Standard Spectrum24 Software; Boot Options & Internet Addressing - Symbol Series 6800 Product Reference Manual

Series 6800 Product Reference Guide

Standard Spectrum24 Software

The 6840 comes with the system software installed, including:
t Spectrum24 radio drivers
t TCP/IP software
t configuration files
various utilities.
t
A BIOS of version 3.08 or later is required.
The default files cover most expected installations/initializations with minor changes as
detailed in this chapter.
If your requirements are more advanced, refer to the SLASAP.COM documentation for more
information on the Spectrum24 RF network, SLAODI.COM, the Symbol-provided ODI
driver, and the configuration file setups required for various platforms.
Boot Options & Internet Addressing
Each 6840 requires a unique internet address (IP address), allowing messages it sends and
receives to be correctly routed over networks conforming to the TCP/IP protocol standards.
These addresses can be administered and entered manually, or administered and allocated by
a server on the network.
By default, the 6840 uses NOBOOT (manual entry) to define the IP address. To set the IP
address, use the CFG24 utility described later in this chapter in the section
Series.
Two protocols are defined for the IP address allocation on the network: BOOTP and DHCP.
To allocate IP addresses through a BOOTP or DHCP server, you must change the boot option
in the configurator using the Boot Mode parameter.
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Initializing the