User`s guide
15
Installation
This
section
provides
a
"walk-through"
approach
to
the
installation
of
your
terminal.
This
will
enable
you
to
physically
connect
the
terminal
to a
printer,
one
or
two
host
computers/modems,
scanner
or
another
input
device.
If
necessary,
you
will
also
be
able
to
configure
the
Setup
menu
to
suit
your
requirements
and
preferences.
The
terminal
is
designed
to
provide
great
configuration
flexibility.
An
example
of
this
flexibility is
that
either
the
EIA
or
Aux
port
can
be
used
to
connect
either
to a
host,
another
input
device,
or
a
printer.
In
addition,
a
physical
port
can
be
assigned
as
the
Host
in
one
session
and
as
a
Printer
in
the
other
session,
if
desired.
In
another
case,
data
can
potentially
be
"printed"
from
one
session
to
the
other.
Data
can
be
directed
to
the
host
through
multiple
ports,
which
applies
when
both
a
bar
code
reader
and
a
host
are
attached.
The
procedures
described
here
are
among
the
most
common:
conventional
single
and
dual
host
setups,
with
or
without
a
printer.
These
steps
may
need
to be
modified
to
meet
your
requirements.
Step
1 -
Physical
Connections
The
first
step
in
our
installation
process
will
be
to
physically
connect
your
devices
to
the
terminal.
Depending
on
the
types
of
serial
interfaces
of
your
devices,
you
may
need
one
or
more
"null
modem'
adapters
to
communicate
properly.
First,
refer
to
the
Common
Set-Up
diagrams
on
page
21.
If
one
of
these
setups
matches
your
needs,
then
make
the
connections
as
shown
in
the
diagrams
by
referring
to
the
Host/Printer
Connection
Guide
on
page
19.
Otherwise,
choose
the
connections
in
the
Host/Printer
Connection
Guide
that
are
appropriate.
The
Common
Set-Up
diagrams
on
page
21
show
some
examples
of
how
various
devices
may
be
connected.
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Step
2 -
Number
Of
Sessions
This
step
requires
setting
a
selection
in
the
Setup
menu
to
configure
the
terminal
for
single
or
dual
session
mode.
If
you've
connected
two
host
cables
(steps
9A
or
9C
and
98
or
9D),
and
you
wish
to
run
in
"dual
session"
mode,
enter
Setup
and
set
"Sessions=Two"
in
the
Quick
(F1)
menu.
For
single
host
operation,
this
setting
should
already
be
set
at "One"
since
this
is
in
the
default
state.
Step
3 -
Link
Ports
To
Sessions
If
you
have
selected
"Sessions"=One,
then
you
can
skip
to
Step
4. If
you
have
selected
"Sessions"=Two,
there
are
four
designations
to
make.
This
step
will
be
used
later
in
Step
7.
First,
you
have
to
decide
which
serial
port
will
be
assigned
to
your
first
host
in
Session
1
(either
EIA,
Aux,
or
None). Now,
decide
which
port
will be
used
for
your
second
host
in
Session
2 (EIA,
Aux,
or
None).
The
same
port
shouldn't
be
used
as
the
host
port
for
both
sessions.
Also,
both
EIA
ports
cannot
be
used
at
the
same
time,
or
data
loss
may
occur.
Similarly,
both
keyboard
ports
cannot
be
used
at
the
same
time.
Then,
determine
which
port
will be
used
as
the
printer
port
in
Session
1 (EIA,
Aux,
Parallel,
None). Do
the
same
for
the
printer
option
in
Session
2. It is
not
general
practice
to
assign
the
host
port
in
one
session
as
the
printer
port
in
another
session,
but
this
can
be
done
if
desired.