User's Manual Part 3

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CHAPTER 4
Performing Downloads
This chapter contains information and procedures to allow you to perform the
various types of data transfers required to:
• Develop applications for the Omni 3600 terminal.
• Prepare Omni 3600 terminals for deployment.
• Maintain Omni 3600 terminal installations in the field.
• Transfer data to/from terminals.
In this chapter, information pertaining to file authentication is only discussed in the
context of procedures while performing file downloads. See Chapter 5 for further
file authentication discussion.
The Omni 3600 terminal can perform downloads when docked with the base
station.
The base station contains ports that allow the Omni 3600 terminal to connect to a
network, telephone line, or perform back-to-back downloads. See Download
Methods.
Downloads and
Uploads
In downloads, data transfers from a sending system to a receiving system. The
term download also refers to a terminal receiving data. The term upload describes
the process of a terminal sending data.
Use any of the following three operations to program, deploy, transfer data files
from, and support Omni 3600 terminals:
• Host computer downloads: Applications, operating systems and associated
files transfer from a host PC to a Omni 3600 terminal
• Back-to-back downloads: Applications and associated files transfer from one
Omni 3600 terminal to another Omni 3600 terminal
• Wireless downloads: Applications, operating systems or OS updates, and
data files transfer between your wireless service provider and a Omni 3600
terminal
NOTE
Wireless downloads can only be performed on Omni 3600 models connected to a
GSM network.