The VX1 is the combination 1/2 VGA horizontal LCD with the integrated keyboard. The VX2 is the full screen LCD with the keyboard as a separate piece of the configuration. These computers feature dual Type III PCMCAI interfaces, an Intel 386EX processor running at 25MHz, 2 megabytes of dynamic RAM (DRAM), and 4 megabytes of flash memory.
NT/2000 operating system Accesso i r es Accessories for the terminals include: • Remote antenna assembly kit • Vehicle mounting adapter for replacement of legacy LXE computers • External power filter • 120-240VAC power supply • Integrated keyboard mounting brackets •...
06-30-05 1. When generating license codes for the VX1 and VX2 terminals, you must select V7.1. If you do not, the license code will not work. 2. Patch Release, Version A, 06-30-05, GWK This patch moves in an updated keymap utility that corrects a problem that caused NO LXE devices to show up in this utility.
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Introduction This page is intentionally blank. • May, 2006 Supported Equipment Manual...
. Click on Partner Services and then click on Software http://www.connectrf.com Downloads. Select the file named PowerNet Twin Client for LXE. 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.
Terminal Setup Click on the application and proceed to the following section entitled Installation Setup for further instructions. Installation The InstallShield wizard runs and presents the following screen. Click on to begin the installation process. Next • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Installation To change the default Destination Location, click on and select a location. Then Browse click on Next ault folder is . This default may be changed either by selecting an PowerNet existing program group or by typing in a new name at the prompt. Then click on ext.
Terminal Setup 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...
Telnet session. Quick Start Quick Start describes how to prepare the Twin Client Manager and the LXE terminal for a Telnet session with the host. Following an initial setup procedure, the terminal software and configuration are managed automatically over the wireless network.
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Terminal Setup Click on , select the desired emulation, and click on Emulation Setting the Servers The Servers are the Telnet host systems the terminals will access. To set these addresses from the menu, click on and then click on Settings Servers Enter the name of each server, its IP address and IP port (normally 23 for Telnet servers),...
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Quick Start Repeat this step for each Telnet server the term inals are required to access. If an error 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 button to make the corrections.
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Terminal Setup Click on when finished. Setting Termina l Model Under , choose the menu as shown. ettings Options Select terminal model, desired radio type, and COM port. • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Quick Start Click on Saving the Configuration Click on . Enter a name for this configuration. File Save As For the purposes of this example, the name is vt100 • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Terminal Setup Setting Airloader Auto-Configuration The configuration download and IP addres s assignment for each terminal will take place automatically by setting the Airloader Auto-Configuration options. Click on the option in the menu. Airloader Tools If the Airloader Auto-Configuration window does not display the options, click on Note: button.
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Quick Start After setting the address range, click on to return to the Airloader Auto-Configuration screen. Click on the sign in front of to access the default terminal Terminal/Group Manager group. Next, click on the icon and use the button to select the New Group Browse configuration file saved earlier.
Terminal Setup Check the box, and the system is now configured to automatically download IP Active addresses, software, and configuration files to the terminals. Click on the box in the upper right corner to return to the main menu. The software does not need to be authorized now. It can be authorized later, afte Telnet session has been establis hed.
Quick Start The following screen will appear. Now, choose on the terminal, while choosing at the prompt above Enter In the event of an 85-key QWERTY Format A terminal loading issue with a "Write Note: Protected" warning, rename config.sys to config.fac and rename autoexec.bat to autoexec.fac.
Terminal Setup rting a Telnet Session At t he Twin Client main menu on the terminal, press any key to establish t he connection. Until the term inal has been authorized, the following screen is displayed. RECOVERABLE ERROR Terminal not Authorized for Twin Client Keypress to Continue...
Standard Setup Standard Setup The default terminal setup is sufficient for most installations. However, to meet site- specific requirements, it may be necessary to customize terminal operation. The standard setup options simplify this process and can be modified by the following methods: •...
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Terminal Setup uadrant Mode The 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.
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Standard Setup Key Click This check box enables (checked) or disables (unchecked) audible key clicks from the terminal. The default va lue is (checked). Printer Type This scrolling list selects the attached printer type. The default value is , indicating none that no printer is attached.
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Terminal Setup This numeric input field determines the time, in seconds, that the backlight remains on Quadrant Mode The 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”...
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Standard Setup Printer Type This scrolling list selects the attached printer type. The default value is , indicating none that no printer is attached. 3270 Settings Select the 3270 emulation setup by clicking on the menu and then the ettings menu, as shown below.
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Terminal Setup This numeric inputld determines the time, in seconds, that the backlight remains on Quadrant Mode The 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”...
Terminal Setup Using Twin Client Menus For compatibility with other PowerNet products, the PowerNet Twin Client for LXE a supports the standard Twin Client configuration menu system on the terminal. This menu system is accessed by pressing upperc at the Twin Client main menu below.
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Terminal Setup Press to save the configurations. dit License Key The client softw are can be authorized automatically, as described in the next section, erNet. This menu option permits authorization of each terminal uthorizing Pow manually. Select this option to obtain the terminal's Identification Code, which is used to btain the Authorization code from the Connect web site, as described in the next section.
Standard Setup 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 th e terminal over the wireless network if the following requirements are met: •...
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Terminal Setup Go to . Click on . Click on the http://www.connectrf.com Partner Services Generate icon at the top of the page. Follow the directions on the web site. Authorization Authoriz ed Terminals The number of terminals authorized, the num ber of term inals in use, and the number of terminals remaining is provided in the Authorized Terminals box on the lower left side of...
Standard Setup 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 from under the menu.
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Terminal Setup Transferring Licenses The Transfer Licenses feature is used wh en moving a site license from one PC to nother. After Twin Client Manager is installed on a new PC, you will need the System/Machine ID for it. From Twin Client Manager, select from under the menu.
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Standard Setup Listing Click on the button to view Authorization codes used along with corresponding Listing serial numbers. The Authorization codes used along with their corresponding serial numbers will appear. Click on when finished. Click on the button when finished. Close •...
Terminal Setup Software Management In addition to providing functions for the download of files to the terminal, the Twin Client Manager also provides for the management of terminal soft ware and config uration s automatically over the wireless network. describes the automated capability in detail. Additional manual Software Management operations involving serial download options are described at the end of it.
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Software Management 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.
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Terminal Setup Enter the desired range in the boxes as shown above, and then click on From Add. Creating New Groups New groups, with different configurations, can be created by clicking on , and then clicking the right mouse button as shown. Terminal/Group Manager After the new group has been created, the group settings option becomes available for change, as shown below.
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Software Management After the Configuration File and all of the other parameters have been set, the group is made active by clicking on the check box. Active • 2-31 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Terminal Setup Clic king on the button will cause all term inals in this group that are Thin Mode currently running in thick mode to be switched to thin mode the next time Airloader is run on the terminal. Click on the button to view a dialog box for scheduling an automatic Airloader Schedule update.
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Software Management Setting the Segment Checking the button restricts a terminal group to a range of IP addresses. The Segment 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.
Terminal Setup n, holding the mouse button down, drag the terminal icon to the des ired group as wn next. Release the mouse button, which reassigns the terminal. next time the terminal is rebooted, it will be reconfigured as defined in the group specification.
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Software Management A screen will appear with a display resembling the terminal screen. Clickin g on the button on the upper left brings up a screen in which you can modify Font the font settings, as shown below. Select from the menu.
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Terminal Setup To remove a terminal from the list of terminals receiving your message, click on the terminal number in the column, and click on the button. Select Terminal(s) Remove Click on the appropriate button, , or , to remove all Remove All Select All Unselect All...
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Software Management Select from the menu. RF Monitor Tools 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.
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Terminal Setup Click on . Select Find and/or Find Next to search for pieces of information in your Edit log, or select Clear to clear the search. Click on to select Start Monitor or Stop Monitor. Actions Click on to Set Debug Levels or Settings. Tools The options in Set Debug Levels are shown below.
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Software Management The maximum log file size can be set under Settings. Click on to show or hide the Toolbar and the Status Bar. View This is the Toolbar. It is found near the top of the screen. This is the Status Bar. It is found at the bottom of the screen. Click on under to view version number information.
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Terminal Setup RF Monitor is a very small program and does not even require installation. Just place it in a directory on your PC and create a shortcut to run it. It will run on all versions of Windows except V3.1 and Windows 95. 1.
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Software Management With the RF terminal sitting at the prompt, select Press Any Actions/Start Monitor. Press a key on the RF terminal to open a ses sion, and y ou should see trace data in the RF Monitor window. When done , end the tr ace and th e file will b...
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Terminal Setup Common Problems with RF M onitor • The trace won’t star RF Monitor uses UDP to send commands t o the RF dev ice. On b usy network s, UDP packets are not alway s delivered. The termi nal can mis s the comm and to star...
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Software Management a. Emulation protocols (IBM 525 0, IBM 327 0, DEC V T200, etc.) b. PowerNet Tw in Clie nt produc c. RF network concept d. Wired netwo rk conc epts e. Telnet sessio f. TCP/IP They are text files that can be read with an y editor or viewer and can be useful to end user and integrators, e...
If you cannot load Twin Client onto a LXE 60-key terminal due to an incompatible Note: baud rate set in the rffiles.txt found in the PowerNet\TwinClient directory, change the baud rate on this line in rffiles.txt under the LXE section from 38400 to 9600. [LXE;VX1VX2*;*] DNCMD=c:\xfer /r /2 /o...
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Software Management The default file is Click on “rf.log”. • 2-45 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Chapter 3 • Keypad Configuration 60-key ABCD Format A Diagrams (The diagrams for the 60-key ABCD Format A keyboard begin on the following page.) • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
Keypad Configuration 60-key QWERTY Format A Diagrams (The diagrams for the 60-key QWERTY Format A keyboard begin on the following page.) • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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60-key QWERTY Format A reset fld+ Ctrl Bksp & attn sreq rdraw help rl↑ Shift Enter ↑ ↑ > “ ‘ nlend rfrsh nline fld- ↓ X ← ↓ → vw← vw↓ vw→ < bktb home Shift keytop Ctrl • Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
60-key ABCD Format B 60-key ABCD Format B Diagrams (The diagrams for the 60-key ABCD Format B keyboard begin on the following page.) • 3-15 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
Keypad Configuration 60-key QWERTY Format B Diagrams (The diagrams for the 60-key QWERTY Format B keyboard begin on the following page.) • 3-22 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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60-key QWERTY Format B Ctrl Bksp & Shift ↑ Enter vw↑ > “ ‘ ← ↓ → < bktb vw← ↓ vw→ Shift keytop • 3-23 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
85-key QWERTY Format A 85-key QWERTY Format A Diagrams (The diagrams for the 85-key QWERTY Format A keyboard begin on the following page.) • 3-29 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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Keypad Configuration lk prtsc scr lk pause F11 F12 sreq break & bksp home bktab reset bkta fld+ pg up attn sreq redrw help “ capslk enter ‘ pg dn nlend refresh bot nline fld- < > roll ↑ ↑ shif shift vw↑...
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85-key QWERTY Format A 3270 numlk prtsc scr lk pause F11 F12 break & home bktab fld ex reset bktab fld+ pg up attn sreq redrw help “ capslk enter ‘ pg dn nlend refresh fld- < > ro ↑ ↑...
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Keypad Configuration 5250 lk prtsc scr lk pause 1 F12 break & bksp home bktab fld ex reset bktab fld+ pg up attn edrw “ capslk enter ‘ pg dn nlend refresh bot nline fld- < > roll ↑ ↑ shift shift vw↑...
Keypad Configuration 85-key QWERTY Format B Diagrams (The diagrams for the 85-key QWERTY Format B keyboard begin on the following page.) • 3-36 Supported Equipment Manual May, 2006...
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85-key QWERTY Format B Prt Sc Pause Scroll Break SysRq Lock & Backspace Home bktab Pg Up “ Caps Pg Dn Enter Lock ‘ < > ↑ Shift Shift ↑ Ctrl ← ↓ → vw← vw↓ vw→ shift keytop ctrl •...
Chapter 4 • Error Message Resolution Guide in 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.
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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 must Ensure that you are entering input into the be cleared first.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Connection Could not Connect. Verify that your Network settings are correct and T1113, T1114, T1161, ERROR.\nREBOOT MOB you are in the correct mode using the correct T1171, T1187 and UNIT; Port.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note TIMEOUT\n\nSending Data; Mobile Unit out of the coverage area. Most likely a range, access point, radio, host or T1113, T1114, T1161, network issue. Trou bleshoot the customer’s T1171, T1187 and environment.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Error receivin g host\nlist from Bad Prot ocol detected. Usually a result of b ad cabling, power or faulty Server; transceiver. Also, will receive this if the Mobile Unit is in the wrong mode for server operation. Unexpected Server\ndata Bad Protocol detected.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note User Count Exceeded.\n Possible authorization issue. Verify that you have the correct number of Session Ended; licenses for the number of Mobile Units you are using. Primary Unav ailable\nTrying First Hos t IP address not available Verify the host addr ess.
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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 settings Retry\nC to Cancel Print; and paper in the printer.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Edit License Key; Menu Op tion. Advisory message. Run Site Survey Menu Op tion. Advisory message. Switch Clien t Modes; Menu Op tion. Advisory message. Run TwinClient; Menu Op tion. Advisory message.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note REMOVE FROM CRADLE; Remove Mobile Unit from the cradle. Advisory message. ACQUIRING CRADLE BUS; Attempting to access the cradle through Advisory message. the serial port you have configured. Printer Out\n Of Range;...
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Mobile Unit Out\nOf Range, Mobile U nit out of the coverage area. Most likely a range, access point, radio, host or Unable\nTo Receive; network issue. Troubleshoot the customer’s environment. Printer Not\nResponding; Can not print.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Domai n Name Server\nQuery Memory error on the Mobile Unit Expand the Mobile U nit memory or return the Memory Error; Mobile Unit for repair. Domain Na me Server\nQuery Mobile U nit out of the coverage area.
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note Mobile Unit\ninitial ization Mobile U nit problem. Return the Mobile U nit to the manufacturer for error; repair. Host/App/Network \nclosed the Custome r’s environment disconnected Most likely a range, access point, radio, host or T1113, T1114, T1161, session;...
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Error Message Resolution Guide Message Reason Solution Reference Tech Note WARNING: This will \nend Prompt. Advisory message. any\ncurrent session; Continue (Y/N)?; Prompt. Advisory message. HOST E NTRY; Prompt. Advisory message. VT(100/ 220) Setup; Prompt. Advisory message. Mobile U nit Info; Prompt.
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