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Triton
Wireless Handheld Terminal
User's Guide
Effective date: September 2010

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  • Page 1 Triton Wireless Handheld Terminal User’s Guide Effective date: September 2010...

  • Page 2: Getting Started

    The Linux operating system coupled with the Triton’s high speed processor makes the Triton one of the fastest handheld terminals on the market today. In test after test the Linux operating system has out-performed DOS and Windows operating systems when compared on similar hardware platforms.
  • Page 3 (Return Materials Authorization) number and shipping instructions from American Microsystems, Ltd. General Conventions Before you begin to use the Triton wireless hand-held terminal, it is important that you under- stand key conventions and terms used in this manual. Keys Description...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1-16 Battery 1-17 Accessories 1-18 The Triton Cradle 1-19 The Triton Cradle’s Communication Ports 1-19 Triton Menu System Overview Navigating the Primary and Icon Menus Navigating the Settings Menus and “Connect / Reconnect” Controlling Options and Settings Table of Contents...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Triton Menu System - cont’d. Boolean / Enable-Disable Combo / Multiple Options Sliders / Numeric Options Text Entry Triton Connect / Reconnect Menu Triton Tools & Utilities Menu 2-10 Calculator 2-10 Barcode Data Viewer 2-10 Transfer 2-11...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Triton Menu System - cont’d. Network Status 2-45 Network Status Screen Information (Chart) 2-46 802.11b/g Data Rates and Theoretical Ranges (Chart) 2-46 802.11 Channel Frequency (Chart) 2-47 Resource Usage 2-48 Ping Server 2-48 Ping Server (Chart) 2-49...

  • Page 7: General Specifications

    32 MB SDRAM @ 101MHz; 16 MB Non-volatile NOR Flash Operating System AML Embedded Linux OS, Linux Kernel® 2.6.39 Development AML Triton SDK for Linux supporting C and C++ GNU GCC 3.3.5 for ARM-Linux Fully Open-Sourced Licensing Environment 1 - 1...

  • Page 8: Included Software Specifications

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Included Software Terminal Emulation VT100/102 VT220 TN5250 Web Browser 'Links2' graphical and text based web browser Utilities Calculator Bar Code Data Viewer Linux Console Servers TELNET SSH/SFTP HTTP Diagnostic Tools Printer Test Network Status...
  • Page 9 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Wireless Radio Specifications (cont’d) Antenna Internal Diversity This product is covered under U.S. Patent Nos. 5,400,338 and 6,480,497 1 - 3...

  • Page 10: System Features

    Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) clocked at 202 MHz. In standard benchmark tests, the Triton’s processor has out preformed Intel X-Scale processors clocked at twice the speed of the S3C2410. Coupled with a 100 MHz system bus and 32 MiB of 100 MHz SDRAM, the Samsung processor makes the Triton hand-held computer one of the most powerful devices available.

  • Page 11: Communications Ports

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Communication Ports The Triton has two types of communication ports on the bottom of the unit. The ports are shown here. Communication Ports Description of the RJ-45 10 Pin Connector (RS-232) USB Ground RxD (in to terminal)

  • Page 12: Triton Keyboard

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Triton Keyboard The Triton has two keyboard options: - 55-key Alphanumeric Keyboard - 35-key Numeric Keyboard Numeric Alphanumeric The high contrast, color coded overlay surrounding the keyboard keys indicates alternate functions of each key. Pressing a modifier key (Shift, Alt, Ctl, Lock, Unlock, Func) will enable that modification for the next key press only.

  • Page 13: Using The 35-Key Keypad

    Escape Key Menu Key Space Key Function Power Button Turn on/off the Triton unit or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode SCAN Key Enable the bar code scanner or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode Unlock Key Enable the Blue Modifier...

  • Page 14: Using The Alpha Key On The 35-Key Keypad

    Using the 35-key Keypad - cont’d. Using the Alpha key on the 35-key Keypad If the Triton hand-held computer is equipped with the numeric keypad, the unit will allow alphabetic input in a mobile phone style interface. Pressing the Alpha key once, will put the keyboard into Alpha Mode. Within Alpha Mode, a numeric key (0 –...

  • Page 15: Using Lock And Unlock On The 35-Key Keypad

    Locking the Keypad The Triton 35-key numeric keypad can also be completely disabled to prevent unwanted key presses. This is useful if the user is transporting the Triton hand-held computer in a holster but does not wish to power off the device.

  • Page 16: Using The 55-Key Keypad

    Menu Key Space Key Function Power Button Turn on/off the Triton unit or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode SCAN Key Enable the bar code scanner or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode ENTER Select an option or send a standard Enter key...

  • Page 17: Data Capture And Bar Code Scanners

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners The Triton hand-held computer comes standard with a laser scan engine that is capable of scanning single dimensional bar codes. Optionally, Lorax “Near/Far” Lasers and 2-Dimensional Area Imagers can be ordered for the Triton.

  • Page 18: Reading Distance For The Standard High Speed Laser

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d. Reading distance for the Standard High Speed Laser 1 - 12...

  • Page 19: Reading Distance For The Lorax (Se1524) Laser

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d. Reading distance for the Lorax (SE1524) Laser 1 - 13...

  • Page 20: Imager Style Scan Engines

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d. Imager Style Scan Engines The Area Imager uses a camera type sensor to acquire images of the target symbol. Unlike the linear laser engines, the Area Imager can decode symbols at any orientation and is capable of reading 2- Dimensional symbologies.

  • Page 21: The Triton Scanner Led

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal The Triton Scanner LED The Triton has a multi-color LED to indicate when the unit has scanned a bar code successfully. When the scan button is pushed, the LED above the on/off button will turn a solid red.

  • Page 22: The Triton Internal Radio

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal The Triton Internal Radio The Triton has a multi-color LED to indicate when the unit has scanned a bar code The Triton Hand-held Terminal comes equipped with an internal 802.11b/g/n radio and diversity antenna. This internal radio is specifically designed to communicate with any 802.11b/g/n access point.

  • Page 23: Battery

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Battery The Triton hand-held computer uses a single battery to supply power to the entire unit. The standard 7.2 Volt, 19.2 Watt-hour battery allows the unit to run continuously for over eight hours, even in the most demanding environments.

  • Page 24: Accessories

    The Triton Hand-held Terminal has available an optional charging and communications cradle. The cradle automatically charges the Triton battery while it is resting in the cradle and the unit is turned off. The cradle also includes an extra slot to charge a spare battery.

  • Page 25: The Triton Cradle's Communication Ports

    The Triton hand-held terminal has 2 different styles of communications ports, RS-232 (RJ- 45) and USB (Type II). The Triton Cradle also has 2 communications ports, RS-232 (DB-9) and USB (Type II). The Triton Communications Cradle uses a standard RS-232 (DB-9 Male – DB-9 Female) cable.

  • Page 26: Triton Menu System

    The Triton Menu System Overview The Triton uses a modern menu system to access its available features and settings. From an active telnet or browser session, the menu can be accessed by pressing the [Menu] key. Subsequent presses of the [Menu] key will cycle through the available menus, described below.
  • Page 27 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal - “Connect / Reconnect” Starting or Re-starting a configured TELNET (or browser) session - “Tools & Utilities” System tools and useful applications (Calculator, Bar Code Data Viewer, etc...) - “Preferences” Customizing audio (system sounds) or keyboard function.
  • Page 28 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal - “Administration” Triton system-wide setup (Wireless Networking, Power Management, Telnet session setup, etc...) - “Diagnostics” Advanced debugging and diagnostic tools (Software versions, Network Status, Ping Test, etc...) From any primary menu, pressing [Esc] will bring the screen back to the “Connect” menu.

  • Page 29: Navigating The Primary And Icon Menus

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Navigating the Primary and Icon Menus All of the primary menus, with the exception of the “Connect / Reconnect” menu and along with some of the “Administration” options, use a series of icons and graphics to allow for easy identification of the available items.

  • Page 30: Navigating The Settings Menus And "Connect / Reconnect

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Navigating the Settings Menus and “Connect / Reconnect” Some menus are not well suited for icon and graphical display, either due to complexity or simply the number of required actions. These menus are displayed using a list format with an emphasis on text over graphical representation.
  • Page 31 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Scrollbar Scrollbar If the option activates a function (as from the “Connect / Reconnect” menu) or enters a deeper menu (as from the “Host Servers” menu), a small arrow will be displayed to the right of the option name.

  • Page 32: Controlling Options And Settings

    The Triton “Administration” menu allows the user to modify the handheld’s system settings and user options. As with any PC application, the Triton main menu system uses a series of “widgets” to allow easy setup of different types of settings (i.e. some options need to be entered as text, while others are simply a “check-box”...

  • Page 33: Sliders / Numeric Options

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Sliders / Numeric Options: Pressing [Enter] while this type of option is selected or by pressing its corresponding numeric key will display a screen with the option name and a numeric slider. Using the [Left]/[Right] or [Up]/[Down] keys will increase and decrease the options value.

  • Page 34: Triton Connect / Reconnect Menu

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Triton Connect / Reconnect Menu When the Triton first powers up, the unit will automatically attempt to connect to the host server. If more than one host connection is configured, the user will be prompted with the Connect menu, allowing them to select the server to connect to.

  • Page 35: Triton Tools & Utilities Menu

    1) Calculator The Triton contains a simple, easy to use calculator. It can do simple mathematical functions by simply typing data from the keypad. Press [Menu] to return to the Triton menu system. 2) Barcode Data Viewer The Barcode Data Viewer displays the data acquired by the bar code scanner, including non-printable characters.

  • Page 36: Transfer

    Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 3) Transfer The Transfer applet allow the user to transmit the Triton settings files to a PC. Make sure that at least one port in the Port Settings menu is set to “Data Uplink” before attempting to transmit.

  • Page 37: Triton User Preferences Menu

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Triton User Preferences Menu 1) Audio Setup The audio setup menu is used to adjust system audio feedback. You can enable/disable all system sounds or adjust audible key tick feedback (short, long, or disabled).

  • Page 38: Triton Administration Menu

    The Triton Administration menu houses all of the system’s operating parameters, and from this menu, the entire system can be modified for use. Since the Triton contains hundreds of customizable options, each parameter is categorized into one of nine major groups, and some into smaller sub-sections.

  • Page 39: Scanner Options

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal The Triton comes standard with VT100/VT220 interpreters, TN5250/3270 emulators, a standards compliant web browser, and supported SSH client. Any of these applications/emulators can be used to connect to remote network servers through the Connect / Reconnect menu.

  • Page 40: Security Options

    Symbology control and settings are modified from the Codes section. This section also contains many subsections, depending on the scan engine that is installed in the Triton. For laser bar code readers, the menu will contain all symbologies that the scan engine can decode, and allow for changes to many aspects of the data.

  • Page 41: Power Options

    The Triton has advanced power management features that enable fine tuning of the battery usage. The unit has an advanced sleep/suspend mode that can be tailored to any specific situation. Even in sleep mode, the Triton can leave the internal 802.11b/g radio on to keep the association with the access point.
  • Page 42 Furthermore, it has the ability to display real-time images of the Triton’s screen. More information on the Triton’s HTTP server and web interface can be found in the Triton Embedded Website section. Text Mode is an alternative menu system emulating legacy based device(s). This option is specifically targeted to operators who are already familiar with this type of legacy text- based menu system and may find it more accommodating.

  • Page 43: Complete Triton Option Parameters (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Complete Triton Option Parameters Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Trigger Options Trigger Mode 1.) Trigger Laser on only when trigger is pressed 2.) Pulse Laser will stay on for <Laser Timer> time even after...
  • Page 44 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Complete Triton Option Parameters - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Bar Code Editing Global Edit / Custom Enabled/Disabled Enable a bar code edit (Global / Custom 1- 4) Type (Custom Only) 1.) Code 128...
  • Page 45 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Complete Triton Option Parameters - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Scanner Setup Type ID 1.) Disabled Do not send a type ID character 2.) AML Prefix AML Type ID *See AML Type ID Table 3.) AIM...

  • Page 46: Bar Code Type Id's (Chart)

    Interleaved 2 of 5 Discrete 2 of 5 Code 11 MSI/Plessy GS1 (RSS) M, N, O Other/Unknown *All AML Type IDs are followed with a space *All AIM Type IDs are following with an AIM Modifier digit 2 - 21...

  • Page 47: Laser Symbology Settings - Sl, Lr, Alr (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Laser Symbology Settings (SR, LR, ALR) Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description EAN-UPC UPC-A Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of UPC-A symbols UPC-E Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of UPC-E symbols UPC-E1 Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of UPC-E1...
  • Page 48 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Laser Symbology Settings (SR, LR, ALR) - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description EAN-UPC UPC-E Preamble 1.) None No UPC-E Preamble (cont’d) 2.) System Character Send number system (0 or 1) prefix 3.) Country Code +...
  • Page 49 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Laser Symbology Settings (SR, LR, ALR) - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Code 39 Trioptic 39 Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of Tri-optic brand symbols (used in magnetic tape (cont’d) identification) Conversion 1.) Disabled No Code 39 to Code 32 conversion 2.) To Code 32...
  • Page 50 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Laser Symbology Settings (SR, LR, ALR) - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description 2 of 5 (cont’d) Data Length 1 (I2o5) Min: 0 characters ** See Laser Data Lengths Note Max: 65 characters...

  • Page 51: Laser Data Lengths Explanation (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Laser Symbology Settings (SR, LR, ALR) - cont’d. Section Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description MSI / Plessy Check Digits 1.) One Verify single check digit (cont’d) 2.) Two Verify two check digits Tx Check Digit...
  • Page 52 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Linear EAN-13 Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding ofEAN-13 symbols EAN-13 Chk Dig Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable Transmission of EAN- 13 Check Digit EAN-13 Supp (2) Enabled/Disabled...
  • Page 53 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Linear UPC-A Supps (Req) 1.) Required Do not require the UPC-A supplement (cont’d) (cont’d) 2.) Not Required Require UPC-A supplement for...
  • Page 54 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Linear Code 39 Code 39 Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of Code 39 symbols (cont’d) Start/Stop 1.) Skip Do not transmit start and stop characters 2.) Transmit...
  • Page 55 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description Linear 2 of 5 Interleaved Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols (cont’d) Check Digit 1.) Ignore Ignore check digits 2.) Verify...
  • Page 56 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Available Options Option Description Setting Parameter Linear Codabar Min Length Min: 0 characters Minimum length in characters to allow a good read (cont’d) (cont’d) Max: 60 characters...
  • Page 57 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Available Options Option Description Setting Parameter Postal Postnet Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of Postnet symbols Codes Postnet Chk Dig 1.) Don’t TX Do not transmit the check character 2.) Transmit...
  • Page 58 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description 2-Dimensional Codablock F Codablock F Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of Coda- block F symbols Min Length Min: 0 characters Minimum length in characters to...
  • Page 59 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings - cont’d. Type Symbology Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description 2-Dimensional Composite Composite Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable decoding of EAN- UCC Composite symbols Min Length Min: 0 characters Minimum length in characters to...

  • Page 60: Networking Options (Chart)

    2.) DHCP Use automatic (broadcast DHCP request) settings IP Address Enter IPv4 Address Static IP address that the Triton should use for the 802.11b/g radio Subnet Enter IPv4 Address Mask Subnetwork mask that the Triton should use for the 802.11b/g...
  • Page 61 Option Description Roam Thshld Min: -80 dBm Threshold level in absolute dBm that the Triton 802.11b/g radio should not allow roaming if above (-80 dBm is approximately Max: -60 dBm 5% Signal Level, -60 dBm is approximately 80% Signal Level)

  • Page 62: Port Options (Chart)

    Use the RS-232 serial port as the Data Uplink port to transfer settings files to and from a PC Baud 1.) 300 Set the Baud rate for the Triton’s RS-232 serial port 2.) 1200 3.) 9600 4.) 19200 5.) 38400 6.) 57600...

  • Page 63: Local Security Settings (Chart)

    Option Description Sleep Timer Min: 0 minutes Set the inactive sleep timer, the Triton will go into a low power suspend mode if no key is pressed on the keyboard within this Max: 60 minutes about of time. (To disable the Sleep Timer, set to 0) Radio 1.) Stay On...

  • Page 64: Keyboard Settings (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Keyboard Settings Setting Paremeter Available Options Option Description Custom Fkeys Enabled/Disabled Enable/Disable the use of system-wide custom function keys; These keys are mapped into the Linux kernel (following ‘loadkeys’ conventions) and will affect the system globally.
  • Page 65 Setting Paremeter Available Options Option Description Host Server 1, ENQ Answerback (Text Entry) The reply that the Triton should use when receiving an ENQ from the server. Host Server 2, **See Table “VTxxx ENQ Answerback Macros” Host Server 3, for advanced usage...
  • Page 66 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Host/Terminal Setup - cont’d Section Setting Paremeter Available Options Option Description VTxxx Escape Parsing 1.) Normal Normal Escape (VT100/VT220) 2.) As `` Parse `` as an Escape Bksp & Del 1.) Normal Normal use of Backspace and Delete 2.) Swap...

  • Page 67: General Settings (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Host/Terminal Setup - cont’d Section Setting Paremeter Available Options Option Description TN5250 Settings RESET on Error 1.) Manual The user must manually reset an error condition 2.) Automatic The Software will automatically send a...

  • Page 68: Vtxxx Enq Answerback Macros (Chart)

    Otherwise, the password defaults to “aml” Barcode Mon Enabled/Disabled Enable the standard bar code scanner monitoring service Unless developing custom applications for the Triton, this should be enabled 2 - 43...

  • Page 69: Triton Diagnostic Menu

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Triton Diagnostic Menu The Triton Diagnostic menu contains helpful tools in debugging network problems and general system issues. 1) System Information The Triton System Information screen shows data about the hand-held computer’s hardware, including the CPU clock speed, installed scan engine, keyboard type, and the unit’s serial number.

  • Page 70: Software Information

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2) Software Information The Triton Software Information screen displays the current firmware versions installed on the device. 3) Network Status The Network Status screen displays various criteria for determining status of network connection. Network Status Screen Information...

  • Page 71: 802.11B/G Data Rates And Theoretical Ranges (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal Network Status Screen Information Setting Parameter Available Options Option Description SSID Network SSID The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of the current wireless network. Current BSSID The Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) is the MAC address of the current Access Point.

  • Page 72: 802.11 Channel Frequency (Chart)

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 802.11 Channel / Frequency ID String Scan Engine 2.412 GHz 2.417 GHz 2.422 GHz 2.427 GHz 2.432 GHz 2.437 GHz 2.442 GHz 2.447 GHz 2.452 GHz 2.457 GHz 2.462 GHz 2.467 GHz* 2.472 GHz*...

  • Page 73: Resource Usage

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 4) Resource Usage The current usage of its available hardware resources can be viewed in the Usage screen. Section Label Description Memory Usage System The current amount of the Linux file system that is in use. (Volatile) Flash The current amount of the 4MiB /mnt flash partition that is in use.

  • Page 74: Hardware Tests

    The amount of time between the most recent transmission and response. 6) Hardware Tests THE TRITON HARDWARE TESTS ARE FOR INTERNAL USAGE BY AML TECHNICAL SERVICES. FOR THE TESTS TO PASS CORRECTLY THE UNIT MUST BE CONFIGURED IN A SPECIFIC WAY ON A SPE- CIFIC DEBUGGING NETWORK USING SPECIFIC DEBUGGING TOOLS.

  • Page 75: Ssh Client Setup

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal SSH Client Setup The Triton software contains the OpenSSH suite of SSH networking tools. The currently installed version is: OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7e. Setting up a Connection with the SSH Client To set up a new connection using the SSH client: From the Administration menu, select the Terminal icon (option 7).
  • Page 76 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal SSH Client Setup - cont’d. Make sure that Pass IP as Param option is Disabled. Press [Menu] or [Esc] to return to the Terminal Setup Menu. Enter the Host List menu by selecting the Hosts icon (option one).
  • Page 77 SSH Client Setup - cont’d. Generating Unique Encryption Keys and Using SSH Passphrases To allow easy setup of the SSH tools, the Triton contains a script to help automate the key generation: ‘/bin/sshkeys’. From the Tools & Utilities menu, select the Prompt icon (option six) to switch to the Linux shell.
  • Page 78 [ENTER] to randomly generate the phrase. Once the generation of the SSH keys is complete, reboot the Triton. *NOTE: The sshkeys script can also be run from a SSH or TELNET session connected to the device, or from the Linux console running on the RS-232 port, if enabled.

  • Page 79: Triton Embedded Website

    HTTP web server. Simply enter the units IP address into any web browser on a PC residing on the same network as the Triton to access the web server. To access the embedded website, a password must be entered. This password will match the Administration Settings Password if set, or will default to ‘aml’.
  • Page 80 USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 3 - 2...

  • Page 81: Update Firmware

    Once access has been granted, the web server will give 4 options: 1) Update Firmware The primary Triton firmware can be uploaded to the device via this interface. Triton firmware images can be downloaded from http://www.amltd.com. Furthermore, the boot splash image can be modified through this interface. A 1, 2, or 4 bit/ pixel bitmap image, no larger than 160x160 can be uploaded and will be shown to the user during the initial boot- strap of the device.

  • Page 82: View System Info

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 2) View System Info The View System Info link will display a multitude of data about the Triton. Among other things, it will display the following: Serial Number Firmware Version Keyboard Type Scan Engine Type...

  • Page 83: View System Log

    USER’S GUIDE Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal 3) View System Log The standard Linux system log file (/var/log/messages) is viewable through this option. 3 - 5...

  • Page 84: View Live Screen

    PC operator should re-login into the Triton’s web site. This can also happen if the Triton is powered off and back on in between refreshing the live image.

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