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• manually update the existing registry file.
Creating a new registry file
1. Open any text editing application, such as Microsoft Notepad.
2. Create the content of the registry file. You may use the sample registry file included
on the terminal as a base for your new file (also included below, see
Network Parameter Registry File
To access the file, see
3. Once you have created the file, save it. If you are using Microsoft Notepad, click
File - Save As. You can give it any name you want.
Note: When saving the file, ensure that you do not change the file type, i.e.
ensure you are saving the file as a .reg file.
4. Load the new file back on to the terminal. See
on page 10-13.
5. Hard reset the terminal, so new registry settings can be merged. See
a Hard Reset
Manually updating the existing registry file
A default registry file is included on the terminal in the Platform directory. To update this file
you must copy the file from your terminal onto the host computer, make the necessary
changes and load the new file back onto the terminal.
To copy the file from your terminal
1. Establish an ActiveSync connection between the host computer and the terminal.
See Chapter 4, Communications
2. In ActiveSync, click Explore. Windows Explorer will open the Mobile Device
window for your device.
3. Navigate to the Platform folder and find the GPRS.reg file.
4. Right-click the file and click Copy. Place the cursor in the desired folder on your
host computer, right-click, and click Paste.
To make changes to the file
1. Open the GPRS.reg file you download above in any text editor application, such as
Microsoft Notepad. You cannot double-click to open the file. You must open it
through the application.
To copy the file from your terminal
on page 2-35.
Wireless Wide Area Network Configuration
on page 10-13).
To load the file back on the terminal
for detailed instructions.
Sample
on page 10-12.
Performing
10-13