Airbeam Smart; Airbeam Package Builder; Airbeam Smart Client - Symbol MC909X Integrator Manual

A new Wireless profile is created on the mobile computer from the data encoded in the scanned bar
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The designated package(s) are downloaded from the FTP server.
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AirBEAM Smart

The AirBEAM Smart product allows specially designed software packages to be transferred between a host
server and Symbol wireless handheld devices. Before transfer, AirBEAM Smart checks and compares
package versions, so that only updated packages are loaded.
AirBEAM Smart resides on radio-equipped client devices and allows them to request, download, and install
software, as well as to upload files and status data. A single communications session performs both file
download and upload. The ability to transfer software over a radio network can greatly reduce the logistical
efforts of client software management.
In an AirBEAM Smart system, a network-accessible host server acts as the storage point for the software
transfer. The AirBEAM Smart Client uses the industry standard FTP or TFTP file transfer protocols to check the
host system for updates and, if necessary, to transfer updated software.
NOTE For more information about AirBEAM Smart, refer to the AirBEAM
Reference Guide (p/n 72-63060-xx).

AirBEAM Package Builder

In a typical distributed AirBEAM system, software to be transferred is organized into packages. In general, an
AirBEAM package is a set of files that are assigned attributes both as an entire package and as individual
component files. The package is assigned a version number and the transfer occurs when an updated version
is available.
An AirBEAM package can optionally contain developer-specified logic to be used to install the package.
Installation logic is typically used to update client device flash images or radio firmware. Examples of common
AirBEAM packages would include packages for custom client application software, radio firmware, and
AirBEAM Smart Client software.
Once these packages are built, they are installed on the host server for retrieval by the handheld device. Use
the AirBEAM Package Builder utility to define, generate, and install AirBEAM packages to a server. The
packages are then loaded from the server onto a client device equipped with an AirBEAM Smart Client
executable.
For instructions on how to define, generate, and install AirBEAM packages to the server, refer to the AirBEAM
Package Builder Product Reference Guide, p/n 72-55769-xx.

AirBEAM Smart Client

The AirBEAM Smart Client resides on the handheld mobile computer. It is configured with the server access
information, the names of the packages to be downloaded and other controlling parameters. When the
AirBEAM Smart Client is launched, the device connects to the specified FTP server and checks the packages
it is configured to look for. If the package version was updated, the client requests the transfer.
Chapter 4, Wireless Applications
Application Deployment for Mobile 5.0 8 - 17
for more information about wireless profiles.
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