CipherLab 8000 User manual

Remote Console
For 8 Series Mobile Computers:
8000 / 8200 / 8300 / 8400 / 8500 / 8600 / 8700
Version 1.04

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Version
Date
Notes
1.04 Feb. 02, 2015 
Modified: Manage Rules –
screenshots and descriptions updated
with the Daylight Saving Time (DST) checkbox
1.03 Aug. 20, 2014 
Modified: Change Connection Settings–
update the screenshots
of the Link Properties dialog
1.02 Aug. 15, 2014 
Modified: Manage Rules – update descriptions for “
Send lookup file
to device” sections
1.01 Jun. 18, 2014 
Modified: View Link Status – add notes
for networking through
RS-232, the hourglass icon rotating at the bottom-left for 8600
Modified: Manage Rules – update d
escriptions for Version Control
(lookup & application template)
1.00 Jan. 15, 2014 
Initial release
RELEASE NOTES

CONTENTS
RELEASE NOTES ............................................................................................................................- 3 -
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3
System Requirements....................................................................................................................... 4
Remote Console ................................................................................................................................ 4
Ethernet Connection .................................................................................................................... 5
Menu Bar & Toolbar..................................................................................................................... 5
View Link Status........................................................................................................................... 6
View Received Files...................................................................................................................... 9
View Device Information ............................................................................................................12
Change Connection Settings .....................................................................................................14
Change Data File Settings .........................................................................................................17
Manage Devices.........................................................................................................................20
Manage Rules ............................................................................................................................25

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Remote Console enables a Windows-based PC (host) to retrieve data files and/or
lookup files from one or more mobile computers (clients), especially through LAN
(Ethernet).
Save for Ethernet, Remote Console now gets tweaked for more communicative
interfaces. Update your Batch AG to the latest release to get the interface supports of
RS232, IrDA, USB Virtual COM, Cradle IR, and Modem-Com.
This manual provides users with a comprehensive guide to Remote Console for 8-Series
Mobile Computers by relating the approaches while interspersing the examples for
various applications. We recommend that you read the document thoroughly before use
and keep it at hand for quick reference.
Thank you for choosing CipherLab products!
INTRODUCTION

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To run the program, one of the Windows operating systems is required:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
REMOTE CONSOLE
Remote Console is a Windows service known as long-running application that can run in
the background. Once Remote Console is launched, you can find its icon in the
bottom-right corner of the screen as the picture shown below.
Remote Console auto-starts each time you start your computer. And once data transfer
occurs, Link Status and File Status are able to be viewed, as shown below:
Toolbar
Menu Bar
Link Status
File Status

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ETHERNET CONNECTION
If you choose to network with Ethernet, an Ethernet Cradle is necessary for the mobile
computer to team up with. Then set up the following:
On the mobile computer, set the output interface to “Ethernet Cradle” by user
application main menu | 3. Utilities | 1. Program Settings | 1. Upload Interface.
Set the Ethernet Cradle to work in Data Mode and configure correct IP and port
number of the host computer. (See Ethernet Cradle Guides.)
On the host computer, run Batch AG to enable Remote Console Data Transfer on
the Remote Console Settings window. See the BATCH AG user guide.
On the host computer, run Batch AG to disable or Enable Auto Update on the
Remote Console Settings window. See the BATCH AG user guide.
On the host computer, from the menu bar of Batch AG, select Transfer | Remote
Console Data Transfer to launch Remote Console.
MENU BAR & TOOLBAR
File Menu
Open Opens a selected data file.
Save As Saves a selected data file to a different file path.
Rename Renames a selected data file.
Delete File Deletes a selected data file.
Remove from List Removes a selected data file from the file list.
Convert Converts a selected data file to Excel file format.
Exit
Closes Remote Console application.
Link Menu
Start
Starts a Remote Console service session, throughout which the
mobile computer periodically updates data to the host computer
until one of the following comes up:
Remote Console service session stops (The Stop button
is pressed).
 Client mobile computer(s) quit uploading data.
Restart Re-starts Remote Console service session.

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Stop Stops Remote Console service session.
Information Menu
Device Information Gets system information about a specific mobile computer.
System Menu
System menu items are only available when Remote Console service is put to stop.
Link Properties
Configures link properties.
File Properties Configures file properties.
Device Maintenance Manages devices.
Rule Maintenance Manages rules.
Help Menu
About
RemoteConsole
Views the information about the Remote Console program.
VIEW LINK STATUS
Link Status delivers a few pieces of information about Ethernet networking and also
about the mobile computer that is sending in data at the moment.
Whichever the interface is, Link Status can be viewed in the RemoteConsole window
at the right pane. The following describes how to view Link Status when interfaces are
different:
BY ETHERNET
Once Ethernet connection is up between Ethernet Cradle and host computer, Link
Status can be viewed by the approach below:
In the left pane of RemoteConsole window, click Links to highlight it. The right pane
will show these pieces of info:
Ethernet Cradle IP
Ethernet Cradle MAC Address

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Note: To connect to host computer, Ethernet Cradle must be configured with correct
host IP and port number.
After the mobile computer is seated into Ethernet Cradle and data output starts, the right
pane delivers more info as below:
Terminal Serial Number (of the mobile computer)
Terminal Type (model name of the mobile computer)
Connection Time (output start time)
Elapse (time elapsed upon Remote Console service session start)
Note: Interfaced with Ethernet, 8000/8200/8300/8400/8600 auto-starts data output
while 8500 needs users to run Upload Data from the user application main
menu.
The information other than Ethernet Cradle IP and MAC address are cleared upon
completion of data upload.
The IP and MAC address of
the Ethernet Cradle
display in the right
pane.

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BY OTHER INTERFACES
Once connection is up between two computers via RS232, IrDA, USB Virtual COM,
Cradle IR or Modem-COM and data output starts, view Link Status by the approach
below:
At the left pane of RemoteConsole window, click Links to highlight it. The right pane
will show these pieces of info:
Terminal Serial Number of the mobile computer.
Terminal Type (model name of the mobile computer)
Connect Time (output start time)
Elapse (time elapsed upon the start of a Remote Console service session)
Note: Whichever model the mobile computer is, as long as it interfaces by RS232, IrDA,
USB Virtual COM, Cradle IR or Modem-Com, the mobile computer will launch data
output automatically.
Link Status info is cleared upon completion of data output.
Note: If you are networking through RS232, there must be an hourglass icon rotating at
the upper right on the client’s screen (bottom left for 8600). If not, the mobile
computer isn’t detected.
Four pieces of Link Status info

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VIEW RECEIVED FILES
By Remote Console’s File menu, a number of actions can be taken to a received file
selected in the right pane of RemoteConsole window.
To take an action to a received file, select the file first. To select a file:
1) In the left pane of RemoteConsole window, click Files.
Files is selected with highlight. The right pane then drops down a list of received files.
2) Click a received file from the list.
The file is selected by highlight.
3) Take the following actions:
From the menu bar, click File | Open to open the selected file.
From the menu bar, click File | Save As to save the selected file as a new file.

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From the menu bar, click File | Rename to assign a new name for the selected file.
From File menu, click Delete File to delete the selected data file.
From the menu bar, click File | Remove from List to remove the selected file from
the file list.

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From File menu, click Convert to convert the selected data file to Excel file format.
The File Convert window opens providing file conversion settings. Among the
settings, the Delimiter drop-box presents slightly different options when the O.S. has
different number format settings.
When number format is set to either of German, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish or
Danish in the O.S., comma (,) isn’t to opt for since it is generally written for decimal
point and is therefore ruled out from the options to wrongly delimiting data.
For a Windows-powered PC, number format setting is provided under Region and
Language setting.
OR
The O.S. has number
format set to neither
German, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish nor
Swedish. Comma (,) is
provided among
Delimiter options.

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VIEW DEVICE INFORMATION
Remote Console also enables viewing the information of a client mobile computer that
is sending in data at the moment. To view a client mobile computer’s info:
1) Click Links in the left pane of RemoteConsole window.
The right pane drops down a list of client mobile computer(s) sending data to host
computer at the moment.
2) Click a mobile computer from the list in the right pane.
The mobile computer is selected with highlight.
3) From the menu bar, click Information | Device Information to open a dialog that
delivers the mobile computer’s system information as below:
Serial Number (on the title bar of the dialog)
Manufacture Date
Library Version
Kernel Version
Font Version
Program Version
Device Type
The O.S. has number
format set to either of
German, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish or
Swedish. Comma (,) is
excluded from
Delimiter options.

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CHANGE CONNECTION SETTINGS
For the problem-free Remote Console data connection between the clients and the
(remote) host, provide correct settings to menu bar | System | Link Properties.
Note System menu items are only available when Remote Console service is put to
stop.
From Remote Console menu bar, click System | Link Properties to open a
Communication Properties window that presents a variety of communicative settings.
Different interface renders different communicative settings available. Hereunder in this
section we detail this subject:
When Interfaceis set to RS232,
IrDA, USB Virtual COM, Cradle IR
orModem-Com,portsavailableare
limited to 255 and unavailable
settings are:
1. Max Connection
2. the periodical checking to
Refresh connection
information
3. howoftentoAttempttoresume
connection

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Each of the communicative settings featured are detailed as below:
Setting
Description
Interface Sets the interface for Remote Console data connection between client(s)
and the host.
Save from TCP/IP, Remote Console now
supports RS232, IrDA, USB
VCOM, Cradle IR and Modem-
Com. Select an interface that best suits
your needs.
If your Remote Console
doesn’t feature said interfaces, upgrade your
Batch AG to the latest release to get them.
Port Sets the communication port, which is set to “2000” for TCP/IP by default.
Port number is subject to change in Remote Console
and also on
Ethernet Cradle (if networking with Ethernet).
Max Connection Sets the maximum amount of client mobile computers that output data to
the host.
Up to 25 mobile computers are allowed.
When interface is set to RS232, IrDA, USB Virtual Com
, Cradle IR or
Modem-Com,Max Connection
isn’t applicable, and thus setting isn’t
available.
Refresh link
information Sets the time that Remote Console periodically refreshes link status. Please set a time by the unit of second.
When interface is set to RS232, IrDA, USB Virtual Com,
Cradle IR or
Modem-Com, this setting is not applicable and not available.
Attempt to resume
connection when
disconnection is
detected
Sets how often Remote Console tries to re-establish Ethernet connection.
When interface is set to RS232, IrDA, or USB Virtual Com, Cradle IR or
Modem-COM,this setting is not applicable and not available.
When Interface is set to TCP/IP
(for Ethernet), Baud rate setting
is not applicable and thus
unavailable. Polling time is also
unavailable.

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Polling time Sets how often Remote Console determines the status of client mobile
computer(s) so Remote Console can process the events generated by
them.
Auto connection
when
RemoteConsole
starts
Sets Remote Console to auto-establish connection with client mobile
computer as soon as Remote Console launches.
Auto connection when RemoteConsole starts is selected by default.
Deselect it to disable auto-establishment of connection.