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1. 1 1 PowerNet Products Overview 1 1 PowerNet Twin Client Overview 1 In This 1 3 Chapter 2 Installation isc sects 2 1 FRE UE E EEN 2 1 Downloading from the WED ET 2 1 Running Setup from a Download File 2 1 Installation DE 2 2 RUMMING The 2 4 Chapter 3 Quick 3 1 Configuring the UR CRX 3 1 Configuring the Terminal for 0 02 3 9 Downloading the 3 10 Warm Booting the 3 11 Starting a Telnet Session ENEE EX arb an nc urn 3 13 Chapter 4 Standard Setup 4 Setup Using Twin Client Manager 4 1 Terminal Setup Using Twin Client 4 7 Authorizing PowerNet nc c Ek nr Ba c x E dac oi rera RA 4 9 Chapter 5 Advance
2. SW zii Sign On Screen POWERNET Copying Input Fields Input fields are copied from the host display to the terminal display by the same method used to copy text Click on the left side of the input field and drag the cursor to the right The input field will be highlighted Now click on the field again and drag it to the desired position in the Terminal display Adding Terminal Screens New terminal screens are created by using the New button at the bottom of the Terminal display window This is useful when more that one terminal screen is required to format the relevant data on the host screen Up to 16 terminal displays can be associated with each formatted host display These are called terminal pages and the page that is displayed on the terminal at any point in time depends on the location of the host cursor position The page to which the corresponding input field is formatted is the one displayed PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Formatting ia ea ea ee New 1 of 1 When multiple pages are present the directional arrows are used to navigate through the pages Saving the Formatter Object The formatter object is saved by clicking on the DI toolbar icon or by clicking on Eile and Save Assigning the Object to a Terminal Configuration The formatter object is assigned to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration in the Twin Client Manager assigning the object to the Display
3. ast Screen New Screen Delete Screen gt New 1of1 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 7 7 The Display Formatter 7 8 From the pull down menu click on Add Ident The highlighted field is now colored red on the host display indicating that it is an Ident field Up to 32 items can be highlighted on each host screen so if a number of screens share similar features they can be uniquely identified by adding more Idents In the event that a group of host displays differ only by position of input fields input fields can be used for Idents also Adding and Copying Display Text Text can be added to the terminal display by clicking on the Terminal window moving the cursor to the desired display position and typing in the text in this case Sign On Screen as shown below It is also useful to copy variable text from the host display to the terminal display To do this move the cursor to the desired position in the host display and hold down the mouse button while moving the cursor to the right The text to be copied will be highlighted as shown by the POWERNET text copied below Then drag the highlighted text to the desired position in the terminal display and release the mouse button Sign On DSS Te 5 IPOWERNET Subsystem 3 QBASE Display 5 QPRDEUGB32 DIT LP EE Kg CM CR Program procedure Bonu Es Current library
4. Data IDs Prompt Advisory message Internal External Prompt Advisory message Modify Beeps Prompt Advisory message Message Beeps Prompt Advisory message Scan Identifier Prompt Advisory message AID Scan Setup Prompt Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 19 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Long Scans Scan Send Yes No Normal Double Wide Double High Double High and Wide Errors Only Automatic 11 20 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note All Messages Prompt Advisory message Reject Prompt Advisory message Truncate Prompt Advisory message Split Prompt Advisory message Do Not Send Prompt Advisory message Always Send Prompt Advisory message Last Field Only Prompt Advisory message Internal Prompt Advisory message External Prompt Advisory message none Prompt Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 21 E
5. Dynamic Decoder Control The format and content of the commands that control the scan decoder are described in the following sub sections CODABAR Control Extended Command lt ESC gt 0 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt 0z e State Disable enable codabar scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values are 1 54 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 19 Advanced Integration 6 20 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are 1 54 CODE 11 Control Extended Command ESC gt 11 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt lt depend gt z e State Disable enable code 11 0 disabled 1 enabled e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values are from 4 to 54 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are from 4 to 54 e Depend Number of check digit Valid values are 0 1 or 27 CODE 128 Extended Command lt ESC gt 2 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt 0z e State Disable enable code 128 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled Minlen Specify minimum valid barcode length Valid values are from 1 to 54 e Maxlen Specifies the maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are from 1 to
6. Note For AS400 hosts this option must be checked Enable TN 3270E If this box is checked will negotiate using TN3270E rules see RFC 2355 If this box is unchecked will not negotiate TN3270E and will use IBM 3278 Mod 2 Answerback VT only This text input field defines the response returned to the host application when the answerback command as defined under VT emulation is received If this value is left blank the terminal automatically returns an ASCII string corresponding to the emulation in use vt100 or vt220 Non graphic characters may be embedded in the answerback field using the escape sequence Minn where the backslash is followed by three digits representing the octal value Refer to Chapter 9 ASCII Character Set Octal Values 1 terminal number IP terminals last two octets of the IP address Spectrum One 065 511 Inserting the sequences A B C and D into the answerback string results in a substitution of four octets three octets two octets and the last octet of the terminal IP address respectively as shown below A all four octets of the IP address 206 183 067 226 B the last 3 octets 183 067 226 C the last 2 octets 067 226 D the last octet 226 Given a terminal with an IP address of 206 183 67 226 the following examples demonstrate how substitution and non graphic escape sequences are processed Answerback Data Sent in Response to Answerback Command
7. C3 TwinClient amp Al es terminal File name Files of type Object Editor Files sdm Cancel Open as read only A Click on the Open button and then click on the Yes button to create the new file Notepad Cannot find the C PowerNet T winClient vt sdm file Do you want to create a new file No The Notepad utility is then invoked The Scanner Data mapping object is a text file with one entry per line Each entry uses the following format lt barcode gt lt keystroke gt 6 6 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Scanner Data Mapping where barcode is the scanned barcode and lt keystroke gt is the keystroke to send when the barcode is scanned The following example object demonstrates three scan data mappings including the mapping of barcode H to the PF3 keystroke a vi sdm Notepad Fie Edit Search Help H enter I tab H pf3 H Note The Scanner Data Mapper accepts octal notation See the example below Sample scanner data mapping object Format is barcode scanned send this For 5250 and 3270 only AID keys can be sent Pf1 Pf24 enter clear sysreq When a barcode is scanned containing 001253 a Pf4 is sent to the host 001253 pf4 ENT enter TB tab Vt100 examples For a tab When a barcode is scanned containing thisisatab the tab is sent with octal values obtained from a standard ASCII chart
8. Edit Server Host IPs If the host IP address or addresses were not pre configured as described in the Setting the Servers section of Configuring the Manager or if you wish to change those settings using the terminal menus select this option and enter up to four Host IP addresses as required PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 4 7 Standard Setup 4 8 Host 0 IP 206 183 67 155 Port 23 F3 Save F7 Quit Press F3 to save the configurations Edit License Key The client software can be authorized automatically as described in the next section Authorizing PowerNet This menu option permits authorization of each terminal manually Select this option to obtain the terminal s Identification Code which is used to obtain the Authorization code from the Connect web site as described in the next section The 12 digit value displayed at the top of the terminal screen is the Identification Code for the terminal OOAOF826E614 Authorization not authorized F3 Save F7 Quit Type the Authorization code into the field as it appears on the web site Punctuation characters such as the hyphen are required Press F3 to save the Authorization code Run Site Survey This option a feature of Spectrum 1 is applicable to Release 5 0 and may be obsolete for your terminal Switch Client Modes The PowerNet Twin Client normally operates in thick mode which provides direct connection to Telnet hosts
9. INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 Extended Command lt ESC gt 7 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt 0z e State Disable enable interleaved 2 of 5 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values range from 1 to 54 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values range from 54 EAN 13 Extended Command lt ESC gt 8 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enable EAN 13 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled EAN 8 Extended Command lt ESC gt 9 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enable EAN 8 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled PLESSEY MSI Extended Command lt ESC gt 10 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt lt depend gt z e State Disable enable code MSI scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values are from 4 to 54 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are from 4 to 54 e Depend Specifies the number of required check digits Valid values are 0 1 or 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 21 Advanced Integration UPC A Extended Command ESC gt 13 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enable UPC A scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled UPC E0 Extended Command lt ESC gt 14 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enab
10. PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Message Error receiving host nlist from Server Unexpected Server ndata received Error starting nhost application Select Host or App Connecting TCP Error nReading IP Address nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT Printer start error Battery too low nto print Paper Feed Error nFix Then Hit Enter Printer Error nPrint Ended Reason Bad Protocol detected Bad Protocol detected Connected to the server but can not connect to the distant end Need to choose your Host application destination Attempting to connect to the Host application Mobile Unit missing Network IP information Could not initialize the printer Not enough power to print Paper in the printer is not ready Can not print PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Solution Usually a result of bad cabling power or faulty transceiver Also will receive this if the Mobile Unit is in the wrong mode for Server operation Usually a result of bad cabling power or faulty transceiver Also will receive this if the Mobile Unit is in the wrong mode for Server operation Configure the server handler to access the host application User selection required Advisory message Configure the Mobile Unit with the correct network IP information Cable or power issue with the printer Replace the battery with a fully recharged battery Replace the pap
11. Twin Client Manager iof x SR Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help New Ctrl N Open Ctrl 0 Save Ctrl S For the purposes of this example the name is vt100 Save in ei File name vt OO cf Save as type Twin Client Config Files cf Cancel PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 5 Quick Start Setting Airloader Auto Configuration The configuration download and IP address assignment for each terminal will take place automatically by setting the Airloader Auto Configuration options Untitled Twin Client Manager XI File Terminal Object Edtorz Settings MEWE View Help oela wml B H Authorization Airloader Click on the Airloader option in the Tools menu Note If the Airloader Auto Configuration window does not display the options click on the Advanced lt lt button If multiple network adapters are installed on the PC ensure that the desired network adapter is selected The adapter selection can be changed by clicking on the Change button Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager dg New Group Default The Terminal Group Auto configuration manager gives you the ability to keep terminals up to date automatically with the latest settings and software Use the default group or create additional terminal groups for more complex environments Advanced IV Allow terminals to be automatical
12. lt Shift gt lt 0 gt lt Shift gt lt 0 gt F1 lt F1 gt lt F1 gt lt F1 gt F2 lt F2 gt lt F2 gt lt F2 gt F3 lt F3 gt lt F3 gt lt F3 gt F4 lt F4 gt lt F4 gt lt F4 gt F5 lt F5 gt lt F5 gt lt F5 gt F6 lt F6 gt lt F6 gt lt F6 gt F7 lt F7 gt lt F7 gt lt F7 gt 8 lt F8 gt lt F8 gt lt F8 gt 9 F9 F9 F9 F10 lt F10 gt lt F10 gt lt F10 gt F11 lt F11 gt lt F11 gt lt F11 gt F12 lt F12 gt lt F12 gt lt F12 gt F13 lt F13 gt lt F13 gt lt F13 gt F14 lt F14 gt lt F14 gt lt F14 gt F15 lt F15 gt lt F15 gt lt F15 gt F16 lt F16 gt lt F16 gt lt F16 gt F17 lt F17 gt lt F17 gt lt F17 gt F18 lt F18 gt lt F18 gt lt F18 gt F19 lt F19 gt lt F19 gt lt F19 gt F20 lt F20 gt lt F20 gt lt F20 gt F21 lt F21 gt lt F21 gt lt F21 gt F22 lt F22 gt lt F22 gt lt F22 gt F23 lt F23 gt lt F23 gt lt F23 gt F24 lt F24 gt lt F24 gt lt F24 gt Bksp lt Bksp gt lt Bksp gt lt Bksp gt Del lt Del gt lt Del gt lt Del gt Tab lt Tab gt lt Tab gt lt Tab gt Space lt Space gt lt Space gt lt Space gt Enter lt Enter gt lt Enter gt lt Enter gt Up lt Up gt lt Up gt lt Up gt Down lt Down gt lt Down gt lt Down gt Left lt Left gt lt Left gt lt Left gt Right lt Right gt lt Right gt lt Right gt Darken lt Func gt lt Up gt lt Func gt lt Up gt lt Func gt lt Up gt Lighten lt Func gt lt Down gt l
13. lt j gt lt j gt CE lt gt lt gt lt gt E lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt x lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt T lt gt y lt gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt A lt A gt lt A gt lt A gt ZE IE IE IE lt gt lt gt lt gt D D D D N N N N lt E gt E E E lt E gt lt E gt lt E gt lt E gt lt E gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt I 1 7 35 as as p lt p gt lt p gt lt p gt lt S gt lt S gt lt S gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 10 14 PowerNet Twin Client Reference Unitech Terminal Keypad Tables lt Q gt lt Q gt lt Q gt U U U U U lt U gt lt U gt lt U gt U lt U gt lt U gt lt U gt U lt U gt lt U gt lt U gt Y lt Y gt Y Y ce oe oe oe f 5 5 5 a lt a gt lt a gt 4 8 lt a gt lt a gt lt a
14. 207 24 782 IP Port 23 Terminal Type D OK Cancel Please make sure to set the address back to 0 0 0 0 before sending this to the terminal PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 3 Quick Start Setting Terminal Operations In the Twin Client menu under Settings choose Terminal Operation Untitled Twin Client Manager Settings Terminal Operation Run AirLoader on terminal can be selected and the AirLoader server IP address can be entered The Windows CE options of Run application at startup Hide task bar and Use GUI menus and screens can be selected Terminal Operations Click on OK when finished Setting Terminal Model and COM Port The default serial connection to the Unitech cradle is through COM1 To select a specific Unitech terminal model and keypad or to change the COM port assignment click on the Options menu as shown Untitled Twin Client Manager Settings Options To maintain compatibility with existing Unitech Telnet client keyboard layouts a specific terminal model and keypad must be selected from the Terminal Model window PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Configuring the Manager TwinClient Terminal Loader EN Manufacturer Terminal Model Unitech Radio Type Lucent Communications Port COM1 Y Cancel Saving the Configuration Click on File and Save As and then enter a name for this configuration L untitled
15. Display Hello World on terminal row 1 P t for var at row 5 col 1 10 characters If var goto End Start normal host screen processing Log the terminal off of the network Exit var Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File and Save As and then enter a name For the purposes of this example the name is vt 6 18 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Extended Commands Save in 23 TwinClient amp Al cl J terminal File name Im Save as type RFScript Files cmd Cancel 4 Then click on Save Return to the PowerNet Twin Client Manager menus by clicking on the x button at the upper right corner of the Decoder Control window Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Display tab then on the Dialog Object list button and finally on the object name Mapping Object SCH Dialog Object SH DELT script vt Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the dialog object will take effect Formatter Object Alt Scan Key Extended Commands The host application can control the terminal s scanner and keyboard dynamically while the terminal is in session by issuing the extended commands described in the following sections
16. Line Entry format tnenv cf IDENT VARIABLE VALUE VARIABLE VALUE Where IDENT is either the last two octets of the terminal s IP address or the three digit Spectrum address 065 511 Multiple variables can be defined separated by semicolons The entry is terminated with an exclamation Example file IP terminals fully qualified octets 7 characters 010 031 DEVNAME RF5291 001 Spectrum ONE fully qualified radio ID 3 characters 065 DEVNAME RF5291 002 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter 7 The Display Formatter The display formatter adapts full screen Telnet applications to the portable terminal environment without any modification to the host application This powerful tool is included with PowerNet Twin Client and is also used with the OpenAir server when the Twin Client is operating the server based thin mode A screen capture utility included with the Twin Client Manager is used to access the host application via Telnet and capture the host displays Once captured the screens are processed into a screen formatter object and assigned to a terminal configuration which can then be downloaded automatically to the terminal over the wireless network The Twin Client Display Formatter provides the following unique features e Performance Optimized for minimum run time overhead and maximum speed e Transparency Fully transparent to the host application e Capacity Up to 128 host screens per o
17. Mapping Object Macro Object Mapping Mode vl Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the keyboard mapping will take effect Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macro object is used to assign sequences of characters to the VT programmable function keys Using this feature strings of characters can be assigned to a single keystroke Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Keyboard Macros and then enter a file name For the purposes of this example the name is vt 6 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Keyboard Macros Look in 3 TwinClient Si zl cl terminal File name Files of type Object Editor Files kbm Cancel Open as read only P 7 Click on the Open button and then click on the Yes button to create the new file Notepad N Cannot find the C PowerNet T winClient vt kbm file Do you want to create a new file No The Notepad utility is then invoked The Keyboard Macro object is a text file with one entry per line Each entry uses the following format lt keyname gt lt macro string where lt keyname gt is PF1 to PF24 and macro string is the macro text assigned to that specific key For example to assign the text vt100 followed by a carriage return to the PF9 key the entry is Si kbm No
18. Menu Option Menu Option Menu Option Menu Option Can not print Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Serial cable not connected to the Mobile Unit Remove serial cable from to the Mobile Unit Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Check cable battery communication settings and paper in the printer Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Error Message Resolution Guide Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 Check cable battery and communication settings for the Mobile Unit Check cable battery and communication settings for the Mobile Unit Place the Mobile Unit in the cradle Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message REMOVE FROM CRADLE ACQUIRING CRADLE BUS Printer Out nOf Range Connection Refused nBy Host Connection Timed Out Connection Failed nHost Not Responding Connection Failed nHost Unreachable Mobile Unit Out nOf Range Unable nTo Transmit Mobile Unit Out nOf Range Unable nTo Receive 11 10 Reason Remove Mobile Unit from the cradle Attempting to access the cradle through the serial port you have configured Printer out of the coverage area You connected to the target host but the host disc
19. Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note lt BK SP gt Sends Prompt Advisory message New Line Mode Prompt Advisory message Insert Mode Prompt Advisory message Autowrap Mode Prompt Advisory message Cursor Prompt Advisory message EMULATION SETUP Prompt Advisory message Mobile Unit Type Prompt Advisory message Local Echo Prompt Advisory message Map Underline Prompt Advisory message Break Key Prompt Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 15 Error Message Resolution Guide Message ANSI Setup Control Codes Backspace Key MISCELLANEOUS SETUP Test Options Login Options TEST OPTIONS Printer Test Scan Code Test LOGIN OPTIONS 11 16 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note Power
20. To be able to read and understand these completely you need to have an understanding of PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 15 Software Management Emulation protocols IBM 5250 IBM 3270 DEC VT200 etc PowerNet Twin Client products RF Network concepts Wired network concepts Telnet sessions TCP IP They are text files that can be read with any editor or viewer and can be useful to end users and integrators even if they may not have all the requirements above have an intermittent problem and it could happen on any one of my 100 terminals RF Monitor only does one terminal at a time What can do RF Monitor is not the right diagnostic tool for this type of problem PowerNet products have another diagnostic tool that can be used called the Diagnostic Server This tool can be set up to run trace diagnostics on up to 300 terminals at the same time This tool will be provided as needed for systems under PowerNet support agreement OR by T amp M when they are not covered It also includes the service of a PowerNet support engineer Server Transfer is another feature From the Tools menu select Server Transfer Untitled Twin Client Manager Bisi File Terminal Object Edtorz Settings MEWE View Help piela ole 3 8 Authorization Ajrloader Screen Watcher Terminal Messenger RF Monitor The FTP Settings screen appears FTP Settings EN Server
21. and lt less than The string value comparison operators which treat the values as PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 15 Advanced Integration Set Var Change Var Concat Session Host On Host Off Host Scan Host Update Host Send Host Copy Host State Settle Term Enable Term Clear Term Display Term Input Term No Echo Term Wait Term Logoff Exit Sleep Var Char 6 16 Commands character strings are equal and not equal Assigns a value to one of up to 36 variables Adds to or subtracts from the value of a variable Adds characters to the end of a variable Returns control of the session to the terminal operator The operator returns control to the dialog object at the next line by pressing the key defined as the End Key in the Keyboard tab Initiates a TCP IP connection to the host system Terminates the TCP IP connection to the host system Scans the host display for a value and continues execution at the named label if the value is found Refreshes the host display This command is used after data has been sent to the host that may change the display and prior to using the Host Scan or Host State conditional branch commands or a Host Copy command Transmits data and or a keystroke to the host Copies characters from the host display to a variable If the state of the session matches the value supplied execution begins at the named Label The possible values are
22. coordinates in the host display The coordinates are zero based Font The Font Size scroll box provides a choice of font size for the display of characters The Bold Font check box enables checked and disables unchecked the display of characters in bold font PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus Key Click This check box enables checked or disables unchecked audible key clicks from the terminal The default value is on checked Printer Type This scrolling list selects the attached printer type The default value is none indicating that no printer is attached Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus The Twin Client terminal software provides an internal menu system for configuring certain parameters on the terminal and for switching between thin and thick modes of operation To access this menu system press uppercase C at the startup screen as shown in the following figure Twin Client 1991 2006 Connect Inc Keypress to Continue The following menu appears in thick Telnet mode Edit Server Host IPs Edit License Key Switch Client Modes Run Client Emulator Exit to OS The following menu appears in thin Server mode Edit Server Host IPs Run Site Survey Switch Client Modes Run Client Emulator Exit to OS Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to navigate the menu and press Enter to select the highlighted option Each menu option is described below
23. 1B 5B 21 31 3B 33 7A 27 5B 21 32 3B 32 7A PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 23 Advanced Integration To reset the terminal back to normal input use the following sequence lt ESC gt 1 0Z lt ESC gt 2 0z HEX equivalent 1B 5B 21 31 3B 30 7A 27 5B 21 32 3B 30 7A Dynamic Font Change Where DoubleHigh and DoubleWide can each be either 0 or 1 lt ESC gt 5 lt DoubleHigh gt lt DoubleWide gt z To set only Double High mode lt ESC gt 5 1 0 z To set only Double Wide mode lt ESC gt 5 0 1 z To set Double High Double Wide mode lt ESC gt 5 1 1 z To restore normal fonts lt ESC gt 5 0 0 z Advanced Display Options for VT 6 24 The Advanced button in the advanced view Display tab is active when VT100 or VT220 emulation is selected This option group controls how display attributes are processed and it can also be used to simulate block mode operation see the Mode option description in the Chapter 5 section Customizing the Keyboard Advanced VTERM Display x Attribute Mask Field Mask m Blink Mask v Bold M Bold Bold Dim M Dim Dim Underline M Underline Underline Blinking Blinking Blinking Reverse v Reverse Reverse Hidden v Hidden Hidden Cancel Attribute Mask This check box group enables checked or disables unchecked the display of the indicated character attribute Unitech charact
24. 247 1206 183 67 248 1206 183 67 249 Enter the desired range in the From and To boxes as shown above and then click on Add Creating New Groups New groups with different configurations can be created by clicking on Terminal Group Manager and then clicking the right mouse button as shown below Terminal Auto Configuration After the new group has been created the group settings option becomes available for change as shown below PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 8 3 Software Management Terminal Auto Configuration Airloader Terminal Group Manager O New Group Default E New Group H 9 Elte After the Configuration File and all of the other parameters have been set the group is made active by clicking on the Active check box 8 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Airloader Auto Configuration Terminal Auto Configuration Airloader Terminal Group Manager de New Group Default New Group v Active Configuration File Browse Use default server file power net C Use a saved server file svr Browse Auto Group Default Manufacturer Unitech Type PT900 PT930 Radio Emulation 3270 Segment P Address ion Netz bann Force Reload Thin Mode Schedule Clicking on the Thin Mode button will cause all terminals in this group that are currently running in thick mode to
25. 57 57 000 11 57 57 000 11 57 57 000 38 36 30 34 36 11 57 57 000 11 57 57 000 SA 65 4D 36 88 81 48 25 Mobile Device Manager MDM Features Log Started BEGIN 5258 6 5 8 IBH 5291 1 E tnut cf TN_key 678 132 lt 8 vars 8 Dialog File Dialog Connected To 207 241 78 5 tip_snd 2 bytes tip rcu 14 bytes 33 2 36 18 15 Q6888566 3 6 tip setup model 6888 key 46 reu 638 i 137 bytes 2 512 A12 B168 62 D62 F32462 G62 I 2 H12 N82 P 3 2 1882 012 R8V B V C V E V F V J M I X B X F X G X Henglish2 U 2 H41 158 28058 38 Common Problems with RF Monitor The trace won t start RF Monitor uses UDP to send commands to the RF device On busy networks UDP packets are not always delivered The terminal can miss the command to start the trace Below are some things that can be useful a Ping the RF terminal from the PC used before starting RF Monitor This seems to open a path to the terminal b Start the Monitor with the terminal at the Press Any Key prompt While the terminal is at this prompt it is not doing much and has a better chance of hearing the start trace command e don t understand what this trace means The trace that this tool collects is engineering level information It allows an end user to collect information that can be analyzed by Connect engineering It will generally be requested by Connect support to help diagnose a reported problem
26. Commands selected from scrolling list on the right are added or inserted into the scripting area on the left using the click buttons between the two areas The bottom left portion of the window is used to collect arguments for those commands that require them PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Dialog Untitled RFScript 5 x File View Help Up Do Delete wn Add Insert Identifies position in the script Commands and Arguments Commands control the actions taken within the script They can be used to interact both with the host and the terminal and to modify activity based on comparisons of both terminal and host data The following tables describe each command Commands Label Defines a target for the conditional branch commands Onfail Equal If Host State Host Scan and the unconditional branch command Goto Goto Causes execution to begin unconditionally and immediately at the named target Label On Fail Upon detection of a system error execution continues at the named Label Equals Ifthe comparison is equal branches to Label Otherwise execution continues with the next command Olf Ifthe conditions of the comparison operator are true branches to Label Otherwise execution continues with the next command The numeric value comparison operators which treat the values being compared numerically are equal not equal gt greater than
27. Formatting Object and saving the configuration To open a terminal configuration click on File in the Twin Client Manager as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager Iof ES Terminal Object Editors Settings Tools View Help New Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl S Save As Then click on Open and click on the desired terminal configuration Look in a TwinClient Si Ka cl 58 vt100 cf Filename 5250 Files of type Twin Client Config Files cf Cancel E Z Then click on the advanced view Display tab pull down the Display Formatter Object scrolling list box and click on the object PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 7 9 The Display Formatter Formatter Object Alt Scan Key noop Advance Key nw Save the newly modified terminal configuration using the E toolbar icon or click on File and then Save The new configuration incorporating the formatter object is updated on the terminal automatically by booting the terminal 7 10 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Chapter 8 Software Management In addition to providing functions for the download of files to the terminal via the traditional serial connection the Twin Client Manager also provides for the management of terminal software and configurations automatically over the wireless network This chapter describes the automated capability in detail Additional manual oper
28. In This Manual This manual is organized as follows Chapter one provides an overview of the PowerNet product line and an introduction to the PowerNet Twin Client Chapter two describes how to load the PowerNet Twin Client Manager software on your PC Chapter three describes how to quickly configure the PowerNet Twin Client Manager and the terminal for automatic over the air software download and subsequent Telnet session startup Chapter four describes how to change the Standard setup options specific to VT 3270 and 5250 emulations The simple time saving features for converting existing Unitech Telnet client installations to PowerNet are also described here Chapter five describes how to use the Advanced setup options for VT 3270 and 5250 emulations These options are used to customize keyboard display scanner timer alarm and printer operation Chapter six describes how to use the Twin Client advanced integration tools to further customize terminal operation The creation and use of mapping macro dialog and scanner control objects are described Chapter seven describes the use of the built in Twin Client Formatter and how to configure the portable terminal to use screen formatting Chapter eight describes how to use the Auto Configuration tool to manage and automatically maintain the software configuration of all terminals on the wireless network Also described are software management procedures and options that are uni
29. It is also used determine the action taken with oversized scans Advanced 3270 Keyboard Ed Attribute Key Last Field Keys Key noop Scanned Input noop ScanField off gt Keyed Input noop gt Multiple Fields IV Cancel Key Field off bd Attribute Key This option is used to automatically transmit a keystroke to the 3270 host when the 3270 field matches the selected attribute The automatic keystroke generation can be based on whether the input is scanned or keyed or both Note When this feature is made active setting the Key to a value other than noop and setting the Scan Field and or Key Field to a value other than off it overrides all other automatic keystroke generation rules except for the Last Field Keys rules described later in this section PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 25 Advanced Integration 6 26 Key This scrolling list box is used to select the 3270 keystroke sent with scanned or keyed input when the field matches the selected attribute setting specified in Scan Field and Key Field described below This option overrides all other automatic keystroke generation except for Last Field processing The default key setting of noop disables this function Scan Field This scrolling list box selects the 3270 field attribute that when data is scanned into the field results in automatic transmission of the selected Key with the data to the host The choices
30. METRE Pies sE 126 osse ml om PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 9 5 Character Sets ASCII Character Set Octal Values 9 6 oa oa EE ER 032 037 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Chapter 10 Keypad Configuration This chapter describes the PowerNet key assignments applied to Unitech terminals used in Twin Client advanced mode The figures and tables identify the key assignments by terminal model and emulation Adhesive decals that reflect the configurations described in this chapter are available for Unitech terminals in each of the emulations 3270 5250 and VT Keypad Figures The keypad figures in this section are designed to be of use without color The convention for describing the effect of modifier keys is as follows func keytop KEYTOP refers to the characters printed on the top of the key by the manufacturer In this example the FUNC key is the modifier In the example figure above the keystroke generated in the un modified state is an 0 The programmable function key backlight is generated by pressing the FUNC modifier key before pressing the 0 key illustrated below To select the Twin Client Keyboard follow these instructions 1 Click on Start Settings and Control Panel 2 Select the Input Panel 3 Choose TwinClient kbd from the drop down menu 4 Choose OK PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 10 1 Keypad C
31. Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File then on Save and then on Exit which returns to the Twin Client Manager menu Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Display tab then on the Mapping Object list button and finally on the object name PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Display Formatting Mapping Object Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the display mapping object will take effect Im dit Im dit Display Formatting The Display Formatting object is used to make the host application interface easier to use without modifying the host application Chapter 7 is devoted to the description of this important integration feature Printer Init The Printer Initialization object is used to send initialization commands to the printer at the start of each terminal session It can also be used to test printer operation Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Printer Init and then enter a file name For the purposes of this example the name is vt Look in C3 TwinClient amp Al ei terminal File name Files of type Object E ditor Files ini M Cancel Open as read only Note
32. Terminal Keypad 68 10 11 Chapter 11 Error Message Resolution Guide 11 1 This page is intentionally blank Chapter 1 Introduction PowerNet Products Overview PowerNet products bridge the gap between portable wireless devices and network applications making the entire wireless enterprise as productive efficient and reliable as possible The PowerNet family of products supports the following e All Internet compatible wireless networks encompassing virtually all wireless LAN technologies on the market today Spectrum One a proprietary spread spectrum wireless technology in the 900Mhz band is also supported e All Internet compatible wire network media including Ethernet e All major user interfaces including HTML VT 3270 and 5250 e All possible network application architectures including direct client client server and three tier client server PowerNet consists of two major product families that work in unison to deliver a single complete solution for the entire wireless enterprise The focus of these products is described below e PowerNet OpenAir Hardware and middleware solutions for the wireless automatic identification industry This family includes the Linux based OpenAir Linux the Windows based OpenAir Windows the version of OpenAir Windows that loa
33. a specific symbology are available for modification by highlighting the select symbology Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File and Save As and then enter a name For the purposes of this example the name is vt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Display Mapping Save in a TwinClient Si Al cl File name Save as type sdecode Files sdc Cancel Z Then click on Save Return to the PowerNet Twin Client Manager menus by clicking on the X button at the upper right corner of the Decoder Control window Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Scanner tab then on the Decoder Control Object list button and finally on the object name Data Mapping Object M Edit Data Editor Object z Edit Decoder Control Object S Edit Scanner Type aud Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the scan decoder control object will take effect Display Mapping The Display Mapping object is used to correct variations between application character sets and the terminal display character set The terminal display uses the ISO 8859 1 font set which is an international standard adhered to by most but not all applications The display mappin
34. address UserID tec Password Cancel To send object editor and configuration files from Windows to your Linux box enter your server address and click on OK 8 16 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal 1 Boot the terminal 2 On the PC select Send Program Files to Terminal from the Terminal menu in Twin Client Manager sample cf Twin Client Manager Iof ES File Object Editors Settings Tools View Help Send Configuration Files to Terminal Receive File from Terminal Send Program Files to Terminal The following screen will appear Twin Client Manager Ea Please verify that ActiveSync is running If not connect the device to start ActiveSync Then click DK when ActiveSync is running 3 Click on OK The following screen will appear Twin Client Manager EN Transfer Complete 4 Click on OK 5 On the PC choose Send Configuration Files to Terminal from the Terminal menu in Twin Client Manager Untitled Twin Client Manager OF x Object Editors Settings Tools View Help is figuration Files to Terminal Receive File from Terminal Ke Send Program Files to Terminal imers Alarm Printer Misc You will see the following screen PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 8 17 Software Management Twin Client Manager EN Wou
35. and you are in the correct mode using the correct Port Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Try to send or receive again or perhaps ensure that the printer is cabled to the Mobile Unit and is on T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 Error Message Resolution Guide Message TIMEOUT n nSending Data TIMEOUT n nReceiving Data Host Received Data nAwaiting App Reply WAITING TO SEND TCP Error Reading nMAC Address nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT Invalid TIP Command Session Ended nBy User or Host Server Packet Error 11 4 Reason Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Mobile Unit has sent and received an acknowledgement from the IP stack and is
36. cause the nprogram to restart Are you sure y n You Sure YyNn Domain Name Servern Not Set Reason Can not print Printer out of the coverage area Prompt Yes or No prompt for a reprint Prompt This Mobile Unit will disconnect the session if powered off Yes or No prompt for a confirmation Yes or No prompt for a confirmation DOMAIN NAME SERVER not configured Domain Name Server nQuery Memory Memory error on the Mobile Unit Error PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Solution Check cable battery communication settings and paper in the printer Most likely a range access point or radio issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment T1194 Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Mobile Unit manufacturer limitation Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Configure the Mobile Unit with the correct network IP information Expand the Mobile Unit memory or return the Mobile Unit for repair Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and 11 11 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Domain Name Server nQuery Sending Error Domain Name Server nQuery Receive Error Domain Name Server nUnavailable Error loading nparameter file Could not open ntelnet interface Could not set mtelnet options Setup file nsetting mismatch nReload Setup Display formatting ntoo
37. cf file for edit Add leading zeros to entries 78 132 DEVNAME RF001 078 132 DEVNAME RF001 1 133 DEVNAME RF002 001 133 DEVNAME RF002 12 134 DEVNAME RF003 012 134 DEVNAME RF003 Save and send this to the terminal by doing a Terminal Send Configuration Files to Terminal operation Changing and Deleting Settings Variable names and their values can be modified or deleted by clicking on the variable in the list window Change the variable or value by editing the Variable and or Value boxes and click on the Set button To delete the variable press the Delete key on the PC Deleted variables will continue to appear in the pull down list until after the settings have been saved Saving New Environ Click on the OK button to save the New Environ settings TN3270E Negotiation The following defines the TN3270E negotiation permitting the transfer of some of the TN3270E Sub negotiation variables such as Lunames from the Telnet terminal to the host during session initialization Note This pertains to 3270 emulation TN3270E is implemented on OpenAir Linux using two text files located in the working directory refer to etc CRF WORKDIR The tnenvcom cf file allows for the definition of variables that will be shared by all devices and the tnenv cf file allows for the definition of terminal specific variables These files are currently created and maintained with the system editor Line Entry Format tnenvcom cf V
38. correct field DECIMAL NOT VALID Trying to key a Decimal period Ensure that you are entering input into the correct field ALPHANUMERIC ONLY Trying to key characters other than Ensure that you are entering input into the Alphabetic and numeric correct field NUMERIC ONLY Trying to key characters other than Ensure that you are entering input into the numeric correct field ENTRY TOO SHORT Trying to exit the field before itis Ensure that you are entering input into the filled correct field PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 11 1 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note INVALID KEY The key pressed is not valid Ensure that you are entering input into the correct field MUST CLEAR FIELD Trying to enter data in a field that Ensure that you are entering input into the must be cleared first correct field SCAN NOT ALLOWED Trying to scan into a key only field Ensure that you are entering input into the correct field KEY NOT ALLOWED Trying to key into a scan only field Ensure that you are entering input into the correct field ENTRY TOO SHORT Trying to exit the field before itis Ensure that you are entering input into the filled correct field RECOVERABLE ERROR Encountered an error from which Verify that your configuration settings for the you can continue hardware being used usually a printer and cable issue UNRECOVERABLE ERROR E
39. downloaded from the Connect web site at http www connectrf com Click on Partner Services and then click on Software Downloads Select the file named PowerNet Twin Client for Unitech Running Setup from a Download File The downloaded file is a compressed archive After extraction using a utility such as WinZip or PKWARE folders are created on the hard disk as shown in the following figure i i File Folder C disk2 File Folder C disk3 File Folder C disk4 File Folder Click on the Disk1 folder to view the files as shown in the following figure PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 2 1 Installation re 232 EISD 27KB gt _Setu 34KB E ei 172KB 8 ai 4KB 5 user 1KB _usel 5KB Daat 1KB datat 3 629KB datal 16KB ED hhp0 4 270 lang dat 5KB layout 1KB os dat 1KB 8 setup 185KB Setup 70KB EX File Application Application Extension WinZip File HDR File WinZip File HDR File TAG File WinZip File HDR File WinZip File DAT File BIN File DAT File Bitmap Image Application Click on the Setup application and proceed to the following section entitled Installation for further instructions Installation The InstallShield wizard runs and presents the following screen Click on Next to begin the installation process 2 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Installation Choose Destination Location EN Setup will install Power
40. filled with keyed input That is if an input field is 9 characters long and 9 characters are manually keyed into the field the Auto Send key is automatically transmitted with the 9 characters The default is tab Selecting noop disables this feature Note Selecting the Length Check option on the Scanner tab disables the Auto Send Key 5 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Customizing the Keyboard Case Conversion This scrolling list selection allows automatic conversion of keyed input to upper or lower case The default value is none meaning no conversion takes place Mapping Object This feature of PowerNet Twin Client allows for custom keyboard development For example the tab key can changed to generate a PF4 This is an advanced integration tool and its use is described in Chapter 6 Macro Object VT Only This feature is used to assign a key sequence to a specific terminal key For example the PF1 key can be set to generate a sequence such as receiving This is an advanced integration tool and its use is described in Chapter 6 Mode VT Only This scrolling list selection controls the transmission characteristics of the VT emulation In char mode each keystroke generates an individual transmission In block mode a transmission takes place only after a control key such as Enter or a PF key is depressed The block mode is more efficient Refer to Chapter 6 Advanced Display Options for VT for more details on
41. func alt func After a key is selected the Mode options change depending on the key selection The Mode column defines the action taken by the selected key combination Made mit The table of mode options and their effect is as follows xmit Transmits the key noop Disables the key edleft Non destructive backspace moves to the left of the cursor within a field edrite Non destructive space moves to the right of the cursor within a field edbksp Destructive backspace moves to the left of the cursor within a field edeeof Frases from current position to end of field edefld Frases entire field Ihelp Displays terminal ID date time and terminal software version number Scan Activates the scanner Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File and Save As and then enter a name For the purposes of this example the name is vt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 3 Advanced Integration Save in a TwinClient Si Ka cl File name Save as type Keyboard files P ch Cancel Z Then click on Save Return to the PowerNet Twin Client Manager menus by clicking on the X button at the upper right corner of the Keyboard Mapper window Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Keyboard tab then on the Mapping Object list button and finally on the object name
42. gt a lt a gt lt a gt lt a gt a 8 lt a gt 8 lt a gt lt a gt lt a gt ae 655 go 655 c c c lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt n p pn pn e e e e lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt e e 6 6 lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt j gt lt j gt 1 1 i 1 T as ep Se lt p gt lt p gt lt p gt S lt 5 gt lt 5 gt lt 5 gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 10 15 Keypad Configuration re lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 0 lt 0 gt lt 0 gt lt 0 gt 12 12 12 lt gt lt gt lt gt y lt y gt lt y gt lt y gt y lt y gt lt y gt y 10 16 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter 11 Error Message Resolution Guide Twin Client Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note ENTRY TOO LONG Trying to key beyond the field size Ensure that you are entering input into the correct field ALPHABETIC ONLY Trying to key a character that is not Ensure that you are entering input into the alphabetic correct field MINUS NOT VALID Trying to key a Minus sign Ensure that you are entering input into the
43. inactive meaning the host session has not been established and plu which means the host session has been established Allows time for the host application to settle Initializes the terminal configuration parameters Clears the terminal display of all characters Puts a value or the value of a variable on the terminal display Prompts the terminal operator to input data Prompts the terminal operator to input data which will not be echoed on the terminal display Waits for any input from the terminal Terminates the connection to the wireless network Terminates execution of the dialog object Suspends all activity for the specified number of seconds Sets the character used internally by the dialog processor to indicate the name of a variable The character is normaLoglly PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Dialog Commands This command is used only when the first character of a value used in one of the conditional branching commands begins with a Log Writes a message to the terminal log Comment Inserts documentation in the dialog object Adding Commands The scrolling list box on the right side of the window is used to select a command Click on the desired command and then click on the Add button to add the command to the dialog script Untitled RFScript IBI xi File View Help Start Clear the terminal screen Display Hello World on terminal row 1 Prompt for var at row 5 col 1
44. is made in the name IP address IP port number or terminal emulation type click on the line that is in error and then click on the Edit button to make the corrections Use the Load button if you want to load an svr file Use the Save As button if you want to save your file as an svr file On CE terminals it is possible to use DNS Domain Name System lookup to determine the host address To set this up key in the full DNS name in the Server Name field and set the IP address to 0 0 0 0 Note Some DOS terminals also support DNS host lookup You can determine if your device supports this by looking for the presence of a DNS setup option under Terminal Setup Shift C PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Configuring the Manager Server Properties Server Name Jwww host com IP Address Dunn Lookup IP 3 Terminal Type Cancel When the client sees the address of 0 0 0 0 it will issue a DNS lookup on the value in the Server Name field to determine the true IP address Please make sure that you have DNS set up on the terminal On CE terminals use the control panel On DOS terminals use the Shift C menu You can also Test the DNS name lookup in Twin Client Manager if the Windows PC is using the same DNS server as the RF terminal Just click on the Lookup button and the true IP will be returned in the IP address field Server Properties Server Name DEn connectrf com IP Address
45. large for ncurrent screen Mobile Unit ninitialization error 11 12 Reason Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Could not connect to the DOMAIN NAME SERVER Could not load the parameter file Could not Telnet Could not use the Telnet configuration Emulation program selected is not compatible with the configuration file on the Mobile Unit Mobile Unit does not have enough memory to run your configured reformatted screens Mobile Unit problem Solution Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Reload the correct configuration files Reload the program files Reload the correct configuration files Remove the emulation and configuration files Run clear Telnet on the Mobile Unit then reload the Mobile Unit with the proper emulation and configuration files Expand the Mobile Unit memory or order a server from Connect Return the Mobile Unit to the manufacturer for repair PowerNet Twin Client Reference Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 May
46. manipulate the barcode The recognition specifiers consist of the four characters shown in the following table A Alpha character N Numeric character gt Any character Must match next character The operation specifiers consist of the following constructs Delete character Copy as is Substitute Insert How these specifiers identify and manipulate data is illustrated below ue meses T r ER T GAN EH 6 NN AMA Le 6 8 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Scan Decoder Control Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File and Save As and then enter a name For the purposes of this example the name 15 vt Save in C3 TvinClient Al ol L terminal File name Save as type Scedi Files sce Cancel 2 Then click on Save Return to the PowerNet Twin Client Manager menus by clicking on the x button at the upper right corner of the Scan Editor window Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Scanner tab then on the Data Editor Object list button and finally on the object name Data Mapping Object Edit Data Editor Object Edit Decoder Control Object sample Edit seditor1 Scanner Type me FIF Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted th
47. menu on the terminal press any key to establish the connection Until the terminal has been authorized the following screen is displayed RECOVERABLE ERROR Terminal not Authorized for Twin Client Keypress to Continue It is not necessary to authorize the terminal at this time so press any key to continue The terminal will establish a connection with the host system and start emulation If the terminal fails to connect to the host refer to the following table Failure Cause Corrective Action Incorrect Host IP address Correct the Host List address on the terminal Refer to the Chapter 4 sub section Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus for instructions Incorrect netmask value Access Radio Setup menu and correct the netmask value Refer to Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus for instructions After a Telnet session has been successfully established the terminal will remain in session for a maximum of 30 minutes at a time until it has been authorized Once authorized there is no software restriction to the session time The instructions for authorizing the terminal are presented in Authorizing PowerNet in Chapter 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Quick Start This page is intentionally blank PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter 4 Standard Setup The default terminal setup is sufficient for most installations However to meet site specific requirement
48. on your PC and create a shortcut to run it It will run on all versions of Windows except V3 1 and Windows 95 1l Move RF Monitor to a Windows PC with Network access to the RF terminal 2 Run RF Monitor Create a shortcut or do a Start Run LA From the pull down menu select File Select Terminal 4 Key in the RF terminal IP address and leave the port at 1802 Select formic Terminal IP Address 5 ene Terminal IP Port fi 802 5 From the pull down menu select Tools Set Debug Levels Set all levels to 9 except Datastream and SNA PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 13 Software Management Debug Levels General Display Formatter Dialog Terminal Interface Presentation Space Datastream 3270 5250 SNA 3271 me gt gt gt B gt 5 Ke i D e 6 With the RF terminal sitting at the Press Any Key prompt select Actions Start Monitor 7 Pressakey on the RF terminal to open a session and you should see trace data in the RF Monitor window When done end the trace and the file will be named tnxxx yyy log where xxx yyy is the last 2 octets of the RF terminal s IP address in the directory in which RF Monitor was running 8 14 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 St lo File Actions Tools View Help B e o F 11 5 55 000 11 57 55 800 11 57 55 000 11 57 55 008 11 57 55 000 11
49. s 1 Screen formatter only D 2 Both Formatter and Plus D Up 3 Twin Client Plus only 0 4 0 Standard features only Down Staging not enabled Click on an option and move it using the Up and Down buttons Click on OK when finished The Manual Authorization button is an alternate method of obtaining an Authorization code for a terminal This method does not utilize Airloader as does the other method Click on this button manually enter your mac address in the screen that appears and click on OK This enables you to generate individual Authorization codes PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Authorizing PowerNet Adding Licenses The Add Licenses feature is used when adding additional licenses to an already site licensed Twin Client Manager i e Twin Client Manager is licensed for 10 and the customer purchases another 10 licenses to make a total of 20 From Twin Client Manager choose Authorization from under the Tools menu Click on the Add Licenses button Authorization Manvel ROG estat A pop up box appears with the Machine ID and a space for the additional license s Authorization code Enter the additional license s Authorization code and click on OK Use the Machine ID in the pop up box instead of the original Machine ID to get your Authorization code If adding users click on the Add Licenses button before generating the Authorization code to get the most current Machine ID Powe
50. server 206 183 67 226 Synchronizing Configuration Files Click to put a check in the Synchronize Configuration Files box to enable automatic synchronization of configuration files on the terminal When the terminal is booted its configuration files will be compared with the most recent on the PC The terminal is updated automatically if it does not have the latest revision Synchronizing Program Files Click to put a check in the Synchronize Program Files box to enable automatic synchronization of program files on the terminal When the terminal is booted its program files will be compared with the most recent on the PC The terminal is updated automatically if it does not have the latest revision Automatic IP Address Assignment New terminals will be assigned IP addresses automatically if the following box is checked M Configure IP Parameters local segment only Network Adapter 5 PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 2114 Change Addresses Note Do not check this option if a DHCP server is configured to manage address assignments To set the addresses click on the Addresses button to access the Segment Address Assignments dialog box as shown in the following figure 8 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Airloader Auto Configuration Segment Address Assignments 206 183 67 240 1206 183 67 241 1206 183 67 242 1206 183 67 243 1206 183 67 244 1206 183 67 245 206 183 67 246 1206 183 67
51. terminal number in the Select Terminal s column and click on the Remove button Click on the appropriate button Remove All Select All or Unselect All to remove all terminals select all terminals or unselect all terminals from the Select Terminal s list Note Use the Ctrl and Shift keys to select multiple terminals Click on the Close button when finished Select RF Monitor from the Tools menu PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 9 Software Management Untitled RFMonitor i File Edit Actions Tools View Help Ready NUM RF Monitor is an Over The Air diagnostic tool It is used to collect diagnostic trace information from RF terminals running PowerNet Twin Client software It runs on a Windows PC and will send a command to the RF terminal to start tracing The terminal when it receives this command will start sending the trace information over the RF link to the PC that issued the command This will be written to a file on this PC that can be sent to us for analysis Click on File to Select Terminal or to Exit Untitled RFMonitor Le EI x Edit Actions Tools View Help Select Terminal Exit Choosing Select Terminal allows you to view a log of the terminal s activity Enter the Terminal IP address and Terminal IP Port and click on OK 8 10 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Mobile Device Manager MDM Features Select Terminal Click on Edit Select Find a
52. the Host IP address and port of the host system and then Click on OK to return to the emulator main menu 7 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Starting the Emulator Note The Host Port of 23 is standard for Telnet However for security reasons the port number may be set to other values Consult the local network administrator if a connection cannot be established on port 23 Session Settings To start a Telnet session with the host click on the toolbar icon or click on the Session menu and then on Connect In this example the 5250 emulator is used and the host system is an IBM AS 400 Untitled PowerNet 5250 Emulator Sign On System Subsystem Display User Password Program procedure Menu Current library The host application displays are now ready to be captured PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 7 3 The Display Formatter Taking Snapshots The host screens are captured by clicking on the Ki toolbar icon while the desired screen is displayed Alternately click on Session and then Snapshot The following pop up indicates that the screen was captured 5250tnw Screen snapped Click on OK and continue to navigate the host application taking snapshots of the screens to be formatted Saving the Screen File Save the snapshots at any time by clicking on the toolbar icon Alternately click on File and then Save As T
53. two options duration and frequency are used to make a distinction between alarms and scan decode tones when the Mode is set to spec1 or spec2 Duration This numeric entry field defines the length of the alarm sound in milliseconds The default is 150 Frequency This numeric entry field defines the frequency of the audible alarm in Hertz The default zero 0 selects the terminal s factory set default which is terminal model dependent The default value 1s 2048 Allow Multiple This check box enables checked or disables unchecked multiple alarms in a single host transmission Scan Duration amp Frequency The next two options scan duration and frequency relate to the tones generated when the scan decoder successfully identifies a symbology Scan Duration This numeric input field defines the duration of the tone generated by a successful scan decode in milliseconds The default is 300 Scan Frequency This numeric entry field defines the frequency of the scan decode tone in Hertz The default zero 0 selects the terminal s factory set default which is terminal model dependent PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 13 Advanced Setup 5 14 By Attribute 3270 only This scrolling list entry defines how 3270 field attributes can be used to generate alarms The choices are off the default pen for the light pen attribute num for numeric attribute hi for high intensity attribute and hal for high int
54. umlaut mark 228 EA small A ring 229 E5 small AE diphthong ligature 230 E6 small C cedilla 231 7 small E grave accent 232 E8 small E acute accent 233 E9 small E circumflex accent 234 EA small E dieresis or umlaut mark 235 EB small I grave accent 236 EC small I acute accent 237 ED small I circumflex accent 1 238 EE small I dieresis or umlaut mark i 239 EF PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 9 3 Character Sets 9 4 Description Char Hex small Eth Icelandic 240 0 small N tilde 241 small O grave accent 6 242 F2 small O acute accent 6 243 F3 small O circumflex accent 244 F4 small O tilde 6 245 F5 small O dieresis or umlaut mark 246 F6 division sign 247 F7 small O slash o 248 F8 small U grave accent 249 F9 small U acute accent 250 FA small U circumflex accent 251 FB small U dieresis or umlaut mark 252 FC small Y acute accent y 253 FD small THORN Icelandic b 254 FE small Y dieresis or umlaut mark y 255 FF PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 ASCII Character Set ASCII Character Set Decimal and Hexadecimal Values Hex Dec Hex Dec pel Dec pel SP 32 20 64 40 E 96 60 35 23 C 67 43 c 99 63 se al s dml 64 57 sl 69 at 10 e E EE RE ol al al n at i 15 69 IIBER
55. w gt lt Shift gt lt w gt lt Shift gt lt w gt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 10 11 Keypad Configuration 10 12 X Shift x Shift x Shift x Y Shift y Shift y Shift y Z Shift z Shift z Shift z 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 lt 7 gt lt 7 gt lt 7 gt 8 lt 8 gt lt 8 gt lt 8 gt 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 exclamation lt Shift gt lt 1 gt lt Shift gt lt 1 gt lt Shift gt lt 1 gt atsign lt Shift gt lt 2 gt lt Shift gt lt 2 gt lt Shift gt lt 2 gt pound lt Shift gt lt 3 gt lt Shift gt lt 3 gt lt Shift gt lt 3 gt dollar Shift 4 Shift 4 lt Shift gt lt 4 gt percent lt Shift gt lt 5 gt lt Shift gt lt 5 gt lt Shift gt lt 5 gt carat lt Shift gt lt 6 gt lt Shift gt lt 6 gt lt Shift gt lt 6 gt amp ampersand lt Shift gt lt 7 gt lt Shift gt lt 7 gt lt Shift gt lt 7 gt asterisk lt Shift gt lt 8 gt lt Shift gt lt 8 gt lt Shift gt lt 8 gt left parenthesis lt Shift gt lt 9 gt lt Shift gt lt 9 gt lt Shift gt lt 9 gt right parenthesis lt Shift gt lt 0 gt
56. 10 characters If 00 q goto End Start normal host screen processing End Log the terminal off of the RF network Term Enable Exit Term Clear Term Input Term No Echo Term Wait Term Logoff Enter the row on the terminal screen 1 Term Beep Exit Enter the text or variable to display ello Worl gt Displays data on the terminal screen All commands that require arguments prompt for them in the box at the lower left side of the window In the example above the Term Display command requires a row number and either a variable or a character string In this case the display string is Hello World Note that the text entry field scrolls to the right so that text longer than the size of the box can be entered Inserting and Deleting Commands Click on the desired dialog line on the upper left side of the window to highlight the line then click on the Insert button to insert a new command above the selected line or click on the Delete button to remove the line PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 17 Advanced Integration Using Variables and Labels The dialog object provides up to 36 variables to store temporary data collected during the execution of the script These variables can be compared to fixed values or other variables using the if command If the comparison is true execution branches to the specified label Untitled RFScript Start Clear the terminal screen
57. 2006 Message Host App Network nclosed the session Disconnecting Scan Barcode Enter Setup nPassword Enter Profile nPassword Host IP Host Name Port Mobile Unit Type Reason Customer s environment disconnected the Mobile Unit session Prompt Bar code scanning test Prompt Prompt Host IP address prompt Host name prompt Host IP port required Prompt WARNING This will nend any ncurrent Prompt session PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Solution Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Enter target host IP address Enter target host Name Enter 23 for Telnet or 1800 for a Connect Server Could also be a different number depending on the customer s environment Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 11 13 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Continue Y N HOST ENTRY VT 100 220 Setup Mobile Unit Info Emulation Setup ANSI Setup Miscellaneous Setup Mobile Unit Type Control Codes Local Echo 11 14 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt
58. 30 Following Power OFF Click on Start Programs File Explorer PT930SA and Windows Select the boot mode icon Choose OK PA960 While the PA960 is operating insert a pin a paper clip works well into the reset hole on the back of the terminal right below the PCMCIA cover The completion of the warm boot is indicated by the following terminal display LOAD EMULATOR USING 1 AirLoad 2 Serial Download Note To minimize download time remove the terminal from the cradle Enter 1 to continue Option 2 is used for custom download options and is described in the Chapter 8 section entitled Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal The terminal then associates with an access point contacts the Twin Client Manager and then downloads the program configuration and IP address of the terminal During the download progress messages are displayed on the terminal Pauses in activity of up to 10 seconds will be observed as the terminal writes to EEPROM The download requires approximately 2 minutes to complete The following table describes the error messages that will be displayed on the terminal in the event of a download failure and can be used as a guide to correcting the problem PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 11 Quick Start Error Indication Possible Cause Corrective Action on the LAN segment NOT Associated Invalid NETID Run CFG24 or current Unitech radio setup progra
59. 54 CODE 39 Extended Command lt ESC gt 3 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt lt depend gt z e State Disable enable code 39 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled Minlen Specifies the minimum valid barcode length Valid values are from 1 to 54 e Maxlen Specifies the maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are from 1 to 54 e Depend Disable enable full ASCII code 39 interpretation 0 disabled 1 enabled CODE 49 Extended Command lt ESC gt 4 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enable code 49 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled CODE 93 Extended Command lt ESC gt 5 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt 0z e State Disable enable code 93 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Extended Commands e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values are 1 54 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values are 1 54 D2of5 Extended Command lt ESC gt 6 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt 0z e State Disable enable code 25 0 disabled 1 enabled e Minlen Minimum valid barcode length Valid values range from 1 54 e Maxlen Maximum valid barcode length The maximum length must be greater than or equal to the minimum length Valid values range from 54
60. ARIABLE VALUE Example DEVTYP IBM 3278 2 CONNECT RFZ81 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 29 Advanced Integration 6 30 This will assign all terminals the luname of RFZ81 Line Entry format tnenv cf IDENT VARIABLE VALUE VARIABLE VALUE Where IDENT is either the last two octets of the terminal s IP address or the three digit Spectrum address 065 511 Multiple variables can be defined separated by semicolons The entry is terminated with an exclamation Example file IP terminals fully qualified octets 7 characters 010 031 DEVTYPE IBM 3278 2 CONNECT RF3278 001 010 032 DEVTYPE IBM 3278 2 CONNECT RF3278 002 This will assign the terminal with an IP address of xxx yyy 010 031 a device type of IBM 3278 2 to the luname of RF3278 001 New Environ Negotiation The following defines the New Environ negotiation permitting the transfer of environmental variables from the Telnet terminal to the host during session initialization Note This pertains to the 5250 and VT emulations New Environ is implemented on OpenAir Linux using two text files located in the working directory refer to etc CRFAWORKDIR The tnenvcom cf file allows for the definition of variables that will be shared by all devices and the tnenv cf file allows for the definition of terminal specific variables These files are currently created and maintained with the system editor Line Entry Format tnenvcom cf VARIABLE VALUE
61. Advanced Setup 5 8 Scan Ahead This scrolling list option defines the number of scans that can be transmitted by the terminal without a response from the host system The maximum is 24 and default is 1 Set to 0 scan ahead is disabled and you cannot scan again until the host response has been received Set to 1 there is no scan ahead limit Set to 2 and above and the software will let you scan that many times until a host response is received So if you set it for 3 it will allow you to scan only 2 more times before the host responds to the first scan Length Check With Length Check off and Auto Enter key set to noop Keyed or scanned input that is equal to or greater than the field length results in an error Entry Too Long and no data is transmitted With Length Check off and Auto Enter key set to anything other than noop a Keyed input equal to the field length The data and the specified Auto Enter key are transmitted b Keyed input greater than field length This 15 not possible due to a above c Scanned input equal to or greater than the field length The data is transmitted If the data is greater than the field length that data is distributed among subsequent input fields and the Scan Termination key is transmitted unless it is set to noop With Length Check on The Auto Enter key and its functionality are disabled for both scanned and keyed input There are specific functionalities related to the var
62. Hello World Hello World A 206 183 067 226 RF A RF206 183 067 226 RF A 015 RF206 183 067 226 lt carriage return gt B 183 067 226 RF B RF183 067 226 RF B 015 RF183 067 226 lt carriage return gt C 067 226 RF C RF067 226 RF C 015 RF067 226 lt carriage return gt D 226 RF D RF226 RF D 015 RF226 lt carriage return gt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 19 Advanced Setup This page is intentionally blank 5 20 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Chapter 6 Advanced Integration This chapter describes the use of the advanced integration features built in to the PowerNet Twin Client These features make it possible to tailor Twin Client operation to meet special customer requirements without custom programming Integration objects are used to implement the Twin Client advanced integration capability An editor is used to create and modify each object and the objects are associated with a terminal configuration using the Advanced setup options described in the previous chapter The objects then become part of the terminal s software configuration and as a result are supported by the powerful Auto Configuration tools described in the Chapter 8 section Airloader Auto Configuration Clicking on the Object Editors menu of the PowerNet Twin Client Manager displays the editor menu Untitled Twin Client Manager OF File Terminal li dE Settings Tools View Help gt H K ard M apping Keyboa
63. It can also operate in thin mode through a PowerNet OpenAir server Select the Switch Modes menu option to switch between thin and thick modes of operation Note that the host socket address for the PowerNet OpenAir servers is 1800 which must also be changed in the Edit Host List menu described above Run Client Emulator After all desired changes have been made select the Run Emulator option to return to the Twin Client main menu Then press any key to establish the Telnet session and begin emulation Refer to Starting a Telnet Session for further instructions PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Authorizing PowerNet Authorizing PowerNet Each PowerNet Twin Client will run for 30 minutes at a time without authorization Uninterrupted operation for a production environment is the result of authorizing the software The Twin Client Manager can automatically authorize the terminal over the wireless network if the following requirements are met e A PC running Twin Client Manager is connected to the wire LAN segment with at least one access point within range of the terminal e The System ID of the PC on which Twin Client Manager is installed has been used to obtain a site license Authorization code from the Connect web site To obtain the System ID of the Twin Client Manager click on the Authorization option in the Tools menu as shown below E4 Untitled Twin Client Manager File Terminal ObjectEditors Settin
64. Net Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note User Name Prompt Advisory message User Password Prompt Advisory message ON Prompt Advisory message OFF Prompt Advisory message Prompt Advisory message Don t Map Prompt Advisory message Enable Break Prompt Advisory message Disable Break Prompt Advisory message 7 bit Prompt Advisory message 8 bit Prompt Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 17 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Send Delete Send Backspace Mobile Unit Setup Scanner Options Program Options Special Options Beeper Options Exit to DOS Backlight Time Enter Key Action 11 18 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Reset Options Prompt Advisory message Font Size Prompt Advisory message Portable Printer Prompt Advisory message Reprint Option Prompt Advisory message
65. Net TwinClient in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install PowerNet TwinClient by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder pee eT winClient Browse lt Back Cancel To change the default Destination Location click on Browse and select a location Then click on Next Select Program Folder x Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Existing Folders Administrative Tools Common Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Lotus Applications Microsoft Office Tools Norton AntiVirus Opto 22 Startup Windows NT 4 0 Option Pack zi lt Back Cancel The default folder is PowerNet This default may be changed either by selecting an existing program group or by typing in a new name at the prompt Then click on Next The PowerNet Twin Client Manager and terminal files are then installed in the target folder PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 2 3 Installation Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete s
66. Terminal Messenger RF Monitor Server Transfer Select Screen Watcher enter the terminal s IP address and click on OK PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 7 Software Management Screen Watcher A screen will appear with a display resembling the terminal screen 206 183 67 226 Clicking on the Font button on the upper left brings up a screen in which you can modify the font settings as shown below Courier New Courier 3 Courier New E Fixedsys Lucida Console D MS Gothic Terminal Westen H 8 8 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Mobile Device Manager MDM Features Select Terminal Messenger from the Tools menu You may enter an Address Range in the From and To boxes on this screen Click on Add when finished Enter a message to send in the space provided select the terminal to receive this message by clicking on it in the Select Terminal s column and click on the Send button to send the message of your choice to the terminal of your choice See the example of the Terminal Messenger screen below Terminal Messenger Ea Enter the message to send Select Terminals i r Address Range From Add Remove Select All Remove All Unselect Use Ctrl and Shift keys to select multiple terminals Send Close To remove a terminal from the list of terminals receiving your message click on the
67. Twin Client Reference For the PT900 PT930 PT930SA and PA960 Manufactured by Unitech Copyright 1996 2006 by Connect Inc All rights reserved This document may not be reproduced in full or in part in any form without prior written permission of Connect Inc 1701 Quincy Avenue Suites 5 amp 6 Naperville IL 60540 Connect Inc makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Connect Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to it from time to time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes Trademarks OpenAir Linux OpenAir Windows OpenAir 400 PowerNet AirLinc PowerNet Twin Client and PowerNet OpenAir are trademarks of Connect Inc Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged Production This manual was written edited and produced by Connect Inc 1701 Quincy Avenue Suites 5 amp 6 Naperville IL 60540 www connectrf com Printed in the U S A Please let us know about any errors in this document at http 207 241 78 223 isoxpert calltrak nsf WebTracking OpenForm Table of Contents Chapter 1
68. ag Byte defined above is located Clear Key This scrolling list option defines the keystroke transmitted by the terminal after printing has completed Set the key to noop to disable transmission Start and End 3270 and 5250 only This option group provides the host application direct control over the terminal printer Start Specifies a unique character sequence that when encountered in the host display indicates that all subsequent characters up to but not including the End character sequence are to be transmitted to the printer attached to the terminal The default value is blank which also indicates that this option is not in use Note The print data limit is 1 5 K End Specifies a unique character sequence that terminates collection of data from the host display area for transmission to the printer attached to the terminal The default value is blank which also indicates that this option is not in use Start and End Convert 3270 5250 only This option group provides for conversion of print data collected with the Start and End option group from ASCII characters in hexadecimal format 0 9 and A F to binary The feature allows binary data that might otherwise interfere with the emulation to be included in the display area The host application is responsible for generating the hexadecimal data Start Convert Specifies a unique character sequence ASCII converted within the print data collected with the Start and End
69. are pen for 3270 Light Pen Enabled num for 3270 Numeric Only hi for 3270 High Intensity and hal for 3270 High Intensity and Light Pen Enabled The default value is off Key Field This scrolling list box selects the 3270 field attribute that when data is keyed into the field and the field is completely filled results in automatic transmission of the selected Key with the data to the host The choices are pen for 3270 Light Pen Enabled num for 3270 Numeric Only hi for 3270 High Intensity and hal for 3270 High Intensity and Light Pen Enabled The default value is off Last Field Keys This option is used to automate keystroke generation when the keyed or scanned input is into the last field on the 3270 display Note When this rule generates a keystroke it overrides all other automatic keystroke generation rules 1 e Scan Key Auto Send Key and Attribute Key Scanned Input This scrolling list box is used to select the 3270 keystroke to be sent when data is scanned into the last field on the 3270 display The default value is noop which disables this function Keyed Input This scrolling list box is used to select the 3270 keystroke to be sent when data is keyed into the last field on the 3270 display and the field is filled The default value is noop which disables this function Multiple Fields This check box enables checked the Last Field Keys group only if the host display contains more than one inp
70. ations involving serial download options are described at the end of this chapter Airloader Auto Configuration The software and supporting configuration files for all Twin Client terminals can be configured for automated management The Airloader Auto Configuration form is accessed from the Twin Client Manager Tools menu Select Airloader Terminal Auto Configuration x Terminal Group Manager The Terminal Group Auto configuration manager gives you the ability to keep terminals up to date automatically with the latest settings and software Use the default group or create additional terminal groups for more complex environments Advanced lt lt IV Allow terminals to be automatically configured via RF v Synchronize Configuration Files IV Synchronize Program Files FE Sprebrontze Driver File N 5 PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 2114 Change Addresses Note If no options are displayed click on the Advanced lt lt button Enabling Automatic Downloads Click to put a check in the Allow terminals to be automatically configured via RF box to enable automatic downloading In the event that another PC on the network is already configured and active the following warning message is displayed PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 8 1 Software Management RF Sync Manager There is already another computer on this network Unable to automatically configure terminals segment running the AirLoader
71. be switched to thin mode the next time Airloader is run on the terminal Click on the Schedule button to view a dialog box for scheduling an automatic Airloader update Auto configuration Scheduling Update Now Cancel Select the desired time and click on OK Click on Update Now and the Airloader push capability controls terminals from this end PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 5 Software Management Setting the Segment Checking the Segment button restricts a terminal group to a range of IP addresses The IP Address can be any valid address on the segment as it is used only to identify the segment The setting of the Net Mask can be used to restrict the range This feature is useful for segregating terminal groups by location Setting Force Reload Clicking on the Force Reload button forces all terminals within a group to be automatically updated The following warning message appears RF Sync Manager terminals in this group Are you sure This will cause all applicable files to be reloaded on all Click on the Yes button to force the reload Setting the Default Terminal Group New terminals that have not yet been assigned to any group are initially assigned to the default group in effect when they are booted Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager E Refresh Make Default Delete Rename Any group can be made the default group by clic
72. bject 16 terminal screens per host screen and 32 input fields per terminal screen Simplicity Intuitive drag and drop interface for screen capture and formatting e Flexibility Supports all Twin Client terminals This chapter describes how to set the emulation capture the host application displays and process them into formatter objects for download to the terminal Setting the Emulation The first step in the formatting process is to set the emulation VT 3270 or 5250 in preparation for capturing the host application displays Click on Start Programs PowerNet and Twin Client Manager and then the Settings menu as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager OF File Terminal Object Editors Tools View Help del 2 Standard Settings New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Click on Emulation and select an emulator from the list below PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 7 1 The Display Formatter Emulation Then click on OK to return to the main PowerNet Twin Client menu Starting the Emulator Start the emulator by clicking on the Object Editors menu and Screen Capture as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager Object Editors The emulation window is displayed Click on the Session menu and then click on Session Settings Untitled PowerNet 5250 Emulator IJTSGGTITTEGU In the Session Settings menu enter
73. cked or disables unchecked the processing of binary code 128 bar codes on the terminal The default value is enabled checked Caution If this option is disabled and binary 128 barcodes are used the results are unpredictable Data Mapping Data Editor and Decoder Control These are advanced integration tools and are described in Chapter 6 Scanner Type This scrolling list option defines the type of special scanner attachment in use if present External Scanner Setup RF terminals can be ordered with an Internal scanner or they can support an external scanner The external scanner is connected to the bottom of the terminal through the serial port This requires the RS232 adapter be installed The external scanner can be made to work even if an internal scanner is present However scanner decoder controls only apply to the internal scanner as the user only has access to the internal decoder The external scanner must be a serial based scanner These are scanners that have on board decoder hardware software and output their signals by normal RS232 signaling methods These external scanners are controlled by their respective manufacturers program controls provided in the manual accompanying the scanner from the manufacturer PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 9 Advanced Setup The serial data stream which the scanner outputs needs to be in specific data format and speed The RF terminal user manual has the setup fo
74. d 56 5 1 Selecting the Advanced 586 5 1 Customizing the LIA RR FU UE GUE 5 2 Customizing the Display oeeeegec adr See inn geg manere acci dass ge gege EX RR SNE eg daa go 5 4 Customizing the iesst 5 7 External Scanner Setup eege eri ione tex EES 5 9 Setting Log LOVES 5 10 CUSTOMIZING RE 5 11 Customizing E el E 5 12 Custoniizing EE 5 15 Miscellaneous Customizations 5 18 Chapter 6 Advanced Integration eee 6 1 Keyboard Map ping aaa acca ccna eus d sepa ie ebbe kao ssa vba o enu Dea 6 1 6 4 Scanner Data 6 6 Scanner Data E 6 8 ScaniDecoder Control acie a aar QUEE 6 9 Dis Pla y Map iin eu M m 6 11 Display le E rte ME 6 13 e gl dl EE e Re RE et erin Rian dalc ee 6 14 Extended Command Sa eaaa a aa aa arans aa a ee ieia aaae aieiaa na amana arD AREE a EnEn naandaa 6 19 Advanced Display Opti
75. display must be set to match the terminal for which the formatter object is to be created Click on the Tools menu and then Setup Note If while reformatting host screens you are able to create display fields larger than the selected screen size causing the reformatted screen not to appear on the terminal Delete the terminal screen in question and reformat it paying attention to the width of the RF terminal screen PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Formatting Emulation vt1 00 gt Terminal Screen Host Screen Unitech 3 variable Rows 24 Unitech PT900 PT 930 variable Unitech PT33054 variable Columns 80 132 Rows o Columns o E Cancel Click on the desired terminal display size and also ensure that the host screen size is set correctly Then click on OK to return to the formatter Adding Idents Formatting requires that each host screen be uniquely identified One way to do this is to highlight unique text on the host screen Click on the left side of the text and drag the mouse to the right Then click on the right mouse button as shown below 2 appl PowerNet Screen Formatter File Edi View Host Terminal Tools Help Giel giel gl SCENE EE GapyiField Program procedure Add Input Field Honus EE e s Current library Add Display Field Delete Field Find Field ior terial Add Ident Remove Ident
76. ds directly on a customer s AS400 host OpenAir 400 and the universal terminal client software PowerNet Twin Client e PowerNet DataLinc Application development tools for the wireless client server environment This currently includes PowerNet AirLinc for use with ODBC compliant databases PowerNet Twin Client Overview PowerNet Twin Client is a software package that provides VT100 VT220 TN3270 Telnet 3270 and TN5250 Telnet 5250 emulation on portable terminals It includes an easy to use Windows program for configuring and downloading the software to the portable terminals PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 1 1 Introduction Modes of Operation PowerNet Twin Client operates in either of two modes thick client or thin client e Thick client mode also referred to as Telnet client mode provides a Telnet connection directly to host computers and their applications e Thin client mode also referred to as Server client mode communicates directly with a PowerNet OpenAir or PowerNet AirLinc server which in turn provides the connection to host computers and their applications The primary difference between the two modes is in processing load distribution In thick mode all application protocol processing is performed on the terminal while in thin mode all of the processing takes place on an intermediate OpenAir or AirLinc server Another important difference is optimization In thin mode the OpenAir or AirLinc s
77. dvisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006
78. e new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the scan data editor object will take effect Scan Decoder Control The Scan Decoder Control object modifies the operation of the scan decoder in the terminal Any of the supported symbologies can be enabled or disabled and all of the parameters associated with a specific symbology can be modified to meet specific customer requirements This feature is used primarily to reduce errors and increase performance For example a terminal used in a receiving application can be restricted to symbologies used only in the receiving department thus reducing the opportunity for scan decoder errors and in many cases increasing scanner performance As another example the scan decoder can be instructed to return a successful scan only when the barcode is of a certain length As a result the opportunity for a scan decoder error is further reduced PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 9 6 10 Advanced Integration PowerNet Twin Client also allows the scanner to be controlled dynamically by the application This is accomplished through the use of the Extended Command set which is described later in this chapter Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Scanner Decoder Control Untitled TwinClient Decoder Control Codabar The check box next to the symbology enables checked or disables unchecked the symbology The options for
79. ensity and light pen attributes Protected This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the processing of the field attribute into audible alarms for all protected fields on the display Unprotected This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the processing of the field attribute into audible alarms for all unprotected fields on the display Alternate 5250 only This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the conversion of a single digit character at a specified row and column on the 5250 display into the corresponding number of audible alarms Row This numeric input field specifies the zero based row number in the 5250 display of the alternate alarm digit Column This numeric input field specifies the zero based row number in the 5250 display of the alternate alarm digit PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Customizing Printers Customizing Printers Clicking on the Printer tab shows the options related to the terminal printer as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager OF File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help el al 3 Keyboard Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alam Printer Misc ins gt Init Object Edit Haa Bye Startfsonvert Had End Eonyert Rageau Gonvert GIEar Key noop S SGhYETSIOn emi Start SE DI ptio Bi End Ready t100 Unitech PTSO0 PT930 4 Type T
80. er based terminal displays are capable of displaying only the Reverse and Blinking attributes All other attributes if enabled are displayed in Reverse except for those attributes checked in the Blink Mask group see below PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Advanced 3270 Keyboard Options Field Mask The VT100 and VT220 protocols do not support the more efficient block mode of operation that is standard in the 3270 and 5250 protocols since there are no VT100 or VT220 protocol commands for defining input fields However Twin Client makes it possible to simulate block mode operation by using video display attributes to define input fields Each box checked in the Field Mask window indicates a video attribute that will be recognized as an input field specification by the emulator During a terminal session with a host whenever the cursor is positioned on character with the selected attribute s all characters to the right of that position with the same attribute are interpreted to specify the length of the input field Blink Mask This check box group is used to enable checked or disable unchecked the conversion of the selected attribute to Blinking Advanced 3270 Keyboard Options The Advanced button in the advanced view Keyboard tab is active when the 3270 emulation is selected The option groups in this window are used to automate keystroke generation under the special conditions described in the following subsections
81. er on the terminal and return to the Twin Client Manager to click on the OK button The following should be displayed on the terminal while the download is in progress Program loader Receiving The download requires approximately 2 minutes to complete Following a successful download a status code of 0000 is displayed on the terminal Use the following table of status codes to troubleshoot a download failure Status Code Error 0002 Receive overrun 0004 Receive parity 0008 Receive framing 0010 Programming voltage absent 0020 DSR or CD detected on open 0080 ABORT key pressed 0100 CD lost during session 0600 NVM EEPROM failed to erase 0800 Receive time out error 1000 Control start character time out 2000 CTS inactive time out 4000 Receive buffer full In the event of a failure verify the following 3 10 The null modem cable connection between terminal and PC and condition of all connectors The specification of correct COM port The correct cradle power supply The blinking of the charging light on the cradle indicating proper seating of terminal in cradle PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Warm Booting the Terminal Warm Booting the Terminal Following a successful file download and at any time it is necessary to update the terminal software and or configuration the terminal must be warm booted Model Instructions PT900 PT9
82. er or rethread the paper in the printer Check cable battery communication settings and paper in the printer Reference Tech Note Error Message Resolution Guide Message User Count Exceeded n Session Ended Primary Unavailable nTrying Alternate APMAC DAT Error nSession Ended MUIP DAT Error nSession Ended Missing Subnet IP nSession Ended Error Opening File Telnet APl nnot found Battery Low Warning n nReplace Battery Soon No Host List nPress any key nTo Edit Host IP s Unable to Allocate nFont Memory Reason Possible authorization issue Solution Reference Tech Note Verify that you have the correct number of licenses for the number of Mobile Units you are using First Host IP address not available Verify the host address trying the remaining addresses in the Host list Access point Media Access Control Most likely a range access point radio T1113 T1114 T1161 error Mobile Unit IP Error Mobile Unit IP Netmask Error File is missing Program files are missing Not enough power to operate the Mobile Unit Have not configured your target hosts Mobile Unit does not have enough memory to load the fonts host or network issue Troubleshoot the T1171 T1187 and customer s environment T1194 Most likely a Mobile Unit network setting T1113 T1114 T1161 issue Troubleshoot the customer s T1171 T1187 and environment T1194 Most likely a Mobile Unit net
83. ers Group Radio This numeric input field defines the length of time in seconds during which the terminal activates the radio and waits for a response from the host application After the time is exceeded an error message is displayed on the terminal The default value is 120 Power This numeric input field defines the length of the time in seconds after which inactivity of the scanner keyboard or radio results in a power saving shutdown of the terminal The default is 300 5 minutes Backlight This numeric input field defines the length of time in seconds during which the terminal s display backlight remains on after keyboard or scanner input When set to a value other than 0 the terminal turns on the backlight for the amount of time specified Backlight use reduces battery life The default value is 5 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 11 Advanced Setup Keepalive 3270 5250 only This option group circumvents host application connection timeouts by automatically generating the selected keystroke when the terminal is inactive for the specified period of time in minutes Collection Timer VT only This scrolling list option specifies the number of milliseconds the terminal waits for inactivity from the host before processing received data This feature is useful in situations where the application and network latency fragments host transmissions to the terminal and also when host applications generate i
84. erver introduces display optimization data compression and several other techniques that can dramatically reduce wireless network traffic These optimizations are not possible in thick mode All of the user interface features functions and capabilities remain the same regardless of the mode of operation Major Features PowerNet Twin Client for Unitech terminals offers the following benefits e Simplicity Twin Client is preset to match the default keyboard overlays and functionality of the Unitech Telnet client No special configuration procedures are required e Management Administrators and integrators can monitor and modify the software revision and configuration of each portable terminal from any Windows PC attached to the TCP IP network Changes are downloaded to the terminals over the wireless LAN automatically e Formatting The Twin Client Terminal Screen Formatter feature is built in allowing integrators to tailor host application displays to suit the needs of the terminal operators without modifying the applications Internationalization Error message language translations and character sets are menu selections No additional integration is necessary e Migration Conversion to a PowerNet OpenAir or PowerNet AirLinc client server environment is automatic because the thin client is included in the Twin Client software already downloaded to the terminal PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 In This Manual
85. etup When the installation is complete reboot the system to initialize the Twin Client software a To reboot the system immediately click on Finish b To reboot later click on the option to restart the computer later and then click on Finish Running the Manager The PowerNet Twin Client Manager is the utility that manages the terminal software and configurations Select Start Programs PowerNet and Twin Client Manager Note If the PowerNet splash screen flashes for a second and ends when the Twin Client Manager is run move the file at this link http www connectrf com Documents fix flash reg to the system with the problem and then run it This issue found in earlier versions of the Twin Client Manager has been fixed in later versions by using a later MS compiler and libraries The PowerNet Twin Client Manager screen appears as shown in the following figure This is the administrator s main screen and all functions are accessed from its menu bar toolbar and tabs 2 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Running the Manager Menu Bar The menu bar provides access to the functions used to configure the terminals and manage their software Subsequent chapters of this manual explain each menu and its options Untitled Twin Client Manager Oy x File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Deg aal gl Toolbar Found under the menu bar the toolbar provides shortcuts to major fea
86. g is used to resolve any discrepancies Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Display Mapping and then enter a file name For the purposes of this example the name is vt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 11 Advanced Integration 6 12 Look in C3 TwinCiient amp Al terminal File name RI Files of type Object Editor Files P dem Cancel Open as read only A Click on the Open button and then click on the Yes button to create the new file Notepad Cannot find the C PowerNet T winClient vt dem file Do you want to create a new file zi nn The Notepad utility is then invoked The Display Mapping object is a text file with one entry per line Each entry uses the following format application char gt lt ISO 8859 1 char gt xlat where lt application char gt is the hexadecimal value of the character transmitted by the host application and lt ISO 8859 1 char gt is the hexadecimal value of the desired terminal display character followed by a comma the word xlat and a semicolon Tables for both ISO 8859 1 and the ASCII character sets are in Chapter 9 For the purposes of this example the English character e 0x65 will be converted to an umlaut OxEB with the entry shown below Note that that the two character hexadecimal values must be preceded by Ox Si vt dcm Notepad x File Edit Search Help ESCHER
87. gs View Help ui ole E 2 Authorization Airloader Standard Settings Screen Watcher Terminal Messenger RF Monitor Server Transfer The Authorization window is displayed as shown below Your System ID is ECFB2847 Twin Client version 7 0 0 Enter your Authorization Code below we The system is NOT currently authorized Authorized Terminals Total uthorized o In Use o Listing Remaining o Close Details PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 4 9 Standard Setup 4 10 Go to http www connectrf com Click on Partner Services Click on the Generate Authorization icon at the top of the page Follow the directions on the web site Authorized Terminals The number of terminals authorized the number of terminals in use and the number of terminals remaining is provided in the Authorized Terminals box on the lower left side of the screen Click on the Details button to number the options in the screen below in the order of your priority Note The terminal may or may not be able to utilize the Formatter feature depending on its Authorization codes Authorization Details The following list shows the number of terminals that can be authorized by this Twin Client manager based on options granted by site licenses Re order the entries to prioritize which options are given to terminals authorized by Airloader Priority Option
88. he following window is displayed for entering the filename Save in a PowerNet Si gl cl Vision File name 5 1 Save as type 5250 Screen Files scn Cancel Z For this example the filename is set to app1 Then click on the Save button to return to the emulator Exiting the Emulator The Telnet session is ended by clicking on the 4 toolbar icon or by clicking on Session and Disconnect Return to the Twin Client Manager window to format the screens by clicking on the X icon at the top right corner of the emulator or by clicking on File and Exit 7 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Formatting Formatting The screen file created in the previous sections can now be formatted This section describes how to start the formatter open a screen file format the screens save the formatted object and finally to assign it to a configuration Starting the Formatter The formatter is started from the Twin Client Manager menu Start the Twin Client Manager by clicking on Start Programs PowerNet and Twin Client Manager Then click on Object Editors as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager Oy lt File Terminal BIOG Settings Tools View Help D H Keyboard M appina Keyboard Macros Scanner Data Mapping Scanner Data Editing Scanner Decoder Control Display Mapping Display Formatting Click on the Display Formatting option and the formatter w
89. hift gt lt a gt B lt Shift gt lt b gt lt Shift gt lt b gt lt Shift gt lt b gt C lt Shift gt lt c gt lt Shift gt lt c gt lt Shift gt lt c gt D lt Shift gt lt d gt lt Shift gt lt d gt lt Shift gt lt d gt E lt Shift gt lt e gt lt Shift gt lt e gt lt Shift gt lt e gt F lt Shift gt lt f gt lt Shift gt lt f gt lt Shift gt lt f gt G lt Shift gt lt g gt lt Shift gt lt g gt lt Shift gt lt g gt H lt Shift gt lt h gt lt Shift gt lt h gt lt Shift gt lt h gt lt Shift gt lt i gt lt Shift gt lt i gt lt Shift gt lt i gt J lt Shift gt lt j gt lt Shift gt lt j gt lt Shift gt lt j gt K lt Shift gt lt k gt lt Shift gt lt k gt lt Shift gt lt k gt L lt Shift gt lt I gt lt Shift gt lt I gt lt Shift gt lt I gt M lt Shift gt lt m gt Shift m Shift m N lt Shift gt lt n gt lt Shift gt lt n gt lt Shift gt lt n gt 0 lt Shift gt lt o gt lt Shift gt lt o gt lt Shift gt lt o gt P lt Shift gt lt p gt lt Shift gt lt p gt lt Shift gt lt p gt Q lt Shift gt lt q gt lt Shift gt lt q gt lt Shift gt lt q gt R lt Shift gt lt r gt lt Shift gt lt r gt lt Shift gt lt r gt S Shift s Shift s Shift s T Shift t lt Shift gt lt t gt lt Shift gt lt t gt U lt Shift gt lt u gt lt Shift gt lt u gt lt Shift gt lt u gt V Shift v Shift v Shift v Ww lt Shift gt lt
90. his scrolling list option defines the type of printer attached to the terminal The default is none Init Object This feature allows printer initialization commands to be sent to the terminal immediately after the terminal establishes a session This is an advanced integration tool and is described in Chapter 6 Flag Byte Row Column and Clear Key 3270 5250 only This group of options provides 3270 and 5250 host application direct control over the terminal printer See the Start and End later in this section for an alternate method VT applications rely on standard escape sequences for the printing function Flag Byte This numeric input field is a decimal value that corresponds to the ASCII converted value of an EBCDIC character generated by the host application When the Flag Byte is set to a non zero value the terminal checks the host display for the value at the specified PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 15 Advanced Setup 5 16 row and column see Flag Row and Flag Column below If the Flag Byte is present all data in the display that follows the Flag Byte is routed directly to the printer up to the next occurrence of a Flag Byte value in the display or else the end of the display Flag Row This numeric input field specifies the row zero based range of 0 to23 where the Flag Byte defined above is located Flag Column This numeric input field specifies the column zero based range of 0 to79 where the Fl
91. ilde Shift Shift Shift gt hyphen lt gt lt gt lt gt equal lt gt lt gt 255 left bracket lt gt lt gt lt gt right bracket lt gt lt gt lt gt backward slash lt gt lt gt lt gt semicolon lt gt lt gt lt gt apostrophe lt gt lt gt e gt comma lt gt lt gt E period lt gt lt gt lt gt forward slash lt gt lt gt lt gt grave accent lt gt lt gt lt gt Attn lt attn gt Bottom lt Bottom gt Clear lt Clear gt lt Clear gt Del lt Del gt Dup lt Dup gt EEOF lt EEOF gt lt EEOF gt FM Fexit lt Fexit gt Fminus lt Fminus gt Fplus lt Fplus gt Help lt Help gt Home lt Home gt lt Home gt lt Home gt Insert lt Insert gt Insert PA1 lt PA1 gt lt PA1 gt z PA2 lt PA2 gt lt PA2 gt PA3 lt PA3 gt lt PA3 gt Print lt Print gt Sys req lt Sys req gt lt Sys req gt Reset lt Reset gt lt Reset gt Roll Down lt Roll Down gt Roll Up lt Roll Up gt Top lt Top gt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 10 13 Keypad Configuration VT100 3270 International Symbols 5250 Key A 2 lt i gt 2 i lt j gt
92. inal D log Cancel The default file is rf log Click on OK PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 8 19 Software Management This page is intentionally blank 8 20 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter 9 Character Sets ISO 8859 1 Character Set Description Char Dec Hex non breaking space 160 AO inverted exclamation i 161 Al cent sign 6 162 2 pound sterling 163 A3 general currency sign 164 A4 yen sign 165 A5 broken vertical bar 166 A6 section sign 167 7 umlaut dieresis 168 8 copyright 169 A9 feminine ordinal S 170 left angle quote guillemot left 171 AB not sign 172 AC soft hyphen S 173 registered trademark 174 AE macron accent E 175 AF degree sign 9 176 0 plus or minus 177 Bl superscript two 2 178 B2 superscript three 3 179 B3 acute accent 180 4 microsign u 181 B5 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 9 1 Character Sets 9 2 Description Char Dec Hex paragraph sign q 182 B6 middle dot 183 B7 cedilla 184 B8 superscript one 1 185 B9 masculine ordinal g 186 right angle quote guillemot right 187 BB fraction one fourth V 188 BC fraction one half 189 BD fraction three fourths 190 inverted question mark 191 BF capital A gra
93. indow is displayed To open the screen file click on File Untitled Powertlet Screen Formatter TA File Edit View Host Terminal Tools Help New Ctrl N Save Ctri S Save As 1 tst2a 2 cox 3 tstb250 4 vesti Exit Terminal Then click on Open and click on the screen filename open 24 Lookin I Twincient 5 L terminal O Files of type Screen Format Files sfm Cancel Zi PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 7 5 The Display Formatter Then click on the Open button and the formatter window is displayed including the first host display that was captured The terminal display window which is blank at this time since no formatting has taken place is also shown Note The Terminal display window floats on top of the host screen If it needs to be moved click on the title bar and drag it to a different area of the host screen appl PowerNet Screen Formatter File Edit View Host Terminal Tools Help osel el Sign On Syston 7 S POWERNET Subsystem 3 QBASE Display QPADEVGG32 eee asswor Oo c E 7 Program procedure Terminal X Current library ORP 1988 1998 Unused input field abc Ident text mra em E WEN Be 11 Usedinputfield abe Display Field II Ident Input Field Setting Up the Formatter The terminal
94. ious settings of length checking and the Auto Enter key Setting the Auto Enter key to noop disables the Auto Enter function i e automatic transmission of data when the field is filled or overfilled for both scanned and keyed input When it is set to anything other than noop keyed and scanned input is distinguished and the Auto Enter key is effective only for keyed input Scanned data that is equal to or greater than the field length is terminated with the Scan Termination key instead of the Auto Enter key Note Enabling Length Check disables the Truncation option described below PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 External Scanner Setup Truncation This check box option enables checked or disables unchecked the automatic truncation of scanned data that is greater than the length of the input field With both Truncation and Length Checking disabled oversized scans are automatically applied to subsequent input fields as needed If either option is enabled this automatic application is disabled The default value is disabled unchecked Stripping This scrolling list option controls the rule for automatically removing trailing spaces and underscore characters The rules are defined as follows Rule Operation off No stripping is performed space Trailing spaces are stripped score Trailing underscores are stripped both Both trailing spaces and underscores are stripped Binary 128 This check box enables che
95. isplay is positioned in the larger host display As defined by Twin Client quadrants are fixed position windows in the host display and the terminal display is located on whatever quadrant contains the current cursor position Off disables quadrant processing and Twin Client simply centers the current host input field in the terminal display On enables quadrant processing However input fields that cross quadrant boundaries result in a shift to the left in order to locate as much of the current input field on the terminal display 4 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Setup Using Twin Client Manager Soft always positions on a quadrant boundary regardless of input field boundaries Viewing keys are enabled Hard is the same as Soft except the viewing keys are disabled Lock locks the terminal display origin upper left corner to fixed row and column x y coordinates in the host display The coordinates are zero based Font The Font Size scroll box provides a choice of font size for the display of characters The Bold Font check box enables checked and disables unchecked the display of characters in bold font Key Click This check box enables checked or disables unchecked audible key clicks from the terminal The default value is on checked Printer Type This scrolling list selects the attached printer type The default value is none indicating that no printer is attached 5250 Settings Select
96. king on the group and then clicking on the right mouse button Then click on the Make Default option Reassigning Terminals After a terminal has been configured and assigned to the default group it can be reassigned to a new group by clicking on the terminal icon as shown below Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager New Group E qe New Group 8 6 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Mobile Device Manager MDM Features Then holding the mouse button down drag the terminal icon to the desired group as shown next Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager New Group 207 241 78 133 i Symbol Defaut 2 241 78 Release the mouse button which reassigns the terminal Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager q New Group gt d Symbol Default The next time the terminal is rebooted it will be reconfigured as defined in the group specification Mobile Device Manager MDM Features Under Tools in Twin Client Manager are the Screen Watcher Terminal Messenger and RF Monitor features Note The terminal may or may not be able to utilize the Screen Watcher or Terminal Messenger features depending on its Authorization codes Untitled Twin Client Manager Bisi File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Dag ral kal BI H Authorization Airloader Screen Watcher
97. ld you also like to load the configuration files 6 Choose Yes Twin Client Manager x Please verify that ActiveSync is running If not connect the device to start ActiveSync Then click OK when ActiveSync is running i Cancel 7 Click on OK The following screen will appear Twin Client Manager Transfer Complete 8 Click on OK 9 Onthe terminal click on Start Programs File Explorer and Windows 10 Select the Aironet Client Utility icon 11 Enter the SSID etc 12 Click on OK 13 Click on Start Settings and Control Panel 14 Select the Network icon and choose on the Properties tab 15 Setthe IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and click on OK 16 Click on Start Programs TwinClient and AirloaderSetup 17 Make sure that the Run AirLoad checkbox is checked or unchecked as desired 18 Click on OK 19 Warm boot the terminal 8 18 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal Under Terminal you may select Receive File from Terminal Untitled Twin Client Manager iol xj File Terminal Object Editors Settings Tools View Help D Send Configuration Files to Terminal Receive File from Terminal lis Enter the path and file name to receive from the terminal in the Upload File dialog box Upload File E xi Send Program Files to Terminal Enter the path and file name to receive from the term
98. le Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Dlelgl el 2 Keyboard Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alarm Printer Misc Brtended Eommand Wate Steam Start Seng va 5 V Send NULL in End Enable TN3270E Answerback Ready vt100 Unitech PT900 PT930 7 Extended Command Group 3270 and 5250 only This option group provides 3270 and 5250 host applications with the same extended command set available to VT applications Refer to Chapter 6 for a detailed description of the Extended Commands Start Specifies a unique character sequence that when encountered within the host display indicates that all subsequent characters up to but not including the End sequence are to be interpreted as an Extended Command Default blank indicates that the option is not in use End Specifies a unique character sequence that terminates the Extended Command Data Stream Group 3270 only Send All MDT This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the transmission of all fields with the MDT Modified Data Tag bit set When disabled only unprotected fields are transmitted The default is enabled which transmits all fields with the MDT set 5 18 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Miscellaneous Customizations Send NULL This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the transmission of NULL characters to the host system The default value is disabled
99. le UPC EO0 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled UPC E1 Extended Command lt ESC gt 15 lt state gt 0 0 0z e State Disable enable UPC E1 scanning 0 disabled 1 enabled Supplemental Barcode Handling UPC EAN Options Extended Command lt ESC gt 12 lt state gt lt minlen gt lt maxlen gt lt depend gt z State This flag should always be set to one e Minlen Specifies if two character supplementals are enabled disabled only applies to transmit mode 1 0 codes with two character supplementals decoded 1 codes with two character supplementals decoded e Maxlen Indicates if five character supplementals are enabled disabled only applies to transmit mode 1 0 codes with five character supplementals decoded 1 codes with five character supplementals decoded e Depend Specifies the supplemental transmit mode 0 no supplementals transmitted to host supplemental enable disable ignored 1 only codes with the appropriate supplemental from minlen maxlen decoded 2 all codes sent as is supplemental enable disable ignored Disabling All Decoders Extended Command lt ESC gt z This command is used to disable all barcodes on the handheld Typically this would be issued before turning on an individual barcode type just to make sure of the state of the active barcodes 6 22 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Extended Commands Input Mode Command The input mode parameter sent from the app
100. lect the configuration file saved earlier PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 7 Quick Start erminal Auto Configuration Airloader Terminal Group Manager New Group Default Hi Wop BOWSER uM MM MI Iph sellers Check the Active box and the system is now configured to automatically download IP addresses software and configuration files to the terminals Click on the X box in the upper right corner to return to the main menu Note The software does not need to be authorized now It can be authorized later after a Telnet session has been established The procedure is described in the Chapter 4 section Authorizing PowerNet 3 8 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Configuring the Terminal for Download Configuring the Terminal for Download On the PC click on Start Programs PowerNet and Twin Client Manager Under the Terminal menu choose Send Program Files to Terminal as shown below sample cf Twin Client Manager Terminal Send Program Files to Terminal The following screen is displayed Twin Client Manager Exe cance Choose Yes at the prompt The following screen is displayed Twin Client Manager EEK Cancel Click on OK PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 9 Quick Start Downloading the Files Turn on the power to the terminals in the cradle which should display the following screen Comm Parameters Start ENT Press Ent
101. lication controls via the host application whether the terminal accepts input from the keyboard the scanner or both The format of this command is as follows lt ESC gt lt mode gt z The mode parameter can be one of the following Mode Action Description 0 Scan and Key Data initially accepted from either the keyboard or default scanner Scanning allowed on a partially keyed field causes the keyed data to be discarded and the scanned data to be accepted 1 Scan or Key Data initially accepted from either the keyboard or scanner Scanning is not allowed on a partially keyed field If the operator clears the field then scanning is again allowed 2 Scan Only Data accepted only from the scanner Use caution when using this command bad barcode can block the user from completing input 3 Key Only Data accepted only from keyboard the scanner off Key Input Mode Command The processing of keyed input can be controlled dynamically while the terminal is in session The format of this command is as follows lt ESC gt 2 lt mode gt z The mode parameter can be one of the following Mode Description 0 Accepts characters between 0x20 and default 1 Accepts alphabetic characters only 2 Accepts numeric characters only 3 Accepts alphanumeric characters only For example to allow keyboard input of numeric characters only use the following sequence lt ESC gt 1 3z lt ESC gt 2 2z HEX equivalent
102. ly configured via RF v Synchronize Configuration Files Iv Synchronize Program Files Synchronize Driver mies FE Spnchronize BIGS Files v Configure IP Parameters local segment only Network Adapter 5 PCI Fast Ethemet DEC 2114 Change Addresses This powerful software management tool is described in detail in Airloader Auto Configuration For now it is sufficient simply to use it for assignment of the initial terminal configuration and IP address both of which can be easily changed later Ensure that all of the check boxes are checked as shown above To assign terminal IP addresses automatically over the wireless network check all of the boxes as shown above Then click on the Addresses button and enter the desired range in the From and To boxes as shown in the following figure PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Configuring the Manager Segment Address Assignments 206 183 67 240 1206 183 67 241 1206 183 67 242 1206 183 67 243 1206 183 67 244 1206 183 67 245 1205 183 67 246 1206 183 67 247 1206 183 67 248 1206 183 67 249 After setting the address range click on OK to return to the Airloader Auto Configuration screen and then click on the box next to Terminal Group Manager Terminal Auto Configuration Terminal Group Manager 8 New Group Default The display expands to show the default terminal group Next click on the New Group icon and use the Browse button to se
103. m and set NETID to match the access point See Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus No AirLoad Manager AirLoad Manager not Ensure that the PC with Twin Client Found active or not installed Manager is on the same segment and that the PC is operating If the PC is not on the same segment enter the address of the PC in response to the terminal prompt Manager not Active Previously identified AirLoad Manager is no longer found Same as above Unable to open IP stack on terminal Reload Unitech driver files connection failed to load Timeout waiting for Transient Reboot terminal If problem persists data communications failure check the RFSYNC log in the PowerNetTN directory Download aborted Socket closed during download Ensure PC is operating Reboot terminal and retry Manager inactive PC not operating Restart the PC After taking the corrective action the terminal must be booted again A successful wireless connection and download is indicated by the display of the Twin Client main menu shown below Twin Client 1991 2006 Connect Inc Keypress to Continue Note The date of 2006 on the terminal is updated at the time of a new release The terminal is now ready to establish a Telnet session with the host system 3 12 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Starting a Telnet Session Starting a Telnet Session At the Twin Client main
104. nal emulation type Cancel Click on OK after the selection is made and return to the main Twin Client Manager menu The standard settings tab will now reflect the settings for 3270 emulation PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 4 5 Standard Setup 4 6 Untitled Twin Client Manager ICE x File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Deg al d Standard Settings Quadrant Mode off gt Font Font Size Bold Font E Click Iv Printer T ype none Ready 3270 Unitech PT900 PT930 7 Quadrant Mode This scrolling list option defines the rules by which the terminal display is positioned in the larger host display As defined by Twin Client quadrants are fixed position windows in the host display and the terminal display is located on whatever quadrant contains the current cursor position Off disables quadrant processing and Twin Client simply centers the current host input field in the terminal display On enables quadrant processing However input fields that cross quadrant boundaries result in a shift to the left in order to locate as much of the current input field on the terminal display Soft always positions on a quadrant boundary regardless of input field boundaries Viewing keys are enabled Hard is the same as Soft except the viewing keys are disabled Lock locks the terminal display origin upper left corner to fixed row and column x y
105. ncountered an error from which Verify that your Network settings are correct T1113 T1114 T1161 you can NOT continue and you are in the correct mode using the T1171 T1187 and correct Port T1194 FUNCTION WW FILE nLINE nCODE Encountered an error from which Notify Connect over the web incident you can NOT continue reporting system Press any key nFor More Details Press Enter for more information Advisory message Press any key Press a key to continue Advisory message 11 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Message Connection ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT Disconnect ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT RF Send ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT RF Receive ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT RF Check ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT RF Timeout ERROR nREBOOT MOBILE UNIT REBOOT MOBILE UNIT Retry Y N Reason Could not Connect Could not Disconnect Could not Send Could not Receive Could not run the RF Survey Have been trying to contact the host for the radio timeout period 2 minutes default Reboot the Mobile Unit do to loss of connection Try again PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Solution Reference Tech Note Verify that your Network settings are correct T1113 T1114 T1161 and you are in the correct mode using the correct Port T1171 T1187 and T1194 Verify that your Network settings are correct T1113 T1114 T1161
106. nd or Find Next to search for pieces of information in your log or select Clear to clear the search Untitled RF Monitor D It clare Untitled RFMonitor Actions Untitled RFMonitor The options in Set Debug Levels are shown below PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 8 11 Software Management 4 Debug Levels W DW DW DW ER DW DW DW ze EUM The maximum log file size can be set under Settings Untitled RFMonitor This is the Toolbar It is found near the top of the screen 6 5155 1 This is the Status Bar It is found at the bottom of the screen Click on About RF Monitor under Help to view version number information Click on About Twin Client Manager under Help in the main menu to view the following screen 8 12 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Mobile Device Manager MDM Features About Twin Client Manager EN Twin Client Manager Version 7 0 0 Copyright C 2003 Connect Inc Terminal Software Versions Manufacturer Terminal Emulation Version Unitech PT300 PT830 VTERM 7 0 0 Unitech PT300 PT930 3270 7 0 0 Unitech PT300 PT930 5250 7 0 0 Unitech 33054 VTERM 7 0 0 Unitech PA360 VTERM 7 0 0 Unitech PT3305A 3270 7 0 0 Unitech PAS360 3270 7 0 0 Unitech PT33085A 5250 7 0 0 Unitech PASB0 5250 7 0 0 RF Monitor is a very small program and does not even require installation Just place it in a directory
107. ntermediate displays that are not used The default value is 100 Note For maximum performance adjust the collection time to 30 50ms when Mode on the Keyboard tab is set to char Customizing Alarms 5 12 Clicking on the Alarm tab shows the options related to the terminal alarm mechanisms as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager OF File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help olem del d Keyboard Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alarm Printer Misc Mode COMM By Attribute ot Volume hi h Protected Duration 80 Unprotected Frequency d e P Allow Multiple Iv Lom Scan Duration E Eolumn Scan Frequency Ready 00 Unitech PTSO0 PT930 4 Mode This scrolling list option defines the operation of the audible alarm and scanner light on the terminal Default is bell PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Customizing Alarms e Off disables the audible alarm e Bell enables the audible alarm as a double beep e Flash enables the scan indicator light as the alarm no audible alarm sounds e Both enables the double beep and the scan indicator light as the alarm e Spec1 enables the audible alarm as a single beep Spec2 enables a single beep and the scan indicator light as the alarm Volume This scrolling list option set the volume of the audible alarm The default is setting is hi Duration amp Frequency The next
108. o map those frequently used keys to single key strokes thus increasing both productivity and user acceptance Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then click on Keyboard Mapping The Unitech keyboard appears m Unitech 3 Transmit unmodified z sited control Ims intl tC sint func ti The Keyboard Mapper screen provides a mock up of a keypad on the left side of the window and options for key remapping on the right By clicking on a key on the keypad mock up the available options that apply to that key appear on the right For example clicking on the key at the lower right corner of this model changes the display as follows m Unitech PTS00 Transmit unmodified shite control ie wl stt func Yd The first column on the right side of the window entitled Transmit defines the emulation key assigned to the highlighted keypad button in each of the available keyboard states unshifted shifted alpha lock etc Each modified key state is initially blank indicating that the PowerNet default is in effect and no changes will be made to that key or its Mode of operation Refer to Chapter 10 for the table of default PowerNet key assignments for the Unitech terminal 6 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Keyboard Mapping Transmit unshifted alpha lock shifted control function func ctrl shift func ctrl
109. onal advanced customization features using the Object Editors are described in Chapter 6 Selecting the Advanced Setup The Twin Client Manager is installed in the Standard Setup mode To change to the Advanced mode click on the View menu and then on Advanced Untitled Twin Client Manager IDE XI File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools Dsm MSI al dl es Standard Settings Toolbar v Status Bar As a result a new set of tabs is displayed as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager OF x File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Desa del 28 d Keyboard Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alarm Printer Misc The following sections in this chapter describe each of the tabs and the options within each tab PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 1 Advanced Setup Customizing the Keyboard Clicking on the Keyboard tab displays the setup options related to the terminal keyboard and its operation Untitled Twin Client Manager Dau aal al Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alarm Printer Misc Ster e fip WIEST GNOD End Key This scrolling list selection is used to set the terminal key that terminates both the host connection and the wireless session The default is PF10 Auto Send Key This scrolling list selection is used to set the keystroke to be sent automatically by the terminal when an input field on the terminal is
110. onfiguration else seer Let Ed DDR Py Standard Special Lowercase Character Standard Keyboard Mode 10 2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Keypad Figures F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F1 DE m a D ele Shift Special Function Standard Uppercase Character Standard Keyboard Mode 10 3 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Keypad Configuration F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F3 F1 Special Function Standard Lowercase International Symbol Keyboard Mode May 2006 PowerNet Twin Client Reference 10 4 Keypad Figures eo E LL o LL co LL Ese gt p Special Function Standard Uppercase International Symbol Keyboard Mode 10 5 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Keypad Configuration 9 tab bksp bklite enter Es Numeric Keyboard func keypad 10 6 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 PF13 PF9 PF10 PF11 PF12 PF17 PF18 PF19 Ke N CH Function Keys PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 PF1 PF2 PF3 PF4 PER PF8 PF1 PF2 PF23 PF24 PF15 PF16 Special Keypad Figures 10 7 Keypad Configuration VT100 10 8 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Keypad Figures pat paz pas 3270 PowerNet T
111. onnected you You connected to the host but did not logon in the appropriate time so the host disconnected you Could not connect to the Host Could not connect to the Host Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Solution Advisory message Advisory message Most likely a range access point or radio issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Verify that the configuration file has the correct Mobile Unit type and New environment variable set Fallback to the Connect Default to verify the connection Modify the Host parameters for login Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Message Printer Not nResponding Printer Out nOf Range Print Complete Reprint Y N WARNING Turning power off nduring a session nwill
112. ons for VT 6 24 Advanced 3270 Keyboard Options 6 25 NEW ENVIRON Telnet gt nnne nnn nnn nnn 6 27 Chapter 7 The Display 0 6 7 1 Setting the E EE 7 1 Starting the ean mn aki ia e kx baa nia 7 2 Taking Snapshots erue obe Rx et bna diui 7 4 el TR 50 Chapter 8 Software Management 8 1 Airloader 00 0 8 1 Mobile Device Manager MDM 68 8 7 Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal 8 17 Chapter 9 Character EN 9 1 ISO 8859 1 ria a nv anra rna au a 9 1 ASCII Character Sete EEN 9 5 Chapter 10 Keypad Configuration 10 1 Keypad FIGUres mE 10 1 Unitech
113. options that indicates the subsequent character pairs are hexadecimal values that are converted to binary A blank value default indicates that this option is not in use PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Customizing Printers End Convert Specifies a unique character sequence ASCII converted that terminates binary conversion Default blank indicates that this option is not in use LXE Option 3270 5250 only This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the processing of print data embedded in the datastream according to LXE printing rules Convert Flag Byte and Conversion 3270 only This option group defines the conversion of a single character Convert Flag Byte found in the 3270 print data to a printer control sequence defined by the Conversion scroll list Convert Flag Byte This numeric input field defines an ASCII value in decimal format that will be converted to a printer control sequence as defined by the Conversion option The default value is zero 0 which disables conversion Conversion Specifies what the Flag Byte is converted to The options are crnl cr and nl which represent ASCII carriage return new line carriage return and new line respectively The default value is crnl PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 17 Advanced Setup Miscellaneous Customizations Clicking on the Misc tab shows the following options window Untitled Twin Client Manager IE EX Fi
114. pad Cannot find the C PowerNet T winClient vt ini file Do you want to create a new file PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 13 Advanced Integration Dialog 6 14 The Notepad utility is then invoked The printer init object is a text file allowing for the entry of printer specific commands Refer to the documentation provided by the printer manufacturer for instructions Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File then on Save and then on Exit which returns to the Twin Client Manager menu Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Printer tab then on the Init Object list button and finally on the object name Init Object gt Edit Raq Byte 9 Start sar Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the init object will be transmitted to the printer at the start of the next Telnet session The Dialog object is a script used to automate difficult or repetitive user interactions with the host application It can be used to create terminal screens collect input generate output and make decisions based upon terminal keyboard or scanner input and host application data Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Dialog
115. que to Unitech terminals Chapter nine is a reference for the ISO 8859 1 and ASCII character sets Chapter ten is a reference for the default keyboard configurations for Unitech terminals using PowerNet Twin Client in advanced mode Figures and tables are included for 3270 5250 and VT Also included for reference are the Unitech terminal control sequences Chapter eleven is a reference for error message resolution in Twin Client PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 1 3 Introduction This page is intentionally blank 1 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter Zelnstallaton This chapter describes the installation of the PowerNet Twin Client software on a PC The software is available on CD ROM or it can be downloaded from the Connect web site Instructions are provided for both methods Requirements Installation of PowerNet Twin Client requires at a minimum the following e A Pentium class processor e 32 MB of RAM e 10 MB of free hard disk space available e The PT900 PT930 and PT930SA terminals require Microsoft Windows CE The PA960 terminal requires Microsoft Windows CE 3 0 Windows CE NET 4 2 e ActiveSync needs to be installed on the PC before downloading files to the terminal ActiveSync is freely downloadable from the Microsoft web site at www microsoft com downloads For instructions go to www msdn microsoft com Downloading from the Web The PowerNet Twin Client software package can be
116. r some popular scanners in this manual It also includes the required bar codes to setup these scanners The following is an example of a setup for an RF terminal The order in which to set up the scanner is 1 SET RS 232C DEFAULTS 2 SET ALL DEFAULTS 3 RS 232 HOST BAUD RATE 9600 4 RS 232 HOST PARITY NONE 5 RS 232 HOST DATA TRANSMISSION FORMATS lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX gt 6 RS 232 HOST PREFIX SUFFIX VALUES SUFFIX 7 RS 232 HOST PREFIX SUFFIX VALUES lt 1 gt lt 0 gt lt 1 gt lt 3 gt Setting Log Levels 5 10 The terminal maintains a logging facility that can be used by Technical Support and Engineering to assist in problem resolution These levels should always be set to zero 0 Untitled Twin Client Manager General m Display p zl me me Formatter Dialog Datastream 0 SHE 0 gt Ready t100 Unitech PTSOO PT930 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Customizing Timers Customizing Timers Clicking on the Timers tab shows the options related to the terminal timers as shown below Untitled Twin Client Manager OF File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Deg ale ol Keyboard Display Scanner LogLevels Timers Alarm Printer Misc Timers heen Alive E Fe E Minutes Collection Timer a 60 Power 180 5 0 2242 noop Ready vi Unitech PT900 PT930 2 Tim
117. rNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 4 11 Standard Setup Transferring Licenses The Transfer Licenses feature is used when moving a site license from one PC to another After Twin Client Manager is installed on a new PC you will need the System Machine ID for it From Twin Client Manager select Authorization from under the Tools menu Click on the Transfer Authorization button on the old PC You will be asked for the new System ID Enter this new System ID It will generate an Authorization code for the new PC s Twin Client Manager Authorization Mental ution eetiat Note This feature only works if there are licenses remaining on the old PC 4 12 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Authorizing PowerNet Listing Click on the Listing button to view Authorization codes used along with corresponding serial numbers The Authorization codes used along with their corresponding serial numbers will appear Authorization Codes Issued x Serial Number Authorization Code Click on OK when finished Click on the Close button when finished PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 4 13 Standard Setup This page is intentionally blank 4 14 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Chapter 5 Advanced Setup The PowerNet Twin Client permits the customization of all aspects of terminal operation without custom programming This chapter describes all of the advanced setup options Additi
118. rd Macros Scanner D ata Mapping Scanner Data E diting Scanner Decoder Control Display Mapping Display Formatting Printer Init Dialog Screen Capture The following sections describe the use of each object how to create the object and how to assign the object to a terminal configuration using the Advanced Setup options A detailed description of the Extended Commands which are used by applications to dynamically control the terminal scanner and keyboard is included in this chapter The advanced emulation specific configuration options to which the previous chapter refers are also described here Keyboard Mapping The Keyboard Mapping object is used to change the functionality of the terminal keyboard This feature is most often used to simplify keyboard usage and reduce operator workload It is also used to reduce re training requirements when introducing new terminal models PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 1 Advanced Integration The need for keyboard mapping is a result of the size restricted keypads common to all portable terminal devices Compensating for the physical limitations the manufacturer uses state modifier keys to expand the functionality of the keypad As a result many keys e g the Up Arrow key require the operator to press two or more keys to emulate a single keystroke Because many applications tend to rely heavily on a small group of keys it is advantageous t
119. re created by clicking on the Terminal Specific button and entering the last two octets of the terminal IP address Then enter the Variable and Value in the respective boxes and click on the Set button New Environ settings 67 240 DEVNAME TERM240 lt common gt DEPARTMENT RECEIVING Note Click on the Show all settings check box to display both terminal specific and common variables When you set up the IP address in the New Environment entry form you can get an Invalid terminal address error message This error is from a routine that checks the IP address for accuracy In IP settings it is possible to use octal notation rather than the more common decimal method we see most often PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 NEW ENVIRON Telnet Extension The rule is that if there is a leading zero it assumes octal notation and checks for a valid octal value legal octal values are 0 7 For example if the second half of your terminal IP address is 078 131 the 8 in the 078 is what causes the error The terminal client needs the leading zero s to correctly find the IP address This leads to a catch 22 Note The following work around will require that you hand edit the configuration file to add the leading zeros if required 1 Enter the address as normal without any leading zeros If they are all 3 digit octets you need do nothing If any octet is less than 3 digits do the next step 2 Open the PowerNet TwinClient tnenv
120. rements and then prepare it for the automatic management of the terminal software and IP addresses This simple procedure will require only a few minutes to complete Setting the Emulation Click on Start Programs PowerNet and Twin Client Manager and then select the Settings menu as shown below Del ES Untitled Twin Client Manager File Terminal Object Editors KE Tools View Help sles 51 Io IN 38 Gi 2 Emulation Servers New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Standard Settings Click on Emulation select the desired emulation and then click on OK Emulation 8 x Select the terminal emulation type PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 3 1 Quick Start 3 2 Setting the Servers The Servers are the Telnet host systems the terminals will access Untitled Twin Client Manager IDE ES File Terminal Object Editors Ge Tools View Help 51 2 Emulation New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Standard Settings To set these addresses from the Settings menu click on Servers and then click on Add Enter the name of each server its IP address and IP port normally 23 for Telnet servers and emulation type Then click on OK Servers EN IP Address IPPot Terminal Type Add Edit Delete Load Save As Repeat this step for each Telnet server the terminals are required to access If an error
121. rror Message Resolution Guide Message monarch pddumb comtec rascal codewriter comtec S User Name Password Frequency Duration ms 11 22 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Delay ms Prompt Advisory message Select Scanner Prompt Advisory message Setup Scanner Prompt Advisory message Scan Test Prompt Advisory message Scan Operation Prompt Advisory message Laser Prompt Advisory message Contact Pulse Prompt Advisory message Contact No Pulse Prompt Advisory message Auto Pulse Prompt Advisory message Auto No Pulse Prompt Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 23 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Wand Simulation VT100 VT220 SETUP Mobile Unit IP Radio Host List NULL 11 24 Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message A
122. s it may be necessary to customize terminal operation The standard setup options simplify this process and can be modified by the following methods Using the Twin Client Manager Using the Twin Client terminal menu system This chapter describes how to use the Twin Client Manager and the terminal menu systems to set up the terminal Also described are the methods for authorizing the terminal software Setup Using Twin Client Manager The Twin Client Manager provides a Standard Settings tab for automatic setup of the terminals Select Standard from under the View menu The options within this tab may vary according to the emulation selected each of which is described below VT Settings Select the VT emulation setup by clicking on the Settings menu and then the Emulation menu as shown below Biel Es Untitled Twin Client Mana File Terminal Object Editors osa ll a Standard Settings Tools View Help Servers New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Then click on the VT100 or VT220 selection as shown below PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 4 1 Standard Setup Emulation vt100 Click on OK after the selection 1s made and return to the main Twin Client Manager menu The standard settings tab will now reflect the settings for VT emulation Untitled Twin Client Manager Quadrant Mode This scrolling list option defines the rules by which the terminal d
123. s check box enables checked or disables unchecked the display of the message Waiting for Data on the terminal display This message is used to indicate that the terminal has transmitted data to the host application and is waiting for a response The default value is enabled checked Default Data 3270 5250 only This check box enables checked or disables unchecked editing of data present in the current input field prior to entry of new data by the terminal operator Font Size Font options chosen here are small medium larger and largest PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Customizing the Scanner Bold Font This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the display of characters in bold font Advanced VT only This button accesses setup options for controlling all aspects of VT display attribute mapping and masking This 15 an advanced integration tool and its use is described in Chapter 6 Customizing the Scanner Clicking on the Scanner tab shows the options related to the terminal scanner and its operation Untitled Twin Client Manager Bisi Dis ll ai Send Key This scrolling list option defines the control key automatically transmitted with scanned data The list of keys depends on the type of emulation in use The noop key indicates that no automatic control key will be sent The default value is Enter PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 7
124. setting block mode operation Note When set to char mode the Collection timer value in the Timers tab should be set to between 30 and 50 milliseconds for maximum performance Auto EOF 3270 only This check box option enables checked or disables unchecked the automatic erasure of all data in a field prior to keyed or scanned data input The default value is disabled unchecked Clear First 3270 only This check box option enables checked or disables unchecked the automatic erasure of all data in a field prior to keyed or scanned data input The default value is disabled unchecked Serial Input This check box option enables checked or disables unchecked the viewing of the terminal screen in hyperterminal Advanced 3270 only Clicking on the Advanced button brings up the Advanced 3270 Keyboard screen and provides a variety of special key generation options This is an advanced integration tool and its use is described in Chapter 6 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 5 3 Advanced Setup Customizing the Display Clicking on the Display tab shows the options related to the terminal display and its operation Untitled Twin Client Manager ES File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help Das e elei al Keyboard Display Scanner Log Levels Timers Alarm Printer Misc Quadrant Mode ra pee 0 IL HON Source Lock Column Destination fo Scroll Mode hat M Row Coun
125. ssing However input fields that cross quadrant boundaries result in a shift to the left in order to locate as much of the current input field on the terminal display Soft always positions on a quadrant boundary regardless of input field boundaries Viewing keys are enabled Hard is the same as Soft except the viewing keys are disabled Lock locks the terminal display origin upper left corner to fixed row and column x y coordinates in the host display The coordinates are zero based Font The Font Size scroll box provides a choice of font size for the display of characters The Bold Font check box enables checked and disables unchecked the display of characters in bold font 4 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Setup Using Twin Client Manager Key Click This check box enables checked or disables unchecked audible key clicks from the terminal The default value is on checked Printer Type This scrolling list selects the attached printer type The default value is none indicating that no printer is attached 3270 Settings Select the 3270 emulation setup by clicking on the Settings menu and then the Emulation menu as shown below Biel ES Untitled Twin Client Manager File Terminal Object Editors E Tools View Help New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Standard Settings Then click on the 3270 selection as shown below Emulation x Select the termi
126. t o Language english gt Move Blank d Se Reverse Midden M Mapping Object Edit Wait Message Dialog Object Edt Default Data B Formatter FontSize 10 gt Object gt Edit Bold Font Alt Scan Key noop Advance Key noop Advanced Ready vt100 Unitech PTSO0 PT930 4 Quadrant Mode This scrolling list option defines the rules by which the terminal display is positioned in the larger host display As defined by Twin Client quadrants are fixed position windows in the host display and the terminal display is located on whatever quadrant contains the current cursor position Off disables quadrant processing and Twin Client simply centers the current host input field in the terminal display On enables quadrant processing However input fields that cross quadrant boundaries result in a shift to the left in order to locate as much of the current input field on the terminal display Soft always positions on a quadrant boundary regardless of input field boundaries Viewing keys are enabled Hard is the same as Soft except the viewing keys are disabled 5 4 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Customizing the Display Lock locks the terminal display origin upper left corner to fixed row and column x y coordinates in the host display The coordinates are zero based Scroll Mode This scrolling list option selects the rule used for mo
127. t Func gt lt Down gt lt Func gt lt Down gt Backlight lt Func gt lt 0 gt lt Func gt lt 0 gt lt Func gt lt 0 gt View up lt Shift gt lt UP gt lt Shift gt lt Up gt lt Shift gt lt Up gt View down lt Shift gt lt Down gt lt Shift gt lt Down gt lt Shift gt lt Down gt View left lt Shift gt lt Left gt lt Shift gt lt Left gt lt Shift gt lt Left gt View right lt Shift gt lt Right gt lt Shift gt lt Right gt lt Shift gt lt Right gt left brace lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt right brace lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Unitech Terminal Keypad Tables broken vertical bar lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt underscore lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt addition lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt less than lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt gt greater than lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt 2 question lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt colon lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt lt Shift gt lt gt quotation Shift 7 Shift Shift 7 t
128. tepad IB x File Edit Search Help pf9 ut188X815 a Note 015 represents the octal value for carriage return Refer to Chapter 9 ASCH Character Set Octal Values Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File then on Save and then on Exit which returns to the Twin Client Manager menu Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Keyboard tab then on the Macro Object list button and finally on the object name PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 6 5 Advanced Integration Mapping Object Edit Macro Object Edit Mode Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the keyboard macro will take effect Scanner Data Mapping The Scanner Data Mapping object defines barcode sequences that when encountered in scanned data are automatically converted to emulator keystrokes This feature can be used to reduce or eliminate keyboard entry by the operator That is instead of pressing the PF3 key to access a help screen the operator scans a barcode that is mapped to the keystroke Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Scanner Data Mapping and then enter a file name For the purposes of this example the name is vt Look in
129. the 5250 emulation setup by clicking on the Settings menu and then the Emulation menu as shown below Biel ES Untitled Twin Client Manager File Terminal Object Editors Isi Tools View Help wll ss IN Ars Le aa Emulation Servers New Environ Settings Terminal Operation Options Standard Settings Then click on the 5250 selection as shown below Emulation x Select the terminal emulation type Cancel PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 4 3 Standard Setup Click on OK after the selection is made and return to the main Twin Client Manager menu The standard settings tab will now reflect the settings for 5250 emulation Untitled Twin Client Manager ES File Terminal ObjectEditors Settings Tools View Help del za d Standard Settings Quadrant Mode off E Font Font Size gt Bold Font Key Click Iv Printer Type none gt Ready 5250 Unitech PTS00 PT330 7 Quadrant Mode This scrolling list option defines the rules by which the terminal display is positioned in the larger host display As defined by Twin Client quadrants are fixed position windows in the host display and the terminal display is located on whatever quadrant contains the current cursor position Off disables quadrant processing and Twin Client simply centers the current host input field in the terminal display On enables quadrant proce
130. thisisatab 009 For an enter thisisanenter 015 For pf1 033 OP 015 Saving and Assigning the Object Save the object by clicking on File then on Save and then on Exit which returns to the Twin Client Manager menu Next assign the object to a terminal configuration by opening a terminal configuration from the File menu Click on the advanced setup Scanner tab then on the Data Mapping Object list button and finally on the object name Data Mapping Object Edit Data Editor Object Edit Decoder Control Object Edit Save the updated terminal configuration by clicking on File and then Save The next time the terminal is booted the new configuration will be downloaded automatically and the scanner data mapping will take effect PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 6 7 Advanced Integration Scanner Data Editing The Scanner Data Editing object defines the rules for recognizing barcode patterns and performing automatic manipulations on the barcode before it is transmitted to the host application This feature is most often employed when upgrading wedge based systems Creating the Object Create the object by clicking on Object Editors then Scanner Data Editing Untitled PowerNet Scan Editor Bisi File View Help Recognition Operation Ready 1 12 Barcode recognition is based on the Size length and Recognition specifiers Once the pattern is recognized Operation specifiers
131. tion scripts and is an advanced integration option described in Chapter 6 Formatter This feature is used to re format the host display onto the terminal display This is an advanced integration option and is described in Chapter 6 PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 5 5 Advanced Setup 5 6 Relocation Group This option group allows rows of the host display to be relocated automatically This option is particularly useful when the application generates important error messages on a specific row that is not necessarily within the terminal s display area Source Defines the starting row zero based in the host display that is relocated to the destination row of the host display The default is zero 0 Destination Defines the starting source row location zero based in the host display Default is zero 0 Row Count Specifies the number of host display rows to be relocated starting with the row defined by the Source option and continuing from top to bottom of the display The default zero 0 disables row relocation Move Blank This check box enables unconditional relocation checked or enables relocation only when data is present on the source row or rows unchecked The default is unchecked Reverse Video This check box enables checked or disables unchecked the processing of the reverse video display attribute on the terminal The default value default is on checked Wait Message Thi
132. tures The toolbar can be turned on or off by changing the Toolbar parameter found on the View menu The shortcuts available from the toolbar are as follows Create a new terminal configuration Open an existing terminal configuration Save the current terminal configuration Download the configuration to the terminal Download software to the terminal Configure terminals automatically over the wireless network View the PowerNet Twin Client Manager version The PowerNet Twin Client Manager is now successfully installed and ready for use The next chapter provides detailed instructions for quickly configuring the terminal and starting a Telnet session PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 2 5 Installation This page is intentionally blank PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Chapter 3 Quick Start This chapter describes how to prepare the Twin Client Manager and the Unitech terminal for a Telnet session with the host Following an initial serial download the terminal software and configuration are managed automatically over the wireless network Note Unitech terminals are normally delivered with Unitech files pre installed However if the terminal does not have those files installed refer to Chapter 8 Sending Program and Configuration Files to the Terminal before proceeding Configuring the Manager The first step is to configure the Twin Client Manager to meet site specific requi
133. unning through a Advisory message Mode Connect server in thin mode usually at port 1800 Port 23 is only nallowed in Telnet Can not set the port to 23 in Server Advisory message Mode mode Port 23 is the standard Telnet port Not Enough Memory nTo Run Mobile Unit does not have the Expand the Mobile Unit memory capacity to run the program do to memory restrictions Press any key Press a key to continue Advisory message PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 11 7 Error Message Resolution Guide Message TwinClient Telnet TwinClient Server TwinClient TN3270 TwinClient TN5250 TwinClient TNVT c 1991 2006 Connect Edit Menu Options Edit Mobile Unit IP Edit Server Host IPs Edit Radio Option Reason Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Prompt Menu Title Menu Option Menu Option Menu Option Solution Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Advisory message Reference Tech Note PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Message Edit License Key Run Site Survey Switch Client Modes Run TwinClient Exit to OS Printer may not be nplugged in or nturned on OUT OF RANGE OF BASE CONNECT SERIAL CABLE REMOVE SERIAL CABLE PLACE IN CRADLE Reason Menu Option
134. ut field PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 NEW ENVIRON Telnet Extension NEW ENVIRON Telnet Extension The NEW ENVIRON Telnet extension also known as Workstation ID is a mechanism for providing named variables with values to the host system via a Telnet negotiation at the beginning of each terminal session The New Environ option under the Twin Client Manager s Settings menu is used to create the variables which are applied to all terminal configurations Variables can be created that apply only to specific terminals indicated by IP address It is also possible to create variables that apply to all terminals New Environ settings X Terminal Specific Second Halliot tenninal P eddress Eq 215183 Variable Value t ef Current Settings Show all settings Cancel Creating Common Settings Variables that apply to all terminal sessions are created by clicking on the Common to all terminals button and then entering the Variable and Value in the respective boxes Then click on the Set button PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 6 27 Advanced Integration 6 28 New Environ settings 9 s SEGUITO Gees 7 cu DEPARTMENT brong lt common gt DEPARTMENT RECEIVING The variable and its value are then displayed in the bottom list window Creating Terminal Specific Settings Variables that apply to specific terminal sessions a
135. ve accent 192 CO capital A acute accent 193 CI capital A circumflex accent 194 C2 capital A tilde 195 C3 capital A dieresis or umlaut mark A 196 C4 capital A ring A 197 C5 capital AE diphthong ligature E 198 C6 capital C cedilla C 199 C7 capital E grave accent 200 C8 capital E acute accent 201 C9 capital E circumflex accent 202 CA capital E dieresis or umlaut mark 203 CB capital I grave accent 204 CC capital I acute accent 205 CD capital I circumflex accent i 206 CE capital I dieresis or umlaut mark i 207 CF capital Eth Icelandic D 208 DO capital N tilde N 209 DI capital O grave accent 210 D2 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 ISO 8859 1 Character Set Description Char Hex capital O acute accent 0 21 D3 capital O circumflex accent 212 DA capital O tilde 0 213 D5 capital O dieresis or umlaut mark 214 D6 multiply sign x 215 D7 capital O slash 216 D8 capital U grave accent 217 D9 capital U acute accent 218 DA capital U circumflex accent U 219 DB capital U dieresis or umlaut mark U 220 DC capital Y acute accent Y 221 DD capital THORN Icelandic P 222 DE small sharp s German sz ligature 223 DF small A grave accent 224 EO small A acute accent 4 225 El small A circumflex accent 226 E2 small A tilde 3 227 3 small A dieresis or
136. ving the terminal display within the host display using the viewing keys Half scrolls the terminal display in half screen increments For example given a 16 column screen the screen is scrolled left and right 8 columns at a time Full scrolls the terminal display in full screen increments For example given a 16 column screen the screen is scrolled left and right 16 columns at a time Language This scrolling list option selects the display character mapping and the translation table used for error messages displayed on the terminal The default value is English The file umsgs txt which is installed with PowerNet Twin Client contains all of the current language translations In the event a specific language is not translated or if a specific message is not correctly translated visit the Connect web site at http Awww connectrf comjand check the Support page for a related Tech Note If the issue has not been addressed email support connectrf comJand request a Product Change Request PCR Cursor Appearance This scrolling list option selects the manner in which the cursor is displayed on the terminal The default value is hard Type Appearance Soft Blinking Underscore _ hard Blinking Block W hide None Mapping Object This feature is used to modify the displayed character set This is an advanced integration option and its use is described in Chapter 6 Dialog Object This feature is used to build session automa
137. waiting for the application to return data Mobile Unit out of the coverage area Could not obtain the Mac Address from the Mobile Unit Bad internal protocol User Host application or network has ended the session Bad Protocol detected Solution Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Most likely a host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Probable causes are Database record locking application program failure Host failure or network failure Most likely a range access point radio host or network issue Troubleshoot the customer s environment Possible hardware driver or stack problem Contact the Mobile Unit manufacturer Notify Connect over the web incident reporting system If the user did not end the session most likely host or network issues Troubleshoot the customer s environment Usually a result of bad cabling power or faulty transceiver Also will receive this if the Mobile Unit is in the wrong mode for Server operation Reference Tech Note T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194 T1113 T1114 T1161 T1171 T1187 and T1194
138. win Client Reference May 2006 10 9 Keypad Configuration o FEFEE r me ECILCNECB 5250 10 10 PowerNet Twin Client Reference May 2006 Unitech Terminal Keypad Tables Unitech Terminal Keypad Tables The keypad tables in this section are organized by terminal model keypad configuration and emulation The key values represent the default keypad assignments applied to the terminal in Twin Client advanced mode Table entries that are blank indicate the key is not assigned or not relevant to the emulation Key VT 3270 5250 lt a gt lt a gt lt a gt lt b gt lt b gt lt b gt lt c gt lt c gt lt c gt lt d gt lt d gt lt d gt lt e gt lt e gt lt e gt lt f gt lt f gt lt f gt lt g gt lt g gt lt g gt lt h gt lt h gt lt h gt i lt j gt lt j gt a b d e f g h i j k l m n lt n gt lt n gt lt n gt o lt o gt p lt p gt lt p gt lt p gt q lt q gt lt q gt lt q gt r lt r gt lt r gt lt r gt S s s lt s gt t t t t u lt u gt lt u gt lt u gt y lt y gt lt y gt w lt w gt lt w gt lt w gt x x x x y lt y gt lt y gt lt y gt lt 2 gt lt 2 gt lt 2 gt A lt Shift gt lt a gt lt Shift gt lt a gt lt S
139. work setting T1113 T1114 T1161 issue Troubleshoot the customer s T1171 T1187 and environment T1194 Verify that the configuration files are on the Mobile Unit Or perhaps there is a hardware failure Reload program files 23 Replace the battery with a fully recharged battery Configure the target host IP addresses Reduce the fonts in use or expand the memory in the Mobile Unit PowerNet Twin Client Reference e May 2006 Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Font Loading Error Could not load the font Ensure that the font is available to load Printer Not Ready nPress R to Can not print Check cable battery communication Retry nC to Cancel Print settings and paper in the printer Mobile Unit in nDemonstration Running in demo mode Purchase a license from Connect Mode nfor TwinClient Connected to Host Successful connection to the target Advisory message Host Telnet Mode not nsupported on nthis This Mobile Unit must be used with Order a Connect Server Mobile Unit a Connect Server Telnet Setup files nnot found Customer specific configuration Load the configuration files into the Mobile Reload nfiles then switch files are missing Unit from Twin Client Manager Switched Client to nTelnet Direct Mode Mobile Unit running in Telnet mode Advisory message direct to the target Host Switched Client to nServer Based Mobile Unit r

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