Downloading Application Files To The Terminal; Hardware Required For Download; Hardware Setup; Application Files - Symbol PDT 3100 Series Product Reference Manual

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PDT 3100 Series Product Reference Guide

Downloading Application Files to the Terminal

To download application files you must have a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server

on the network. If your site has more than 3 or 4 terminals, running a TFTP server on a

DOS-based machine is impractical because the operating system restricts you to

downloading to one terminal at a time. More sophisticated operating systems, e.g., UNIX,

OS/2, or Windows NT, allow downloads to multiple terminals simultaneously. The server is

needed infrequently to load new applications or update existing applications.

Downloading wirelessly can only be done after the Internet IP address is determined and

any required edits to NET.CFG are entered.

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Terminal

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Spectrum24 RF Network Boot Server

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Spectrum24 Ethernet Access Point

Note: No hardware connections (cradle or CCA) are required to load the

software over the Spectrum24 network. The terminal must be within

the coverage area of a Spectrum24 Ethernet Access Point linked to

a host computer. The initialization software is factory installed.

Refer to the Spectrum24 documentation listed in

information on the Spectrum24 network and equipment.

The application files to be downloaded to the terminal must be installed on a network host

before you initiate the network connection. For more information on setting up the files on

a host, refer to the Spectrum24 documentation listed in

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