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Spectralink PIVOT 8744 Smartphone
Quick Barcode Connector
Administration Guide
For PIVOT:SC Smartphone Model 8744
721-0045-000 Rev A
February 2017

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  • Page 1 Spectralink PIVOT 8744 Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide For PIVOT:SC Smartphone Model 8744 721-0045-000 Rev A February 2017...
  • Page 2 The drawings and specifications contained herein are the property of Spectralink and shall be neither reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written approval of Spectralink, nor be implied to grant any license to make, use, or sell equipment manufactured in accordance herewith.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Conventions Used In This Document ................8 Icons ..........................8 Typography ........................9 Chapter 2: Introducing the Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector for PIVOT ................10 Installing the Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector Software ........11 Chapter 3: Launching Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector and Setting Options ..............
  • Page 4 Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Contact Information for Requesting Source Code ............33 721-0045-000_A.docx February 2017...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: About This Guide

    Optimal methods for scanning barcodes Product Support Spectralink wants you to have a successful installation. If you have questions please contact the Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-775-5330. The hotline is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain time.

  • Page 6: Spectralink References

    AP Configuration Guides show you how to correctly configure access points and WLAN controllers (if applicable) and identify the optimal settings that support Spectralink 87-Series smartphones. The guides are available on the View Certified page on the Spectralink support site at http://support.spectralink.com/view.
  • Page 7 PIVOT by Spectralink Web Developer’s Guide The Web Developer’s Guide provides Web application creators with information for developing and deploying Web applications that interface with Spectralink smartphones. For information on IP PBX and softswitch vendors, see PIVOT by Spectralink Call Server Interoperability Guide. 721-0045-000_A.docx...

  • Page 8: Conventions Used In This Document

    Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Conventions Used In This Document Icons Icons indicate extra information about nearby text. Warning The Warning icon highlights an action you must perform (or avoid) to avoid exposing yourself or others to hazardous conditions.

  • Page 9: Typography

    Italics Used to emphasize text, to show example values or inputs, and to show titles of reference documents available from the Spectralink Support Web site and other reference sites. Underlined blue Used for URL links to external Web pages or documents. If you click on text in this style, you will be linked to an external document or Web page.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2: Introducing The Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector For Pivot

    Chapter 2: Introducing the Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector for PIVOT The Spectralink QBC is a software application that enables you to capture and decode barcode patterns using one or more PIVOT:SC smartphones and transfer the data to the QBC application running on one or more host computers. You can think of it as a wireless barcode scanner connected to one or more host computers.

  • Page 11: Installing The Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector Software

    Hardware Requirements Active networking interface, 5MB of available hard drive space. The following steps describe how to install the Spectralink QBC on a single, standalone computer. Complete these steps regardless of whether you intend to install the software on one...
  • Page 12 Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Admin Tip: Repairing or Removing Spectralink QBC If you’ve already installed the Spectralink QBC application on your system, launching the setup wizard will enable you to repair or remove the application using the Repair or Remove options.
  • Page 13 Click Next to install the application. In the final wizard screen (shown next), you’ll be given the option to launch the Spectralink QBC application. Select or clear the option, and then click Close to exit the setup wizard. Your Spectralink QBC installation is complete.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3: Launching Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector And Setting Options

    Spectralink QBC folder. You can launch the Spectralink QBC using the shortcut installed in your Start menu. The first time you launch it, the application will prompt you to create a new settings file for using the application.
  • Page 15 Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide After clicking Yes, the application displays a tabbed dialog. From the dialog, you can set IP Settings, Barcode Display, Custom Characters, Security, Server Settings, and Log File options, as shown next. Click each of the tabs to set the following options: Click the IP Settings tab to select the network adapter you want to use to communicate with the smartphones.

  • Page 16: Updating Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector Options

    Updating Spectralink Quick Barcode Connector Options If you’ve already installed and set up your Spectralink QBC for barcode scanning, you may never need to change the existing settings. If you need to change options for whatever reason, you can access them from the application icon located in your system tray. This icon is available whenever Spectralink QBC is running.

  • Page 17: Choosing Ip Settings

    Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Tip: Closing Spectralink QBC To close the application, right-click the Spectralink QBC icon in the system tray, and choose Exit from the popup menu. If you’ve applied an administrative password, you’ll need to enter this in the dialog that opens before you can close the application.

  • Page 18: Setting Hotspots, Barcode, And Endpoint Type Options

     Select the multiple endpoint type to enable your smartphone to transmit barcode information to any one of multiple computers that have been configured for Spectralink QBC operation. Timesaver: Benefits of Multiple Endpoint Mode...
  • Page 19 In multiple endpoint mode, a smartphone must scan a Spectralink QBC barcode on a specific computer screen before the smartphone can start downloading data to that particular computer. You must select an area (a hotspot) on the computer screen to trigger the Spectralink QBC barcode to display.

  • Page 20: Using Custom Characters

    The remaining options in the Barcode Display tab enable you to choose Barcode Type and text display options as follows:  IP Barcode Spectralink recommends that you choose this option (the default) to encode the local computer’s IP address into the barcode and create a more compact barcode.

  • Page 21: Setting Your Administrative Password And Encryption Passphrase

    Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide  \n Enter a backslash character (\) and an n character to move your cursor to a new line.  \t Enter a backslash character (\) and a t character to tab your cursor to the next available cell or field.
  • Page 22 256 characters (comprising the ASCII character set) including ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( _ ) + = ? <> \ / [ ] { }_ ’ ~ ” , - . and |. Spectralink QBC will support other 8- bit code pages, including Cyrillic.

  • Page 23: Using Server Settings Options

    Use the Server Settings tab fields (shown next) to enter your network settings. Enter your settings in the available fields as follows:  Default port Enter the port number used by the Spectralink QBC to monitor incoming connections from your smartphone. The default port number is 14394. Spectralink recommends that you don’t change the default port number.

  • Page 24: Setting Log File Options

     Select or clear the Enable log file logging option to enable or disable logging to a text file. The default is disabled. Enable this option if Spectralink Technical Support instructs you to do so. You can find the log file at %APPDATA%\Polycom\QuickBarcodeConnector\logfile.txt.

  • Page 25: Setting Pivot:sc Qbc Options

    Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Setting PIVOT:SC QBC Options Once QBC is installed on the host PC, you will need to configure QBC on the PIVOT:SC smartphone. Caution: Matching settings The settings configured on the Admin menu for QBC must match the settings configured in the QBC program.
  • Page 26 Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Server: Enter the IP address or server name of the computer that hosts the QBC server. Connection port: Default is 14394. Spectralink recommends that you do not change this number. Encryption: Enable/Disable Passphrase: The same passphrase entered when QBC was installed on the host computer.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4: Scanning Barcodes Using Qbc

    Chapter 4: Scanning Barcodes Using QBC This chapter shows you how to scan barcodes into your host computer. You’ll learn:  How to scan barcodes  How to scan barcodes into your host computer  How to set your smartphone’s barcode alert tone ...

  • Page 28: Connecting And Scanning Using Single Endpoint Mode

     Left-click the Spectralink QBC icon in the system tray. The barcode will be displayed for five seconds, and then disappear. Scan the barcode on the computer monitor as discussed in the preceding section.
  • Page 29 To scan using single endpoint mode: Ensure that the smartphone is connected to your computer. You can tell if the smartphone is connected by looking at the status of the Spectralink QBC application icon on your computer’s system tray and smartphone.

  • Page 30: Chapter 5: Qbc Mass Deployment

    QBC installation package downloaded from Spectralink. Needed files are then assembled into an installation package and the mass deployment program then performs the installation. The next time a user logs in, the program will start and is ready to use.

  • Page 31: Further Information On Customizing The Settings.ini File For Your Network

    Spectralink PIVOT Smartphone Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide may not match all the computers on the network where you want to deploy the QBC. Therefore you will want to make the subnet setting general enough to match all the computers in that network, remembering that the subnet setting here doesn’t have to match the actual subnet setting of the network interface for the computers.

  • Page 32: Further Information On The Unattended Install Batch File

    Further information on the unattended install batch file Spectralink has supplied the file unattended_install.bat as an example for remote installing the QBC program. You may use it as-is or you may modify it or use parts of it you see fit according your mass deployment method.

  • Page 33: Appendix A: Open Source Information

    A complete list of all open source software included in the Spectralink PIVOT smartphone, as well as related license and copyright information, is available at http://support.spectralink.com. You may also obtain the same information by contacting Spectralink by regular mail or email at the addresses listed at the bottom of this notice.

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