Symbol Technologies SPS 3000 Series Options Property Page

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Operating the SPS 3000

Use the Radio Transmission Power field to set the transmission power lev el for adapters

operating in Infrastructure mode. There are two options available i n Infrastructure mode:

Automatic and Power Plus.

• Select Automatic to use the current access point transmit power level for the

adapter. Automatic is the default mode for adapters operating in Infrastructure

mode.

• Select Power Plus from the pull down menu to set the transmission power one level

higher than the level set for the access point. If the access point is set to the highest

power level, then that is the level used by the adapter.

Use the Radio Transmission Power field to set the transmission power lev el for adapters

operating in Ad Hoc or Enhanced Ad Hoc mode. Select a transmission power level from the

AdHoc pull-down menu and tap Apply to implement that lev el for the adapter. There are five

transmission power options available in Ad Hoc and Enha nced Ad Hoc mode.

• Select Maximum power to set the adapter to the highest transmission power level.

Select Maximum power when attempting to communicate with ad apters at the

outer edge of a coverage area.

• Choose 50% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level tha t is half of the

maximum power level. Reduce transmission power as needed to avoid

interference with other devices operating within the same coverage area.

• Specify 25% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level tha t is half of the

50% power level.

• Select 10% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level that is abou t half of

the 25% power level.

• Choose Minimum power to set the adapter to the lowest trans mit power level. Use

minimum power when communicating with other devices in very close proximity.

Note:If unsure which tran smission power level to use in the coverage

area, ask the System Administrator.

Options Property Page

Use the Options properties page to enable or disable internation al roaming, configure

consumption avoidance capabilities, system sounds and to s et temporary settings.

Select the Allow Pocket PC to suspend when wireless network is u sed option to allow the

Pocket PC to use its automatic power-off feature when the adapter is s till active to avoid

battery power drainage. The Pocket PC does not suspend if the suspen d option is disabled.

Contents

Main Page Page iii Contents About This Guide Chapter 1. Getting Started Chapter 2. Hardware Setup iv Chapter 3. Software Installation Chapter 4. Operating the SPS 3000 Chapter 5. Developing Applications for the SPS 3000 Page Page About This Guide Chapter Descriptions Notational Conventions Related Documents Service Information x Symbol Support Centers xi xii Warranty xiii Warranty Coverage and Procedure General Page Page 1-2 SPS 3000 Series Programmers Guide Figure 1-1. Parts of the SPS 3000 Parts of the SPS 3000 1-3 Getting Started Figure 1-2. iPAQ Pocket PC Parts Used by the SPS 3000 iPAQ Pocket PC Parts Used by the SPS 3000 Accessories System Requirements Page Page Charging the Battery (WLAN models only) Charging the iPAQ and SPS 3000 Separately Charging the SPS 3000 and iPAQ Using the Cradle Charging the SPS 3000 and iPAQ Without the Cradle Checking Battery Power Page Attaching the Lanyard Page Chapter 3 Software Installation Using ActiveSync Software Installing ActiveSync Software Verifying an ActiveSync Connection Performing a Remote ActiveSync Performing Subsequent ActiveSync Operations Symbol Windows CE SDK Installing the SDK on the Development PC Choosing Installation Options Installing Drivers and Applications W After drivers are installed, the iPAQ must be reset (i.e., re- booted). Scan Drivers and Applications CAB Files WLAN Drivers CAB Files SDK Files Page Page Trigger Application Page Page CTLPanel "Symbol Control Panel" Application Scanning For the First Time Scanning in Foreground and Background Modes Using the ScanWedge Systray Application for Background Scanning Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Operation Configuring the SPS 3000 For Your WLAN Symbol Status Utility Installing the Symbol Status Utility Using the Symbol Status Utility Symbol Status Task Tray Icons Symbol Status Property Pages Mode Property Page Info Property Page IP Config Property Page Page 4-15 Table 4-2. Config Property Page Fields (Continued) Power Property Page Options Property Page Page Encryption Property Page Page Ping Property Page Signal Property Page APs Property Page Peers Property Page Using ActiveSync over Spectrum24 Page Chapter 5 Developing Applications for the SPS 3000 Building Sample Source Code (Demo Applications) Preparing to Build the Demo Applications Compiling and Running the Demo Applications Compiling and Running C Applications Compiling and Running the Visual Basic Application Downloading the Executable to the iPAQ Deploying Applications Using Symbol CAB files Suppressing Prompts During Installation Page Suppressing the About Dialog Installing a CAB file Flash Memory Determining if Flash Memory is Present Standard Flash Memory Files IHVInstall Page CAB File Naming Conventions Developing Flash Memory Images Flash Memory Utilities Page Creating the Image Page Chapter 6 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Technical Specifications Maintaining the SPS 3000 6-2 Troubleshooting Table 6-1. Troubleshooting 6-3 Technical Specifications Table 6-1. Technical Specifications Page Appendix A Resetting the iPAQ Resetting Your iPAQ Pocket PC (3100/3600/3700 Series) Performing a Warm Boot Caution Performing a Cold Boot B-1 Appendix B Registry Keys Table B-1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symbol\Settings Value Type Description Example(s) B-2 Index Index-1 A B C L M N O P W Page Tell Us What You Think...