Communication - Symbol PPT 8800 Series Product Reference Manual

Communication

To communicate with a host computer over a network:
1. Insert the terminal into the cradle or a slot on an interconnected serial cradle.This
initiates the communication between the terminal and the host computer to
automatically ActiveSync the terminal. All local slots in the cradle operate
simultaneously.
2. The cradle's communication LED turns red, then flashes green, indicating that the
host computer and terminal are communicating. See Communication LED
Indicator on page 4-32 for other indications.
Note: If you remove the terminal from the cradle while the LED is flashing
green, you disrupt communication and data may be lost. When the
terminal finishes communicating, the slot's LED turns solid green
until the terminal is removed from the slot.
3. On the terminal, a succession of dialog boxes appear, indicating the status of the
connection. When successfully connected and synchronized, the status of the host
computer is Connected/Synchronized.
If the terminal is inserted into an interconnected serial cradle slot while another terminal on
the serial cradle chain is communicating with a host computer, the terminal waits (its LED
remains red) until the first terminal finishes communicating. Then the slot's LED turns green
until the terminal is removed from the slot. To remove the terminal, pull it straight up from
the cradle slot.
Figure 4-25. Insert Terminal Into the Cradle
Communications
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