IBM 243X user manual How to Configure the Terminal, About the Configurations

Configuring the Terminal 2

This chapter describes the different methods that you can use to configure the 243X and its memory and drives. It also explains how to configure the terminal using the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System and the clone application.

How to Configure the Terminal

You can customize many of the operating characteristics of the 243X terminals, such as the volume of their audio signals and the bar code symbologies they decode. These characteristics are controlled by configuration parameters. The values you set for these configuration parameters determine how the terminal operates. To learn about each parameter, see Chapter 6, “Configuration Command Reference,” in the 2400 Family system manual.

You can configure the terminals by using any of these methods:

Use the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System You can use the menus and screens of the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System to view the current configuration and change the configuration parameters. For help, see “Configuring the Terminal With the Menu System” on page 2-4.

Scan bar code labels You can change the terminal’s configuration parameters by scanning Code 39 or Code 93 bar code labels that contain configuration commands. This method is a fast, easy way to change the terminal’s configuration. You can scan the bar code labels in this manual and the 2400 Family system manual, or you can create your own bar code labels. For help, see Chapter 2, “Configuring the Terminals,” in the 2400 Family system manual.

Send commands through the serial port You can change the terminal’s configuration parameters by sending commands from a host computer or PC that is connected to the terminal’s serial port. For help, see Chapter 2, “Configuring the Terminals,” in the 2400 Family system manual.

Send commands through the RF port (2435 only) You can change the terminal’s configuration parameters by sending commands through the UDP Plus or TCP/IP network. This method lets you configure one or more terminals at the same time. For help, see Chapter 2, “Configuring the Terminals,” in the 2400 Family system manual.

Use the clone application You can set the terminal’s configuration parameters by using the clone application to copy configuration parameters from one 243X to another 243X. This method is a fast, easy way to configure your new 243X with the same parameters as your existing 243X. For help, see “Configuring the Terminal With the Clone Application” on page 2-11.

About the Configurations

The terminal uses three configurations: current, active, and default. Having separate current and active configurations lets you control the active configuration while letting each operator make some changes to the current configuration, such as scanning a bar code to change the beep volume.

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