices Clear Log Cancel Save Usage Example When approving a phone application press the hardware key designated for send to discover the applications that are used for phone operation usually Send and End buttons AppCenter will monitor the phone application starting but because the application is not approved it will terminate the application and place the results of the violation in the AppCenter log file View the log file which will contain the ExeName windows Title and
40. fying an AlternateTitle of UUID displays the results of the Motorola GetUniqueUnitIdEx function as the title Note Most Motorola devices support this function The System Info applet under Settings can be used to check the value of UUID Specifying an AlternateTitle of DeviceID displays the results of IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID as the title This is a generic call that can be used on all Windows Mobile devices Often the results of UUID and DeviceID are identical Specifying a registry key and value inside square brackets will display the registry value as the title Only string values are supported A full registry key should be specified followed by a colon and the value name no spaces If the default value for the registry key is desired omit the colon and value name Examples AlternateTitle DeviceID AlternateTitle HKEY_ LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE XYZ Incorporated Default value AlternateTitle HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE XYZ Incorporated Title Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page iii AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola DisplayIpAddress enables the current IP address of the device as the taskbar title DisplayIpAddress defaults to False disabled If a device does not have an IP address the alternate or default AppCenter title is displayed DisplayMacAddress enables the current MAC address of the device as the taskbar title DisplayMacAddress defaults to False disabled If a device does not
41. he AppCenter User configuration file contains configuration options for approved programs general appearance and functions of the AppCenter application The file is auto created if it does not exist when AppCenter is initially run All Administration actions performed using AppCenter Administration are captured and saved to this file System Options The system options settings are used when AppCenter is displayed in the foreground These options are arranged in the configuration file in the Taskbar Title Time Signal Admin Browse Close Key Security Phone Icon and View Options sections which correspond to the Administration Mode Options tabs See Appendix B Sample Configuration for a sample file layout Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page i AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Taskbar Options See Taskbar on page 25 for more information HideStartMenu disables the Windows Start Menu taskbar and done button The default value is True enabled ShowHome controls the display of the Home icon on the AppCenter taskbar The Home icon is used to return to the main AppCenter Launch Screen The default value is True enabled ShowBatteryLevel enables an icon on the AppCenter taskbar that will indicate the current battery strength The default value is True enabled ShowVolume enables the volume icon and volume slider control in the AppCenter taskbar The default value is False disabled Battery
42. he approved Shell32 windows m Selecting an unapproved application from the Start screen returns to Launch Screen instead of the Start screen Page 26 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola m Show Signal displays the wireless network signal strength icon x Show Home displays the AppCenter home icon The default is checked enabled When Show Home and Show standard taskbar icons are both selected the home icon is displayed Example Show Home selected enabled Motorola AppCenti Y Y gt Yy E a Show Battery displays the current battery strength battery status icon When selected the following setting becomes active Display battery level as percent displays a charge level percentage instead of an icon x Show AirBeam displays the AirBEAM Safe status icon z Show Volume displays the speaker volume icon which enables volume control Note On Windows Mobile 6 5 devices running Windows Mobile 6 5 builds prior to build 23034 Show Volume is not supported when used in conjunction with Hide Start Menu To work around this deselect Show Volume and Volume keys allowed on the Keys tab or enable Show standard taskbar icons If access to volume is required select ShowStandard cons Show WWAN displays the Wireless Wide Area Network strength icon for devices that support the Radio Interface Layer RIL DLL Note Displaying both WLAN and WWAN signal strength at the sa
43. he icon program title on the AppCenter Launch Screen Execute specifies the full path and file name of the process that is launched for the program See EXEs on page 60 for more information Arguments allows the specification of any command line arguments required for running the program Icon File specifies the full path and file name of the executable whose icon will be used as the icon on the AppCenter Launch Screen Typically this entry contains the same file name as the Execute entry Portable Network Graphics PNG files are supported but are resized to 32x32 or 16x16 depending on the ViewMode setting in use Save save all the information on all tabs Cancel cancel all modified entries since the last Save was performed een eel sc Motorola AppCenter Ac ZC Fy ok Description New Program Il Execute Po Arguments Po Icon File Po it windove oper orto ATP g Cancel Save Odyssey Software Inc Page 59 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola EXES The EXEs tab allows the manual entry of a specific executable exe files to use when launching a process that is identified in the Execute entry on the General tab Approved EXE Names specifies an executable file if Execute contains the full path and file name to a non executable file More than one executable can be specified for approved programs Normally one executable is specified per approved program If there are multiple
44. he tabs at the bottom of the screen The settings on the tabs only pertain to this program The left and right arrows are used to scroll the tabs 2 If the program is installed on the device and its location is defined in the paths specified using Options gt Browse tap the browse button D and continue to the next step 3 If the program is not installed on the device or to configure the program manually skip to step 5 sc Motorola AppCenter Ac Z7 Ty lt lt ok Description New Program fan Execute fo Arguments fs Icon File Po x Widows Orne Onl Tp Eeg Cancel Save Odyssey Software Inc Page 55 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola 4 The browse button accesses the Select a program screen which shows the available programs for approval Tap a program to automatically populate the entries in the General and Exes tabs based upon the program attributes defined in the registry and other OS level resources See Browse on page 38 for more information on configuring the program search criteria Select a program eq Ty WC O E d KP BEAM About ActiveSync Airbeam Client e g Athena Athena Athena Log Service Host Service Host 14 amp Athena Athena Backlight Schedule Upload e S Kl e W S H A k3 d d E V a Hi 000 ka l Ps D WM d x d ge wa Ty TT Beam BTExplorer BTExplore 5 Manually configure the program attributes in ea
45. he task bar Disable phone key Motorola 9000 devices disables the use of the phone key The key is identified by a green icon or dot Volume keys allowed enables the volume keys to function normally Blocked keys allows AppCenter to be configured to block keys that open access the Windows Start Menu Tapping a value in the list enables the SIP for manual entry of values The values are specified in hexadecimal format For example the ESC key is Ox1B Multiple keys can be specified and wildcard characters are supported For example to not block any keys remove all Blocked Keys values To block all keys replace the values with an asterisk Motorola AppCenter Ac a ok Blocked keys _ Disable phone key Volume keys allowed Keys Security Phone Icons ve Il Save Eg Cancel Page 41 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Debugging Blocked Keys Using the Log AppCenter logs information in the Log file each time a specified key is blocked To debug a key configuration use the following procedures See Log on page 35 for more information Approved Keys that are not working in AppCenter 1 p a Pe SS SS Access Admin Mode Tap Options and then tap the Log tab Tap Clear Log to clear the current log information Log out of Admin Mode Press the key once Access Admin Mode Tap Options and then tap the Log tab Locate the KeyCode value in the log Tap the
46. icons provide access to associated applications The default for this setting is False disabled See EXEs on page 60 Windows on page 61 and Phone Windows Mobile 5 and above phone devices on page 44 for more information VoiceMailPhoneNumber Windows Mobile 5 and above only contains the number to dial when the voice mail notification icon is tapped The default is an empty string SuppressSmsNotifications controls the automatic closing of the New Text Message notification when an SMS message is received The default is False disabled TodayScreenInterval specifies the number of seconds to wait before bringing the Windows Today screen to the foreground The default is 10 seconds for Windows Mobile versions prior to Windows Mobile 6 5 and O disabled for Windows 6 5 and higher devices Icon Options See Icons on page 46 for more information IconsDisabledCount disables all icons for a specified number of seconds when AppCenter initially starts The default is 0 seconds AirBeamLock disables all approved program icons when an AirBEAM update is in process The default is False disabled Appendix A Page viii Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola View Options See View on page 47 for more information ViewMode controls the display of the list of approved programs Programs will be in one or more columns depending on the length of the descriptions the font size used and whether
47. ill send the Today screen to the background Note AppCenter only uses this setting for WM 6 x devices with phones and only when the phone dialogs are missing PE sc Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 Fy 2 ok Voice Mail Phone Number po _ Add phone menu to WWAN icon _ Show phone icons on taskbar _ Block incoming calls Suppress SMS notifications Show today screen in 10 seconds 4 gt rore cos wow D Eg Cancel Save Odyssey Software Inc Page 45 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Icons The Icons tab enables administrators to disable the icons on the AppCenter Launch Screen during an AirBEAM update or for a specific time period m AirBEAM Update Disables Icons disables the icons during an update of AirBEAM Disable Icons for 0 Seconds disables the icons for a specific number of seconds The left and right arrows are used to enable and select the number of seconds Note On Windows Mobile 6 1 devices where Hide menu bar is selected for IE set this option to 10 seconds Motorola AppCenter Ac 2 Ty lt lt ok DW AirBEAM update disables icons Disable icons for O seconds 4 gt Phone Icons view d gt Save Ed Cancel Page 46 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc View AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The View tab enables an administrator to customize the appearance of approved programs which appear to the user on the App
48. incapable of automatically receiving IR data from another device The setting defaults to False disabled DisableBluetooth PocketPC 2003 and above disables the Bluetooth radio on devices that have a Microsoft implemented Bluetooth stack StoneStreetOne The setting defaults to False disabled Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page vii AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola DisableActiveSync prevents a device from connecting via ActiveSync If an ActiveSync connection is established when AppCenter starts AppCenter will close the connection For Windows Mobile 5 and above devices the setting works only on devices using the RNDISFN1 adapter The setting defaults to False disabled Phone Options See Phone Windows Mobile 5 and above phone devices on page 44 for more information AddWwanPhoneMenu RIL devices controls whether a menu appears when the WWAN signal strength icon is tapped The default is False disabled The ShowWwanSignalStrength setting must be enabled for this setting to be used BlockIncomingCalls Windows Mobile 5 and above only controls the action taken when a phone call is received by the device The default for this setting is False disabled When set to True AppCenter will disconnect the phone whenever an incoming call is detected ShowPhonelcons Windows Mobile 5 and above only controls the appearance of icons for missed calls unread text messages and voice mail The
49. ions on page 17 The file can be accessed and read using a text editor It also can be copied to other locations Odyssey Software Inc Page 15 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The log file contains information about whether the AppCenter User Configuration File AppCenter User cfg was successfully loaded and whether a default configuration file was created The following is sample information that may be included in the log file Loaded configuration file from Program Files AppCenter AppCenter User cfg No config file found Creating default config file at Program Files AppCenter AppCenter User cfg Error Unable to open existing config file at Program Files AppCenter AppCenter User cfg During an AppCenter User Mode session all access violations to the configuration are logged to the log file See Log on page 35 for more information Note Not all windows included in the AppCenter log must be approved For example on Windows Mobile 6 devices the Desktop Explorer Window will appear in the log each time AppCenter is started This window should not be approved Each violation contained in the log file consists of the following general description of the violation m date and time PDT s time when the violation occurred process name of the offending process x Window Title of the unapproved window if present m Window Class of the unapproved window if present n Window Actio
50. k WW Disable memory card insertion _ Disable IR _ Disable Bluetooth _ Disable ActiveSync revere view DIE Eg Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 43 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Phone Windows Mobile 5 and above phone devices The Phone tab allows the administrator to control access to the phone features on a phone device m Voice Mail Phone Number contains the phone number for voice mail This phone number is called when the voice mail notification icon is tapped The voice mail phone number can be a full phone number or a shortcut number such as 86 If this setting is left empty AppCenter will attempt to retrieve the device phone number and call that number If AppCenter cannot retrieve the device phone number it accesses the phone application z Add phone menu to WWAN icon devices with RIL installed enables access to the phone menu by tapping the WWAN icon on the taskbar The menu contains selections for turning the phone on and off Note Show WWAN must be enabled in Options gt Taskbar See Taskbar on page 25 for more information z Show phone icons on taskbar enables access to phone notification icons missed calls unread text messages voice mail and display these icons on the taskbar After program approval tapping the missed calls icon accesses the call log which shows only missed calls text messages icon accesses the text message inbox and voice mail icon
51. le Administrator Guide for Motorola Taskbar Icons The following table shows the icons that can be displayed in the taskbar Battery Charging Battery Very Low AirBEAM Status NOT Battery Fully Charged Battery Status UNKNOWN AirBEAM Status ROAMING CONNECTED WLAN Signal MEDIUM Return to Speaker ON AppCenter Volume Up HOME WWAN Phone STRONG WWAN Phone POOR Phone NO SIGNAL SMS Message and Email Notification Page 30 of 90 Battery Good AirBEAM Status UNKNOWN WLAN Signal STRONG Speaker OFF Volume Muted WWAN Phone MEDIUM Connectivity Icon Battery Low AirBEAM Status CONNECTED WLAN Signal NO SIGNAL Volume set to VIBRATE Missed Call Icon Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Taskbar 2 The Taskbar 2 tab controls the text icons and taskbar background colors Colors can be specified in decimal or hexadecimal format See Specifying Colors on page 49 for more information The following colors can be specified for the taskbar s Taskbar Color specifies the color of the taskbar and taskbar icons based on a Windows Mobile OS color scheme or a customized color scheme z Text Color specifies the color of the text that displays in the taskbar z Background Color specifies the color of the taskbar background Font size Bold specifies the font size and weight for the taskbar title Val
52. le programs sc AppCenter Admin e Ten ok Alternate Title Display MAC address as title Display IP address as title Always use AppCenter title rie is Samm TP Save el Cancel Page 32 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Time AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The Time tab enables customization of the time displayed in the Launch Screen Taskbar To enable this setting Show Time must be selected in the Taskbar tab Default displays the hour 12 hour format and time marker For example 11 59p 24 hour displays the time in 24 hour format For example 23 59 Use regional settings displays the time based on the current regional time The following settings are enabled when Use regional settings is selected Do not use a time marker AM PM does not display AM PM or international equivalents with the time Always use 24 hour format displays 24 hour format at all sc Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 Ty ok Time Format O Default 1 00p C 1 24 hour 13 00 Use regional settings Regional Options Do not use a time marker AM PM _ Always use 24 hour format Title Time Signal 4 gt Save Eeg Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 33 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Signal Note This setting is used for Motorola devices with 802 11x WLAN radios The Signal tab enables a specific set of actions to occur if the AppCenter Launch
53. m on the Select a program screen The extensions used are not limited to executable programs and are not case sensitive For example document file extensions doc can also be used Note Periods are not used as part of the file extension Normally shortcuts are always browsed regardless of the target file extension The shortcut browse behavior is controlled by the BrowseAllShortcuts setting The default extensions are exe and vb BrowseControlPanel includes control panel applets when browsing for an approved program on the Select a program screen The default is True enabled Close Options See Close on page 39 for more information NeverCloseExe AlwaysCloseExe attempts to send all unapproved windows to the bottom of the Windows z order then determines the executable name of the window owner If the executable name is not on the internal list of Windows OS processes AppCenter attempts to close the window In most cases the application is shut down AppCenter never attempts to close a window that belongs to an executable listed under the NeverCloseExe setting These windows are sent to the bottom of the z order AppCenter always attempts to close windows that belong to an executable listed under the AlwaysCloseExe setting Appendix A Page vi Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Example AlwaysCloseExe alwaysl exe AlwaysCloseExe always2 exe NeverCloseExe neverl exe NeverCloseExe nev
54. me time uses the same amount of taskbar area as displaying WLAN or WWAN signal strength individually Show Time displays the time of day The default is selected enabled Show connectivity Windows Mobile 5 and above only displays the network connectivity icon Connections include ActiveSync Ethernet cradle WLAN WWAN Bluetooth GPRS 1XRTT Edge 3G HSDPA and EVDO a Show Date displays the date This setting can be used in conjunction with Show Time to display only the date only the time both or none The date is displayed in the short format as specified in the device s Regional settings The taskbar date and time are displayed in the same font as the title Odyssey Software Inc Page 27 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola n Show standard taskbar icons works with Hide Start Menu to control taskbar functions and appearance When this setting is selected AppCenter uses fewer CPU cycles because it does not track information such as signal strength and battery usage Note The taskbar icons contain links to other programs To allow user navigation to these programs each program must be approved See the Adding New Programs Procedure on page 54 for more information Example Show standard taskbar icons selected Hide Start Menu not selected Example ne Motorola AppCenter Zi el E The Taskbar Screen selections made in the following graphic produce the AppCenter task
55. ms might be detrimental You can override executables in this internal list by using AlwaysCloseExe Odyssey Software Inc Page 39 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola m Never Close contains the executable names that are always allowed to run when accessed Use NeverCloseExe if Close window appears in the AppCenter Log File for a program that should never be closed This is a program that is not approved because users should not have access but closing the program has undesired effects After setting NeverCloseExe AppCenter will hide the program window instead of closing it and Hide window will appear in the AppCenter Log File rather than Close window Note Some application dialogs open and save can enable unapproved programs to be launched when accessed It is recommended to list or review specific entries for these applications when determining the Always Close executable list Page 40 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Keys Phone Devices The Keys tab enables the administrator to define the application launch capability of the volume speaker headset and phone hardware device keys This tab also determines whether the SIP is displayed from the AppCenter Launch Screen Odyssey Software Inc Hide SIP disables the use of the on screen keyboard Note For Windows Mobile 6 5 devices the done button is disabled and not actually removed from t
56. n ExeName entry for a specific EXE should appear only once in the configuration file See EXEs on page 60 for more information IconFile name of the program executable file that contains the icon to be displayed on the AppCenter Launch Screen Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page ix AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola ApprovedWindow window titles that are approved for this program The sequence is Window Title Window Class Since AppCenter uses the executable name as the primary match most approved programs should specify as the only approved window Approved windows apply only to the approved program under which they are entered For example will approve all windows for the process specified by the EXE Name setting The wildcard characters matches any sequence of characters and matches any one character can be used anywhere in the window title or class name See Windows on page 61 for more information ReadOnly prevents modification of the approved program when AppCenter is in Administration Mode The default value is False disabled See Options on page 65 for more information HideFromUser hides the approved program from users through AppCenter User Mode The default value is True enabled HideMenuBar hides the command bar for an approved program The program s window is also resized to use the extra screen space Note Third party applications should be written to make use of
57. n of the last action the window attempted before it was stopped The following is a sample violation Unapproved window detected 11 26 08 1 08 49 PM ExeName cprog exe Title Phone Class Dialog Action Close window Page 16 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Command Line Options Command line options can be specified when starting AppCenter For example to place the configuration files in non volatile memory for cold boot recovery or log files in a subdirectory of My Documents for easier location and access Launching an application with command line arguments requires the creation of a shortcut and then editing the shortcut Ink file to include the command line options The following arguments can be used when configuring AppCenter terminate shuts down AppCenter and closes any applications that have the AutoStop option set This option is ignored during AppCenter Administration Mode sessions restart shuts down AppCenter and closes any applications that have the AutoStop option set AppCenter is then restarted and any applications that have the AutoStart option set are started This option is ignored during AppCenter Administration Mode sessions silent specifies whether AppCenter should display error messages on start up if the license key is missing invalid or expired When silent is used AppCenter shuts down without displaying an error message
58. nect when media is attached Defines approval for Motorola Fusion radio utilities Defines approval for the Welcome Application launched when Windows Mobile Starts from a cold boot allowing time zone and calibration changes Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Pre Approved Applications The following list contains the applications with modifiable attributes that are pre approve d when AppCenter is first run Calculator calc exe used as a User Mode program example Dialup Networking rnaapp exe Connection Manager connmor exe ActiveSync repllog exe CAB Files wceload exe Mobile Companion nictt exe for Motorola Spectrum24 radio devices Fusion wclaunch exe for Motorola Fusion radio devices Welcome welcome exe services exe OS level executable and custom services applications Pre Approved Applications Not Closed by AppCenter The following executable windows or processes will not be closed by AppCenter The executa bles can be closed by adding the executable name in the Always Close list on the Close dialog See Close on page 39 for more information Warning Use caution when closing OS level executables as this may cause the device to crash or become unstable cemgrc exe conmanclient exe connmgr exe ctlpnl exe device exe evmon exe filesys exe gwes exe keymode exe nictt exe nk exe poutlook exe rapisrv exe remnet exe repllog exe rnaapp exe s
59. not display seconds 4 do not display AM or PM or international equivalents z 8 always use 24 hour format Appendix A Page iv Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Signal Options See Signal on page 34 for more information AdapterName controls which adapter is used to retrieve the IP or MAC address This setting is used in conjunction with DisplayIpAddress and DisplayMacAddress Partial matches are supported For example an AdapterName of NETWLAN1 would match an adapter named NETWLAN1 or CTIP NETWLAN1 If no match is found for AdapterName the default or alternate AppCenter title is displayed regardless of the DisplayIpAddress and DisplayMacAddress settings Note AppCenter attempts to automatically set this value to the device 802 11b radio if AdapterName is not provided FusionMode controls access to the Motorola Fusion radio utilities The first time AppCenter is run this setting is created with the default value of O no action If this setting is greater than O it will override the MobileCompanionMode setting The following values are supported m 0 no action is taken z 1 run the Fusion status application m 2 run the Fusion diagnostics application 3 show a menu for status or diagnostics 4 show the Fusion menu MobileCompanionMode controls access to the Spectrum24 WLAN management application when the signal strength icon is tapped The first time AppCenter is
60. ograms The AppCenter configuration details are created and written to configuration files from the settings made in AppCenter Administration Mode AppCenter application behavior such as launching the application can also be controlled using command line options Note It is recommended to test configurations before deploying to cold boot environments as devices could be made inoperable because of a forgotten password or accidental deletion of a critical device process Configuration Files The details of the configuration are contained in the configuration files AppCenter cfg and AppCenter User cfg These files are located by default in the Program Files Odyssey Software AppCenter folder on the device After installation the files are created with specific default information determined during the initial run of AppCenter User Mode The configuration files are automatically edited by the AppCenter Administration Mode application during the program approval process and general AppCenter set up The configuration files can be exported and placed on additional devices to replicate the configuration options on other devices See Appendix A Configuration Files for more information about the configuration file entries and format Log File The AppCenter Log File AppCenter log is a text file located in Program Files Odyssey Software AppCenter on the device This location can be changed using the config command line option See Command Line Opt
61. olors in the bitmap are not supported on the device the closest color is used For best results use the Text Color and Background Color settings on the View tab to coordinate the program descriptions with the bitmap See View on page 47 for more information The bitmap should be large enough to cover the AppCenter Launch Screen The minimum size should be a width equal to the device display and a height that is 51 pixels less than the height of the device display 102 less on VGA devices Example For a 240 x 320 display the minimum bitmap should be 240 x 269 Larger bitmaps can be used but will be clipped AppCenter CH Mi 3 10a Page 50 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc Adding Approved Programs Overview This chapter discusses adding programs which display to the user as selectable icons on the AppCenter Launch Screen Approved programs may also allow other applications to run in background or run application sub processes Generally there are two sources for a request to add approved programs to AppCenter 1 User community requirement to have the program to run on demand 2 Unapproved processes recorded in the Log file that AppCenter terminates but which other programs require to run The pre approved applications and device operating system OS level functions Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio System shown in the following illustration are created upon initial installation of AppCenter and are viewable in Adminis
62. or StartupDelay 0 Program Calculator RelaunchInterval 0 Program Calculator ApprovedWindow SKS Program Calculator RegquiredIpAddress Program Calculator ReguiredSSID Program Shell32 Execute Program Shell32 Arguments Program Shell32 ExeName shell32 exe Program Shel1l32 IconFile exe Program Shell32 ReadOnly False Program Shell32 AlwaysLaunch False Program Shell32 HideFromUser True Program Shell32 HideMenuBar False Program Shell32 HideDoneButton False Program Shell32 HideStartMenu True Program Shell32 HideSip False Program Shell32 ShowStandardicons False Program Shell32 AutoStart False Program Shell32 AutoStop False Program Shell32 AddToToolsMenu False Appendix B Page iv Odyssey Software Inc Frogram Program Program PEOGram Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Frogram Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program PFrogram Program Program Frogram Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Frogram Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Program Frogram Program Shel132 She1l132 She1l132 Shel132 Shel132 She1l132 She1l132 Shel132 system system system system system System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System System
63. orola Motorola WM 5 6 x Devices Cold Boot Persistent The following procedures are used to install AppCenter on Motorola WM 5 x 6 x devices WM 5 x and 6 x applications installed into volatile memory persist beyond a cold boot For example applications installed to dynamic storage other than Application Platform or storage card folders will not survive a clean boot sequence Note For WM 5 x and 6 x phone devices and other WM installations where signed CABs are required AppCenter CAB files are not signed by default Install from Distribution CAB File The following CAB files are available for the installation s AppCenter WM5 MC9090 cab for MC9090 WM 5 devices n AppCenter PPC 2 0 cab for WM 5 6 x devices Perform the following steps 1 Locate the CAB file in the Windows Mobile 5 6 ARM folder and copy it to the temp directory on the device The CAB file includes both AppCenter and AppCenter Administration executables Note For MC9090 devices running WM 5 use the AppCenter WM5 MC9090 cab file For all other WM 5 6 x devices use the AppCenter PPC 2 0 cab Tap the CAB file to start the installation process When prompted select where to install AppCenter n Device default installs AppCenter into a RAM storage memory location that can survive a cold boot z Application or Cache Disk installation to either of these folders may not prevent unauthorized access At these locations AppCenter may not install before other
64. owsing for programs m Include control panel applets locates and adds Control Panel cpl applets to the search For example Owner Information or Clocks amp Alarms a a aa a und sc Motorola AppCenter Ac 7 neg ok Folders Windows Start Menu Windows Startup Windows Programs Program Files Include all shortcuts Include control panel applets aes ore ern AAT ESS Cec Cancel Page 38 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Close The Close tab enables the administrator to control program executables to always stop Always Close and or always start Never Close when accessed The executables entered on this screen override any approved program definition in Administration Mode For example if an executable is defined as an approved program and is displayed on the Administration Mode Screen but the program executable name is in the Always Close list the executable will be shut down immediately if accessed Pm sc Motorola AppCenter Ac gi ag ok Always Close Never Close alwaysl exe neverl exe always2 exe never2 exe clr Ko Seay Pon oe vel Ee Save Cancel m Always Close contains the executable names that are always stopped when accessed Use AlwaysCloseExe if Hide window displays in the AppCenter Log File but the program should be closed AppCenter maintains an internal list of programs that will not be closed as closing these progra
65. programs or applications in the cold boot sequence to prevent unauthorized activity Page 8 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Install from Distribution ZIP File Source Perform the following procedure to install AppCenter on a Motorola Windows Mobile 5 6 x device 1 2 3 Locate the Windows Mobile 5 6 ARM folder in the distribution source Copy the AppCenter exe and optionally AppCenterAdmin exe to the Application Device or Cache Disk folder on the device Note At the Application or Cache Disk locations AppCenter may not install before other programs or applications in the cold boot sequence to prevent unauthorized activity Double click the AppCenter executable to run the application Motorola WM 5 6 x Devices Clean Boot Persistent For clean boot persistence on a Motorola WM 5 device install AppCenter using either Option 1 or 2 in this section For WM 6 x devices install AppCenter using Option 1 Notes Access to the AppCenter distribution ZIP file source is required Option 1 Install from Distribution CAB File WM 5 or WM 6 x Motorola Devices Perform the following steps on WM 5 or WM 6 x Motorola devices except WM 5 MC70 MC9090 MC75 and MC55 1 2 Gen EK ER Locate the Reset WM5 6 Option1 folder in the ZIP file source Copy the Install AppCenter run file from the folder to the Application StartUp folder on the device Copy the AppCenter
66. r a running instance and bring the instance to the foreground Odyssey Software Inc Page 65 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola a Disable relaunch for O seconds disables an icon for a specified time period as the program is accessed to prevent multiple launches of the same program This setting can be used for applications that take a long time to initialize and start For example NET Compact Framework The left and right arrows are used to enable and select the number of seconds Motorola AppCenter Ac a hr L _ Hide SIP _ Hide menu bar Hide start menu Hide done button X Always launch program Disable relaunch for O seconds 4 gt General Options Optio gt Save SS Cancel Page 66 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Examples Start Menu Visible Word Mobile Peo 3 16 Dk Start Menu Hidden Word Mobile rage es ER Shift z x c b n m Z ETE a E View ea Menu Odyssey Software Inc Page 67 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Done Button X Visible Word Mobile Ps df 3 42 X B All Folders v Name v Done Button X Hidden Word Mobile Cy Tl 4 3 44 Shift z x c b nim 2 COTE Te Da Fo PA Red cd View P Menu Page 68 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Menu Bar
67. rogram Program Frogram Program Program Program Program NS VmLOOL Symbol gt YmLoO Symbol Symbol Symbol WS ymbol Symbol Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Appendix B Page vi AutoStop False AddToToolsMenu False VolumeKeysAllowed True StartupDelay 0 RelaunchiInterval 0 ApprovedWindow w lia RequiredIpAddress RequiredSSID Odyssey Software Inc
68. s must be met for the program to be enabled The default setting is blank AddToToolsMenu places the approved program description on the AppCenter Tools menu If HideFromUser is set to True the program appears only on the Tools menu otherwise the program also appears as an icon on the AppCenter screen The menu items appear in the order that the programs are listed in the AppCenter User Configuration File The default value is False disabled AlwaysLaunch controls the launching of programs when accessed When AlwaysLaunch is False default AppCenter will attempt to bring an existing program window to the foreground When AlwaysLaunch is True enabled AppCenter will always launch the program The default for Alwayslaunch is False because not all programs can handle being launched multiple times Most Windows Mobile programs do an internal check for a running instance and bring the instance to the foreground Note For Athena exe AlwaysLaunch should be set to True VolumeKeysAllowed controls whether the volume hardware keys are disabled for a specific approved program The default value is the current value of the Volume Keys Allowed setting See Options gt Keys Phone Devices for more information Odyssey Software Inc Appendix A Page xi AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola This page intentionally left blank Appendix A Page xii Odyssey Software Inc Appendix B Sample Configuration System Config
69. ter and AppCenterAdmin shortcut files in the Reset folder to the Application folder on the device The shortcut files are preset to launch AppCenter from the Windows folder and instruct AppCenter to locate the configuration file in the Application folder Any changes made to the AppCenter configuration will be saved on a non volatile partition and will survive subsequent cold boots Odyssey Software Inc Page 11 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola This page intentionally left blank Page 12 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc User Mode Overview User Mode is the AppCenter interface that is visible to users It provides controlled access to programs and device options from the AppCenter Launch Screen The available programs and behavior of User Mode is configured by the administrator AppCenter cannot be closed or shut down from User Mode AppCenter Launch Screen The AppCenter Launch Screen is always active The icons displayed on the screen include Windows icons or AppCenter controlled icons If the taskbar is configured to contain the AppCenter Home icon the user can toggle between an open application and the AppCenter Launch Screen by tapping the application and Home icons Users can also switch between applications using the Smart Minimize button done button if configured for use Note The device arrow and enter keys can be used to select and access the available programs Tools Menu The Tools menu
70. the device is in portrait or landscape orientation The following settings are available LargeIcons mode default n SmallIcons mode displays smaller icons to the left of the program descriptions m List mode displays a single list of program descriptions centered on the screen No icons are used ViewTextColor ViewBackgroundColor controls the colors to use for the display of the AppCenter Launch Screen The following settings are supported n ViewTextColor defaults to 0x000000 Black Controls the color of the text used to display the program descriptions z ViewBackgroundColor defaults to OxFFFFFF White If no custom background bitmap is being used the background color is used for the entire AppCenter background ViewFontSize ViewFontBold controls the appearance of the font used for program descriptions on the AppCenter Launch Screen ViewFontSize defaults to 12 and ViewFontBold defaults to False disabled Program Options The following settings are used for selected programs See General on page 59 for more information Approved Programs Each setting must be preceded by a program statement and the program name Execute full path name of the program document or shortcut to launch Arguments command line arguments required for running the program ExeName name of the process executable name that is launched This setting contains the name of the executable specified in the Execute entry Note Normally a
71. the only approved window Approved windows apply only to the approved program to which they are associated The format for an entry is WindowTitle WindowClass The following characters can be used in an approved window string m divides Title from Class m wildcard Match up to the first occurrence of Characters after are ignored m match for one character position m match the next character exactly For example if a window title contains a backslash enter or enter if the title contains a character AppCenter Admi Po A 1 34 ok Approved Window Titles EXEs windows Options optof 4 gt Cancel Page 62 of 90 Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola The following formats are supported for approved windows Format Definition __ O Z O O o O Title or Title or Title Match title Any class allowed Title Class Match title and match class Match blank title and match class Match blank title and any class Any title allowed Match class abc xyz Match any title starting with abc and match any class starting with xyz Identify Window Title and Class To identify the program windows Title and or Class perform the following 1 Remove the default entry 2 Save the configuration and run the program from the AppCenter Launch Screen The program should not display many if any windows 3 Re enter AppCenter
72. tion ZIP file source is required Perform the following steps 1 Locate the appropriate files on the ZIP file source for the device operating system For example Pocket PC 2003 folder Copy the following files to the Application folder on the device to make AppCenter cold boot persistent AppCenter exe Pocket PC 2003 folder AppCenterAdmin exe only required when using the AppCenter Administration Mode on the device for application configuration Pocket PC 2003 folder AppCenter cfg Note If the AppCenter cfg file is not located in the same directory as the executable s then the config command line option is required Perform one of the following procedures A or B A Configure AppCenter using AppCenter Administration OR B Use an existing AppCenter User Configuration by copying the AppCenter User cfg file Note If the AppCenter User cfg file is not located in the same directory as the executable s then the config command line option is required Copy the CPY file AppCenter cpy in the Reset folder to the Application folder on the device The CPY file can be used during the cold boot process to copy AppCenter exe AppCenterAdmin application and corresponding shortcuts to the recommended pre existing folders on the device The file will copy the AppCenter executable exe files to the Windows folder and Shortcuts to the Windows StartUp and Windows Start Menu Programs folders Copy the AppCen
73. tration Mode The programs are added automatically to the configuration file Note It is recommended to test program configurations before deploying to cold boot environments as devices could be made inoperable by deleting a critical device process or a forgotten password Fe Motorola AppCenter At 7 X Z ok al Calculator Shell32 Symbol Radio q Options Odyssey Software Inc Page 51 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Pre approved Applications and Functions Pre approved applications and functions are executables that Windows Mobile requires for operation Pre Approved Functions The following table contains approved device OS level functions Warning Some functions may be deleted but use caution as device functionality may be impacted ActiveSync Calculator Dialup Networking Mobile Companion Page 52 of 90 Defines approval for ActiveSync auto connect when a PC makes an ActiveSync connection Used as an example of a visible program EXAMPLE ONLY Defines approval for dynamic WWAN network connections to automatically connect when network access is requested by applications Defines approval for Motorola S24 WLAN management application CAB Files Connection Manager Fusion Welcome Defines approval that allows for CAB files to install when opened Defines approval for dynamic network connections to automatically con
74. trator Guide for Motorola List AppCenter e Ty F 4 8 10 3 18p Calculator File Explorer Specifying Colors Colors can be specified in decimal or hexadecimal format For example 255 decimal and OxOOOOFF hexadecimal both specify bright red Precede the number with Ox to specify hexadecimal In hexadecimal format the first two digits specify blue the next two digits specify green and the last two digits specify red Each two digits specify 256 shades of the color with 0 0x00 being darkest and 255 0xFF being lightest When all three color settings are equal varying shades of gray from white to black are specified Note A device may not be able to render all possible colors If a color is not Supported the closest match is used Odyssey Software Inc Page 49 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Using Background Graphics AppCenter enables customization of the Launch Screen using a graphic file as a background A background or logo bitmap BMP Joint Photographic Experts Group JPG Portable Network Graphics PNG Graphics Interchange Format GIF or Icon Image ICO file can be used The file naming conventions is AppCenter AppCenter jpg or AppCenter bmp etc Place the graphic file of the background or logo that you want to use in the folder which contains the AppCenter User Mode executable AppCenter exe file For example Program Files Odyssey Software AppCenter folder If c
75. tt Version 2 0 Build 1091 it it Taskbar Options it HideStartMenu ShowHome ShowAirBeam ShowWwanSignalStrength ShowSignalStrength ShowBatteryLevel ShowVolume ShowTime ShowDate BacreryrPercentrormav ShowConnectivity ShowStandardicons DisableStandardiIconTaps TaskbarTextColor TaskbarBackgroundColor it Title Options it AlternateTitle DisplayMacAddress DisplaylIpAddress TitleFontSize TitleBold AlwaysUseAppCenterTitle it Time Options it 24HourTimeFormat RegionalTimeFormat RegionalTimeOptions it Signal Options it AdapterName FusionMode MobileCompanionMode it Admin Options it AdminLoginDisabled Appendix B Page ii True True False False True True True False False False False False False Ox000000 Ox000000 False True 11 True False False False False Odyssey Software Inc AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola it Browse Options it BrowseFolder Windows Start Menu BrowseFolder Windows Startup BrowseFolder Windows Programs BrowseFolder Program Files BrowseExtension exe BrowseExtension vb BrowseAllShortcuts True BrowseControlPanel True it Close Options it AlwaysCloseExe alwaysl exe AlwaysCloseExe always2 exe NeverCloseExe neverl exe NeverCloseExe never2 exe it Key Options it BlockTaskbarKkey 0x00 BlockTaskbarKey UU BlockTaskbarKkKey Ox1B BlockTaskbarKkey Ox5B BlockTaskbarKkKey USC BlockTask
76. ues in the range of 9 14 are recommended for best results Values of 6 36 are allowed but may produce undesirable results For example depending on the enabled AppCenter taskbar options a long title may not completely display in the AppCenter taskbar Reducing the font size allows more of the title to appear If a value outside the allowed range is used the font size is reset to the default size 11 s AppCenter Admin e7 Y 4E lok Taskbar Color Text Color Siet Por C PPC 2003 Background Color C WM 5 C WM 6 O Custom Font size Bold Tue re Sov D Eeg Cancel Odyssey Software Inc Page 31 of 90 AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola Title The Title tab enables the creation of a custom title to display in the Launch Screen taskbar instead of the default AppCenter title a Alternate Title enter the text for a custom title that will appear in the taskbar This title overrides the default AppCenter title n Display MAC address as title displays the device MAC address as the taskbar title If a device does not have a MAC address the AppCenter title appears n Display IP address as title displays the device IP address as the taskbar title Example 192 168 11 137 Os 2 Note The adapter name must be correct on all devices to display the MAC or IP address as the taskbar title n Always use AppCenter title displays the current AppCenter title in all approved accessib
77. uration Entry To reduce icon clutter in Administration Mode the GWES Device Welcome ActiveSync Dialup Networking Connection Manager CAB Files and Mobile Companion or Fusion approved program entries can be replaced with Program System entries as shown in the following sample Note The Shell32 entry should be maintained as it uses different approved windows Program System Execute Program System Arguments Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System ExeName Program System IconFile Program System ReadOnly Program System AlwaysLaunch Program System HideFromUser Program System HideMenuBar Program System HideDoneButton Program System HideStartMenu Program System HideSip Program System AutoStart Program System AutoStop Program System StartupDelay Program System RelaunchInterva Program System ApprovedWindow Odyssey Software Inc gwes exe rnaapp exe connmogr exe device exe welcome exe nictt exe Mobile Companion wclaunch exe Fusion wceload exe repllog exe services exe exe False False True False False True False False False 0 A al Appendix B Page i AppCenter Windows Mobile Administrator Guide for Motorola AppCenter User Configuration File The following is a sample AppCenter User configuration file it

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