Update The Computer With Smartsystems - Intermec CN51 User Manual

Chapter 7 — Manage the Computer

Update the Computer with SmartSystems

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You can use the SmartSystems console to update the operating system
or system software on your mobile computer. Before you can update
the computer with this method, you need:
• SmartSystems. To download this software management tool, go to
www.intermec.com/SmartSystems
• the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. Bundles that
include the system software are available from
www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads >
OS/Firmware/Drivers list.
After you locate these items, you can use SmartSystems to update the
mobile computer.
1 Open SmartSystems.
2 Make sure the mobile computer is discovered.
3 Make sure the mobile computer is in a powered dock or that power
management is disabled.
4 Download the SmartSystems bundle to your PC.
5 Double-click the SmartSystems bundle on your PC to extract the
update files to the software vault.
6 From the SmartSystems console, locate the bundle to install and
the drag the bundle to each mobile computer (or group in a folder)
you want to update. SmartSystems installs the update on your
mobile computers.
After the download is complete, your mobile computer begins the
update process and automatically performs a cold boot. The
computer then boots into a special Update Loader mode where the
computer has no network connections and is completely unusable.
This process can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes
depending on the update. After the update is complete, the
computer boots again.
Note: While your mobile computer is offline, SmartSystems displays a
red stop symbol in the console until the computer reboots and
connects to the system.
and click the Downloads tab.
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