Introduction; Communication Software Installation; Installing Activesync - Symbol PDT 8100 Series Product Reference Manual

Introduction

The terminal is capable of communicating with a number of external devices including
development PCs, serial devices, printers, etc. With the appropriate accessory and
software, the terminal can establish a number of connection types, such as a serial
connection and a modem connection.
This chapter provides information on installing the appropriate communication software
and setting up the appropriate accessory to enable communication between the terminal
and the external device.

Communication Software Installation

Two utilities for external communication are Microsoft ActiveSync and eConnect. Their
installation and use are described in this section.

Installing ActiveSync

Using ActiveSync, information on the terminal can be synchronized with the information on
the host computer. Changes made on the terminal or host computer appear in both places
after synchronization.
With ActiveSync software the user can:
• Work with terminal-compatible host applications on the host computer. ActiveSync
replicates data from the terminal (such as Calendar and Contacts) so the user can
view, enter and modify any data stored on the terminal with the host application.
• Synchronize Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files between the terminal and
host computer. The files are automatically converted to the correct format.
• Back up the data stored on the terminal. Synchronization is a one-step procedure
that ensures the data is always safe and up-to-date.
• Copy (rather than synchronize) files between the terminal and host computer.
• Control when synchronization occurs by selecting a synchronization mode, e.g.,
the user may synchronize continually while the terminal is connected to the host
computer, or only when the synchronize command is selected.
• Select the types of information to synchronize, and control how much data is
synchronized.
Communications
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