JANUS? 2020 Hand-Held Computer (4MB) - Intermec

To make the reader the server
NF BC Networking the Reader
There are two ways to make the reader the server:
1. Type this command at the reader’s DOS prompt to start the FTA:
fta
2. Type this command at the FTA prompt to make the reader the server:
server
3. From the host computer, type the commands to transfer binary files or
update the reader’s drive C.
Or,
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1. Send the Prepare for Reboot command from the host computer to start the
FTA on the reader.
2. When you receive the Ready For Reboot message from the reader, send the
Reboot command from the host computer to the reader. This command
reboots the reader and opens the BFT session.
3. From the host computer, type the commands to transfer binary files or
update the reader’s drive C.
Note: Because you cannot display the server’s directories from the client, you must
already know where each target file is located on the server.
Starting an Application When the FTA Terminates
When the host computer is the client, the host computer can identify an
application that will be started automatically on the reader when the FTA is
terminated on the reader.
For example, you finish transferring binary files to the reader, close the
connection between the host computer and reader, and terminate the FTA on
the reader. Next, you may want to restart the PSK application that was running
on the reader when the host computer issued the Prepare for Reboot
command.
To automatically start an application when the FTA terminates
1. From the host computer, issue a command that sets the reader’s DOS
environment variable IM_APPLICATION to an application on the reader.
For help, see your DCM or IS documentation.
2. Terminate the FTA on the reader. The %IM_APPLICATION% command in
the reader’s AUTOEXEC.BAT executes, running the specified command on
the reader. For help, see “Defining the Startup Files” in Chapter 3.
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