Users Guide

Change Control Panel 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 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. To close the Dashboard, click at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard.

GPS

You can enable or disable dedicated or cellular GPS modules and enable the desired COM port.

To enable or disable dedicated or cellular GPS hardware:

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 GPS tab on the left side of the Dashboard.

The GPS settings window is displayed.

3. Click Connect or Disconnect to enable or disable dedicated or cellular GPS modules.

4. Select the desired COM port for programmatic access.

5. Select the Advanced Settings option available for dedicated GPS module to configure the main constellation ID, Baud rate, reset the

GPS hardware, and restore the default GPS settings.

6. To close the Dashboard, click at the top of the Ribbon or the in the upper right of the Dashboard.

Antenna switch

Using the antenna switch settings, the system administrator can select the pass-through option for up to two external antennas. Once

configured, only the selected options are viewable by the user. The following options are available:

• System Only

• WLAN

• WWAN

• GPS

• WLAN and WWAN

• WLAN and GPS

• WWAN and GPS

NOTE:

This functionality is only applicable to Latitude 12-7220 Rugged Extreme in Windows 10.

Set antenna switch

To set the antenna pass-through option:

1. Click at the top of the Ribbon.

The Dell Rugged Control Center Dashboard is displayed.

2. Click the Settings tab at the top of the Dashboard, and then click the Antenna Switch tab on the left side of the Dashboard.

The Antena Switch window is displayed.

3. Select one of the following external antenna pass-through options:

• System Only

• WLAN

• WWAN

Customizing settings in Dell Rugged Control Center