Introduction; Airbeam Package Builder; Airbeam Smart Client; Airbeam License - Symbol MC50 User Manual

Introduction

The AirBEAM Smart product allows transferring specially-designed software packages between a host server and Symbol mobile
computers. Before transfer, AirBEAM Smart checks and compares package version, so that only updated packages are loaded.
AirBEAM Smart resides on radio-equipped client devices, and allows them to request, download, and install software, as well as
upload files and status data. Both download and upload of files can be accomplished in a single communications session. The ability
to transfer software over a radio network can greatly reduce the logistical efforts of client software management.
In an AirBEAM Smart system, a network-accessible host server acts as the storage point for the software transfer. The AirBEAM
Smart Client uses the industry standard FTP or TFTP file transfer protocols to check the host system for updates, and if necessary, to
transfer updated software.
For information about AirBEAM Smart, refer to the AirBEAM
Guide (p/n 72-63060-xx).

AirBEAM Package Builder

In a typical distributed AirBEAM system, software to be transferred is organized into packages. In general, an AirBEAM package is
simply a set of files that are assigned attributes both as an entire package and as individual component files. The package is assigned
a version number, and the transfer occurs when an updated version is available.
An AirBEAM package can optionally contain developer-specified logic to be used to install the package. Installation logic is typically
used to update client device flash images or radio firmware. Examples of common AirBEAM packages would include packages for
custom client application software, radio firmware, and AirBEAM Smart Client software.
Once these packages are built, they are installed on the host server for retrieval by the client device. The AirBEAM Package Builder
is a utility used to define, generate, and install AirBEAM packages to a server. The packages are then loaded from the server onto a
client device equipped with an AirBEAM Smart Client executable.
For detailed instructions on how to define, generate, and install AirBEAM packages to the server, refer to the AirBEAM Package
Builder Product Reference Guide, p/n 72-55769-xx.

AirBEAM Smart Client

The AirBEAM Smart Client is installed on the mobile computer. It is configured with the server access information, the names of the
packages to download, and other controlling parameters. When the AirBEAM Smart Client launches, the mobile computer connects
to the specified FTP server and checks the packages it is configured to look for. If the package version was updated, the client requests
the transfer.

AirBEAM License

The AirBEAM Smart Client is a licensed software product. The AirBEAM Smart Client's version synchronization functionality is
enabled through a license key file stored on the client device. The license key file can be built into AirBEAM Smart Client's image, or
downloaded in a special AirBEAM package.
The AirBEAM license key file contains a unique key and a customer-specific banner that appears when invoking the AirBEAM Smart
Client version synchronization logic.
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