Dell Rugged Control Center User's Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction to Dell Rugged Control Center.................................................................................... 5 Supported devices.................................................................................................................................................................5 Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................................................
7 Customizing settings in Dell Rugged Control Center...................................................................... 18 Application settings..............................................................................................................................................................18 Set Ribbon and startup preferences............................................................................................................................18 Keyboard backlight..........................
1 Introduction to Dell Rugged Control Center Dell Rugged Control Center brings mission critical tasks to the forefront of your rugged device, making them easily accessible. Some of the tasks include operating your camera and optional barcode scanner, enabling and disabling your WiFi and Bluetooth™ services, and configuring programmable buttons.
2 Installing, uninstalling, and upgrading Dell Rugged Control Center Install Dell Rugged Control Center Dell Rugged Control Center is pre-installed on all supported systems. To install the software if you have uninstalled it, but want to use it at a later point, use these steps: 1. Double-click the .MSI installer file. The Setup Wizard screen is displayed. 2. Click Next. 3. Click Install. 4. Click Yes to provide administrator rights, and begin the installation process. 5.
3 Using the Ribbon in Dell Rugged Control Center Dell Rugged Control Center provides easy access to your key tablet functions on a moveable, dockable Ribbon. Turn on and off the onscreen keyboard, mute your mic, or suspend your wireless or Bluetooth connections. You can also program up to three buttons with that can be added to the Ribbon.
Customizing the Ribbon Using the Dashboard, you can customize the Ribbon for easy access to applications, settings, and hardware features. Add Ribbon controls NOTE: Available controls depend on which device you have, and may vary as described in the following table: However, the general functionality of the feature is the same for any device. To add controls to the Ribbon: on the Ribbon. 1. Click The Ribbon Items screen is displayed.
The top row of the screen displays the slots available on the Ribbon, and shows you which items are already assigned to each available slot. The bottom row of the screen displays the control categories—Controls, App/Item, URL, Keystroke Combination, and Windows Items—available, and as you click each of the categories, the options that are available on your rugged device display for quick access on the Ribbon is displayed. 2. Click App/Item. 3.
7. Click Add on the new control. The keystroke combination shortcut is added to your Ribbon. Add Windows controls NOTE: Available controls depend on which device you have, and may vary. However, the general functionality of the feature is the same for any device. To add controls to the Ribbon for easy access to Windows applications, settings, and hardware features: 1. Click on the Ribbon. The Ribbon Items screen is displayed.
4 Using the Dashboard in Dell Rugged Control Center Use the Dashboard to edit and configure hardware controls and Quick Launch shortcuts, view system information, and configure application, keyboard backlight, Night Mode, and Windows settings. Topics: • • • • Access Dashboard Customizing hardware controls Customizing Quick Launch shortcuts Customize programmable buttons Access Dashboard To access the Dashboard from the Ribbon, click at the top of the Ribbon.
Remove controls from the Dashboard 1. Launch Dell Rugged Control Center on your tablet or laptop. at the top of the Ribbon. 2. Click The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed. 3. Click at the right side of the Hardware Controls section of the Dashboard. The Edit Hardware Controls window is opened. 4. To remove a hardware control from the Dashboard, click the control in the upper half of the window.
NOTE: Not all rugged devices support programmable buttons. See your device user guide for more information about how to assign actions to programmable buttons your device supports. NOTE: Availability of both press and hold touch types depends on your rugged device. See your device system manual to determine the touch types your system supports. Both hardware and virtual programmable buttons may support two types of touch: press, and press and hold.
Task Description Option 2: Data+Carriage Return Option 3: Data+Tab Option 4: Toggle presentation mode on or off. These settings are stored in the barcode scanner configuration settings. See Change barcode scanner mode. Camera control Triggers the camera, if the camera is not running (Windows 7 only). Click to open Dell Camera. You can perform the following: • • To take a photo, short press the camera when the camera is in photo mode.
5 Using the Global Positioning System in Dell Rugged Control Center You can view, edit, and configure Global Positioning System(GPS) features using the Dell Rugged Control Center console.
6 View system information in Dell Rugged Control Center You can view different types of information about your system through the dashboard: the hardware features available on your Rugged device, details about your system’s applications and BIOS, and a variety of information about the batteries connected to your tablet or laptop. Topics: • • • • Access system information Hardware features System information Battery information Access system information 1. Click at the top of the Ribbon.
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7 Customizing settings in Dell Rugged Control Center Use Dell Rugged Control Center’s settings customization features to configure settings for the application itself, to manage your barcode scanner, and to enable or disable Stealth Mode and Night Mode.
Set keyboard backlight color Set the color of your keyboard backlight. 1. Click at the top of the Ribbon. The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed. 2. At the top of the Dashboard, click the Settings tab, and then click the Keyboard Backlight tab on the left side of the Dashboard. The Keyboard Backlight window is displayed. 3. Select a keyboard backlight color to use.
The Night Mode window displays. 3. Click the Color Choices tab and select a Control Center color to use while in Night Mode. 4. To close the Dashboard, click at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard. Set keyboard backlight color Set the color of your keyboard backlight while in Night Mode. at the top of the Ribbon. 1. Click The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed. 2.
Stealth Mode Configure Stealth Mode settings to determine which system functions are disabled when you activate Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode allows you to turn off the display, the LED lights, internal speakers, the fan, and all wireless radios with a single key combination. NOTE: This mode is aimed at using the Rugged device in covert operations. When the stealth mode is activated, the device remains functional but will not emit any light or sound.
Change prefix settings 1. Launch Dell Rugged Control Center on your tablet or laptop. 2. Click at the top of the Ribbon. The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed. 3. At the top of the Dashboard, click the Settings tab, and then click the Barcode Scanner tab on the left side of the Dashboard. The Barcode Scanner window is displayed. 4. In the Prefix Settings field, enter the characters that you want to prefix the scan filename. 5.
Change Control Panel settings 1. Launch Dell Rugged Control Center on your tablet or laptop. at the top of the Ribbon. 2. Click The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed. 3. At the top of the Dashboard, click the Settings tab, and then click the Windows tab on the left side of the Dashboard. The Windows screen is displayed. 4. Click Control Panel. The Control Panel window is opened. 5. Make any changes to the your device settings that you want to make, and then close the Control Panel window. 6.
• • • • GPS WLAN and WWAN WLAN and GPS WWAN and GPS NOTE: By default, System Only is selected.
8 Using the Admin tab in Dell Rugged Control Center Accessing Admin tab features You can view and configure the features available in the Admin tab. The Admin tab is disabled under normal operation of the Dell Rugged Control Center. To enable this tab, the administrator must launch the application with the admin parameter. To launch Dell Rugged Control Center, with the admin parameter, enter RuggedControlCenterUI admin or RuggedControlCenterUI options at the command line, or hold down Alt+Ctrl+A.
Table 6. Setting values and descriptions Values Description Editable or 0 Specifies that you can control this section. Locked or 1 The administrator provides the configuration for the section, and you cannot revise. Preset or 2 The administrator provides the configuration for the section, but you can edit it at any time.
A Appendix: Using the Dell Rugged Control Center Group Policy Function Profiles, icons, and files Based on Registry, detailed settings for each feature is designated by the file it_admin_profile.json except for keyboard backlight and Stealth Mode. Follow these steps to create and distribute it_admin_profile.json: 1. Start the Dell Rugged Control Center application with the following command from the command line: RuggedControlCenterUI admin. On any computer, edit icons or settings as desired.
Candidate items Key Macro Open App/Item User items only Admin items only User and admin items • • • Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon None of the following features are limited by the administrator: All of the following features are limited by the administrator: Not all of the following features are limited by the administrator: • • • • • • Programmable buttons Ribbon Programmable buttons Ribbon Programmable buttons Ribbon None of the following features are limited by the administrator: All of the
