System Section

The System section contains child sections that configure various system settings. For specifics on each sections and their keys, refer to the Description sections in the DeviceConfig.exm file itself.

About Section

The About section sets a unique device name and description for the terminal.

By default, this section is enabled and applied to the terminal after each cold boot.

Key Name

Description

Default Value

Available Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeviceName

Sets the name of the device.

ID

See DeviceName Restrictions on

 

 

[SerialNumber]

page 3-9.

 

 

 

 

DeviceDescription

Sets the device description.

N/A

User-defined; however, the description

 

 

 

cannot exceed 15 characters in

 

 

 

length.

 

 

 

 

Device ID Tab

The values of the DeviceName and DeviceDescription keys appear in the Device name and Description fields on the Device ID tab on the terminal.

On the Dolphin terminal, tap Start > Settings > About > Device ID tab.

Note: ActiveSync recognizes the Device name and Description from this applet.

DeviceName Restrictions

The DeviceName must begin with a letter.

The DeviceName cannot exceed 15 characters in length.

Any text outside brackets (“[xxxx]”) will appear as text in the Device name field.

Content

What appears in the Device name field…

[SERIALNUMBER] The terminal’s serial number pulled dynamically from the kernel.

This is the serial number that appears in SysInfo (see page 6-15)as the Terminal Serial Number (see page 6-17).

[MODELNUMBER] The terminal’s model number pulled dynamically from the kernel.

This is the serial number that appears in SysInfo (see page 6-15)as the Model Number (see page 6-17).

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Honeywell 9900 manual System Section, About Section, Device ID Tab, DeviceName Restrictions