CIPHER Lab CPT-8061 Wireless Scanner Use and Installation Version 10.
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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Technical Support ............................................................................................ 2 1.3 Publications .................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Using this Manual ...
“Keyboard-less” Receiving Functions ................................................................................ 46 3.8 Performing Stock Checks – Stock Check Function (Selection 7)............................. 53 Appendix A: Installation and Configuration .............................................. 55 4.1 Overview ...................................................................................................... 55 4.2 Installing the Required Hardware ............................................
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Furniture Wizard offers a complete network-based, bar-code scanning solution utilizing the CIPHER Lab CPT-8061 Wireless Terminal (referred to as a “wireless scanner” throughout this manual). Using this hand-held scanner and Furniture Wizard’s customized price tags, you can capture and manage your inventory and sales data with unparalleled ease.
1.2 Technical Support Furniture Wizard provides world-class support. Please contact us at: New Vision Information Systems 820 Starboard Street Chula Vista, California 91914 Phone: (619) 869-7200 Fax: (619) 869-7210 support@furniturewizard.com 1.3 Publications Your Furniture Wizard CD-ROM contains Acrobat PDF versions of all of Furniture Wizard’s documentation. The files are located in the Documentation subdirectory. Please contact your Furniture Wizard representative to order hard copies of publications.
1.5 Guide Conventions The following information provides a formatting key to help identify information as you navigate through this Guide: Example Click OK. Purpose Within procedural (“how-to”) text, boldface words are characters you type or elements you can click. Within overview or conceptual text, bolded words may simply represent concepts that have been highlighted to emphasize their relative importance. Go to the Add User page.
2 CPT-8061 Wireless Scanner Overview 2.1 Access Point and Wireless Scanner Components Before use the Furniture Wizard wireless scanner solution, it is important to understand the individual components that comprise the system. Every component performs an important data collection or communication task; each must be properly installed and configured so they can successfully “talk” with each other.
2.1.1 3560 Bluetooth Access Point Receiver To use CIPHER Lab CPT-8061wireless scanners with Furniture Wizard, you must have a 3560 Access Point receiver connected to your network. One 3560 can accommodate up to seven scanners. The primary purpose of the unit is to receive Bluetooth transmissions from the hand-held wireless scanners and then send the captured inventory or sales data to the Furniture Wizard software.
2.1.3 CPT-8061 Bluetooth Wireless Terminal (Scanner) The CIPHER Lab CPT-8061 Bluetooth Wireless Terminal (“wireless scanner”) is the heart of the Furniture Wizard wireless scanning solution. It is an easy-to-use hand held unit you will use to capture, and then transmit bar-code inventory and sales data, via a wireless Bluetooth interface, to the 3560 Bluetooth Access Point receiver.
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3 Using Wireless Scanners with Furniture Wizard 3.1 Overview The Furniture Wizard bar-code scanning solution utilizes the CIPHER Lab CPT-8061 hand-held scanner and Furniture Wizard’s customized tags and allows capture of inventory and sales data with unparalleled ease. The Bluetooth wireless communications technology built into the scanner allows you to easily transmit the captured information to Furniture Wizard.
3.2 Loading and Configuring CIPHER Scanner Agent Software Furniture Wizard Software has created software called the CIPHER Scanner Agent that allows a user to define “ports” that will be associated with each CPT-8061 scanner being used in conjunction with Furniture Wizard. These ports collect scanner-specific information that has been received by Access Point for use by Furniture Wizard. The CIPHER Scanner Agent must be loaded and configured in the following manner: 1.
Figure 10: Cipher Agent Install Shield Dialog (Second Screen) 6. When the next Cipher Agent Install Shield dialog appears, enter the user name and organization, specify the user for which the application is being installed, and then click Next. Figure 11: Cipher Agent Install Shield Dialog (Third Screen) 7. When the final Cipher Agent Install Shield dialog appears, click Install to begin installation of the Cipher Scanner Agent and associated files. When all files are installed, click Finish.
Figure 12: Cipher Agent Install Shield Dialog (Final Screen) 8. After the CIPHER Scanner Agent has been completed loaded, double-click the CIPHER Scanner Agent icon on the desktop, or launch it from the Programs menu. Figure 13: CIPHER Scanner Agent Icon 9. After the CIPHER Scanner Agent launches, select Manage Scanner Ports Lists from the File menu.
Figure 14: Manage Scanner Port Lists - CIPHER Scanner Agent 10. When the Manage Scanner Port Lists function appears, click Add to add new scanner ports.
11. For each wireless scanner that will be used with Furniture Wizard, define a unique port number using the Enter in New Port Address function. Each port number that is defined must have a value between 1024 and 32500. This port will be assigned to specific scanners later in this chapter. If you have multiple scanners configured for you by Furniture Wizard, refer to the notes that came with your scanner as to what ports they have already been configured to use.
3.3 Configuring Furniture Wizard for Scanner Use You must now enable scanner use in Furniture Wizard. This section covers how to configure the Furniture Wizard software to use captured data collected from the wireless scanners. To do this, complete the following tasks: 1. Verify and record the IP Address of the PC on which the CIPHER Scanner Agent is being loaded. To do this, access the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties page. Refer to the Appendix section for more details. 2. Launch Furniture Wizard.
3. After double-clicking the Furniture Wizard icon on the Main Menu, the Setup & Registration function is displayed: Figure 18: Setup & Registration Function Click Advanced Setup 4. When in the Setup & Registration function, click Advanced Setup.
5. When in the Advanced Setup function, click Extended Preferences. The following screen is displayed: Figure 20: Extended Preferences Function Click Scanners tab 6. When in the Extended Preferences function, click the Scanners tab.
7. When in the Scanners tab in the Extended Preferences function, do the following: Cipher Scanner 8061 - Select the check box to enable use of the CIPHER Labs CPT-8061 wireless scanner with Furniture Wizard. Cipher Auto Inventory - Select the check box to enable use of the CPT-8061 scanner Auto Inventory functionality in Furniture Wizard. Cipher Auto Orders - Select the check box to enable use of the CPT-8061 scanner Auto Orders functionality in Furniture Wizard.
9. Use the Cipher User List function to define the users who are able to operate the Wireless scanners in your operation. For each user, enter the following information: User Name - Enter the name of the user. Password - Specify up to a five digit numeric password for this user. This is the password they will use to log on to the Firmware menu on the CPT-8061 scanner. Do not use alpha characters - they are too difficult to enter into the scanner.
3.4 Using Wireless Scanners with Furniture Wizard The Furniture Wizard bar-code scanning solution utilizes the CIPHER Lab CPT-8061 hand-held scanner and Furniture Wizard’s customized tags and allows capture of inventory and sales data with unparalleled ease. This section contains detailed instructions on how to perform each inventory and sales function with your CPT-8061 wireless scanner. Figure 23: CPT-8061 Wireless Scanner To use the CPT-8061 wireless scanner with Furniture Wizard, do the following: 1.
Figure 25: Scanner Password Function 3.
The Firmware Main Menu contains a series of options that allow you to perform the following functions: 1 Inventory - Allows you to take a physical inventory by pointing the scanner at each labeled item and capturing the associated data. The inventory balances in Furniture Wizard are then automatically updated with the captured data. 2 Sale - Allows you to store a running total of items for a customer and automatically transfer the captured list to a sales invoice.
Figure 27: Transmitting Capture Data to Furniture Wizard Simultaneously Press + <0> After the captured data has been transmitted by the scanner, it automatically appears in the appropriate Furniture Wizard form. As directed, complete any remaining data entry tasks.
3.5 Taking Physical Inventory - Inventory Function (Selection 1) The Inventory function in the scanner Main Menu (Selection 1) allows you to take a physical inventory by pointing the scanner at each labeled item and capturing the associated data. After the captured data has been transmitted to Furniture Wizard, the inventory balances are automatically updated and adjusted accordingly.
3. In general, the memory in the scanner unit is sufficient to store captured data for several hundred items. If you are capturing inventory data for a large number of units in a large physical space (for example, in a warehouse), transmit the captured data after completing the scan of a portion of the stored inventory. For example, transmit the captured data after you have completed scanning the northern section of a large warehouse, a corner section, etc.
9. When using this function, Furniture Wizard also gives you the opportunity to append the scanned inventory transaction to a previous session. You would generally do this if you are performing an inventory in segments, and wish to add the transactions scanned in a later session to those scanned in an earlier session. To do this, click Yes when the Append to an Existing Inventory Session dialog box is displayed.
3.6 Creating an Invoice – Sales Function (Selection 2) The Sale function in the scanner Main Menu (Selection 2) allows you to create an invoice for one or more inventory items. It allows you to store a running total of items sold to a customer, and then automatically transfer the captured list to a sales invoice. This allows you to easily and quickly capture data for an inventory item as it is sold, while you continue your sales presentation to the customer.
Figure 46: Sales Scan Function 4. The value displayed in the lower right corner (in Figure 46, this is value (9)) of the Sales scan function is the quantity in stock for the specified branch in the Cipher Users List. The Cipher Users List is also where you have defined the User Name and Password for each person using the scanner. Listing All Scanned Items Before transmitting the information, you can view a list of all items you have scanned for the customer. 1.
Transmitting Captured Data to Furniture Wizard 1. After all purchase decisions have been made, hold down the FN Alpha function key while simultaneously pressing the 0/* button to transmit the information to Furniture Wizard. Figure 28: Function Key 2. The transmitted sales data automatically appears in the Invoice function in Furniture Wizard (Figure 47). Figure 47: Invoice Function 3. Press the Backspace key again to return to the single item view. The most recent item viewed are displayed. 4.
Changing the Item Quantity You can change the quantity of a scanned item before it is transmitted. For example, if the customer decides she wants two lamps instead of one, or if the customer decides he wants one recliner rather than the other, you can delete the one already scanned. 1. Press the Scroll Up/Down keys to scroll through items. 2. When the correct record is displayed, change the quantity. 3. Press the key.
3.7 Re-tagging Items for Sales or Markdown - Tag Floor Function (Selection 3) The Tag Floor function in the scanner Main Menu (Selection 3) allows you to retag items for sales or markdown. The scanner stores a list of items you picked, and Furniture Wizard uses that data to quickly generate new tags. To select, perform and complete this function, do the following: 1. After logging on to the scanner, press <3> (Tag Floor), followed by the key. 2.
Figure 44: Inventory - On Sale Function 7. Make sure there is a check in the Tagged field for each item being placed on sale. 8. The On Sale function contains the following fields or buttons that can be used to perform the following processing tasks: Set Sale Items By Discount (Retail) - Discounts all tagged items by a specific percentage. Set Sale Items By Margin (Cost) - Sets price by margin from cost. Set Sale Items By Markup (Cost) – Sets price by markup from cost.
3.11 Transferring Items between Branches – The Transfer Function (Selection 4) The Transfer function in the Firmware menu (Selection 4) allows you to transfer inventory items from one branch to another. The inventory balances maintained for each branch in Furniture Wizard are then automatically updated with the captured data.
3.6 Receiving Purchase Orders – Receive PO Function (Selection 5) The Receive PO function in the Firmware menu (Selection 5) allows you to receive items as they are delivered to you. Furniture Wizard then determines whether the item has been delivered in fulfillment of a purchase order, a special order, or isn’t on an existing purchase order. If the item was not delivered in response to a purchase order, Furniture Wizard lets you create a purchase order so that you can receive the item.
Figure 40: 1” Label Tag Figure 40: Large Price Tag Chapter 3: Using Wireless Scanners with Furniture Wizard 35
Figure 40: Small Price Tags Figure 40: Sold Warehouse Tag 36 Furniture Wizard CPT-8061 Wireless Scanner Use and Installation v10
Figure 40: Standard Warehouse tag To specify label sizing at the supplier level, do the following: Figure 45: Supplier Data Entry Function – Other Tab Chapter 3: Using Wireless Scanners with Furniture Wizard 37
1. Click Supplier on the Furniture Wizard Main Menu. 2. When in the Supplier function, select the desired supplier record, and then click the Other tab. 3. In the Other tab, click the appropriate button for the desired default tag size for this supplier. Please note that this only applies to inventory you will receive for this supplier after this point; it does not retroactively apply to any items you have already received or are in stock.
1. Click Inventory on the Furniture Wizard Main Menu. When in the Inventory function, click the Misc tab. 2. When in the Inventory function, select the desired item record, and then click the Misc tab. 3. In the Misc tab, click the appropriate button for the desired default tag size, then select the item (in the Model & Description section) to which it applies. Do this for all desired items with exception label sizing.
To resolve this in Furniture Wizard, do the following: 1. When this message appears in Furniture Wizard, click OK. 2. The item then displays on the Cipher Data Manager function with a 0 entry in the Item Number field. Figure 31: Cipher Data Manager Function in Furniture Wizard 3. Double-click the Item Number field to access the Inventory Lookup function. Figure 32: Inventory Lookup Function 4. Double-click the Model field and enter the model number. 5. Double-click the correct record in the list.
6. Click the UPC/SYNC button. The following message is displayed when the record is synchronized: Figure 33: UPC/SYNC Complete Message 7. The Cipher Data Manager now displays a model item without the UPC code. Figure 34: Cipher Data Manager Function 8. Click the Exit button when finished. Listing All Scanned Items Before transmitting the information, you can view a list of all items you have scanned by doing the following: 1. Press the Backspace key to view a list of all items.
Reconciling Received Items After the inventory data has been transmitted, the Reconcile Inventory function appears in Furniture Wizard. Figure 36: Recocile Receiving Function 1. All items you scanned are displayed in the list. If there are multiple quantities for same item, you will see the total number displayed in the Qty Scanned field in the Items Available for Processing list. 2. To display outstanding purchase orders for a specific item, click the desired item number. 3.
Received Items with No Associated Purchase Order If no purchase order is associated with an item, it will remain in the Items Available for Processing list with no corresponding purchase order. To create a purchase order for a received item, do the following: 1. Select the Not Assigned tab in the Reconcile Inventory function. 2. Select the corresponding item in the Items to be Processed list. An arrow appears to the left of the selected item. 3.
4. The Reconcile Inventory function contains the following fields or buttons that can be used to perform the following label processing tasks” Select All - Select all label types for all items. Select None - Deselect all label types for all items. Update Inv Label - Update Inv Labels with current information for all selected items. Update Small - Update small labels with current information for all selected items.
Small – Prints an inventory label that includes the purchase order number and associated information. Figure 39: Small Inventory Label Label – Creates a floor tag. Figure 40: Floor Tag Label 5. After selecting the desired label type, click Print. 6. Click Exit. You will be given the option to save the data. Figure 41: Floor Tag Label 7. If you want to print the label later, click Yes. Click No to print the label now and discard the information; the Inventory function is displayed. 8.
“Keyboard-less” Receiving Functions Figure 40: Bar Code Receiving Report As of Version 10 (and above), an exciting new feature has been added to Furniture Wizard that allows you to perform “keyboard-less” receiving. A Bar Code Receiving Report (Figure ), containing bar coding for the purchase order and for each purchase order can now printed for use by warehouse personnel.
Figure 40: Purchase Order Function – Bar Code Report Button To print the Bar Code Receiving Report for use during inventory receiving, do the following: 1. Enter a purchase order in the normal manner in the Purchase Order function. Refer to the Furniture Wizard User Guide for more details. 2. After selecting all desired purchase order items in the Purchase Order function, click the Bar Code Report button to print the Bar Code Receiving Report for the purchase order.
4. To receive each individual purchased item, point the scanner at the bar code printed on the report for the corresponding item. You must perform a separate capture equal to the quantity received for each item (for example, if a quantity of four is received for an item, you must perform a scanner capture for each quantity. You must pause for a reasonable amount of time between scanning each bar code quantity capture so that the scanner can process each received item! 5.
Figure 40: “Sold” Warehouse Tag 7. To print warehouse tags for the received items, select 1 (Warehouse) on the Print Tags scanner menu. If the item is sold (special order), customer information prints on the label. If the item is not associated with order, a regular warehouse tag is printed (Figure).
1 Warehouse –. 2 Auto Print - Allows you to print price tags for the received items. The size of the printed tags is dependent on the label sizes you designated in the Purchase Order and Inventory functions for the supplier and/or specific item number. 3 Rec Report – Allows you to print a Wireless Scanner Receiving Report (Figure ) containing information for each received item.
3.7 Associating UPC and Bar Codes – Teach Function (Selection 6) The Teach function in the Firmware menu (Selection 6) allows you to “teach” Furniture Wizard to associate your internally-assigned bar codes for specific inventory items to the UPC (Universal Product Code) codes assigned by manufacturers to the items. This allows you to directly scan the manufacturer’s bar code labels when receiving purchased items. To accomplish this, do the following: 1.
3.8 Performing Stock Checks – Stock Check Function (Selection 7) The Stock Check function in the Firmware menu (Selection 6) allows you to perform “handsfree” inventory stock checks in Furniture Wizard simply by scanning the labels on an item. To accomplish this, do the following: 1. Turn on the scanner and enter your password when prompted. 2. Select 6 from the menu or use the Scroll Up/Down keys PO). to scroll to 5 (Receive 3.
4 Appendix A: Installation and Configuration 4.1 Overview Important Note!!! You must complete the steps in this chapter only if your scanner components have not been delivered pre-configured from Furniture Wizard Software. Once you have successfully completed the tasks outlined in each section of this chapter, you can proceed to Chapter 3: Using Wireless Scanners with Furniture Wizard to learn how to use hand-held scanners to capture and transmit inventory and sales data to Furniture Wizard.
4.2 Installing the Required Hardware 4.2.1 Preparing CPT-8061 Scanner Units Prior to configuring CPT-8061 wireless scanners for use with Furniture Wizard, you must prepare each individual unit for use by installing and charging its lithium ion battery pack. While the supplied battery pack comes with an initial charge sufficient to perform some very basic tasks, it is not sufficient for extended use or for the initial software upload and configuration activities that must be performed for each unit.
4. Place the CPT-8061 scanner facing forward into the large slot located at the top of the Charging and Communications cradle. The metal contacts located on the bottom of the scanner unit must make firm connection with the metal prongs located in the large slot. Leave the nylon hand cord (attached to the lower left corner of the scanner) hanging out the left side of the cradle. Figure 49: Scanner Resting in Charging Cradle 5.
4.2.2 Installing and Configuring Access Point After preparing each CPT-8061 wireless scanner, you must install and configure the 3560 Bluetooth Access Point receiver. The 3560 Access Point unit contains a Bluetooth radio module that acts as a bridge between the wireless scanners and your local area network, allowing them to communicate with each other using short-range wireless technology operating in the 2.4 GHz band.
4.2.4 Installation and Configuration Procedures The installation and configuration tasks required for Access Point involve preparing the receiver unit, connecting it to your local area network and then configuring the unit for proper network communications.
4. To temporarily change the TCP/IP settings for your local area network to match the default settings supplied with Access Point by CIPHER Lab, locate the Properties page for your current network card. To do this, click Control Panel > Network Settings in the Start menu in Windows XP. Right click the icon for the local area network to which Access Point is being connected and then click Properties (Figure 51). Figure 51: Network Properties 5.
Figure 53: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Page Original TCP/IP Network Settings 6. Once you have accessed the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties page (Figure 53), do the following: Manually record each of the network settings, as they are presently displayed in the Properties page, in Section 1 of the Settings Worksheet (entitled “Current Local Area Network Settings”); this worksheet can be found in the Appendix section of this manual.
Figure 54: Network Set to Obtain IP/DNS Addresses Automatically 7. Change the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway settings to match those pictured in Figure 55 (below), and then click OK to save the new settings and exit the page.
8. After temporarily changing the TCP/IP settings in your local area network, test whether it can communicate with Access Point. To do this, click All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt in the Start menu in Windows XP. At the Command Prompt, type Telnet 192.168.1.1. The following message is displayed if communications are successful (that is, your local area network can “see” and “talk” to Access Point): Figure 56: Successful Communications Message 9.
11. When in the menu, enter 1 to configure Access Point. The following menu is then displayed (Figure 58): Figure 58: Access Point Configuration Settings 12. You must enter the correct network configuration settings for your Access Point receiver into this menu.
14. Test your local area network to ensure it can communicate with Access Point by doing the following: Click All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt in the Start menu in Windows XP. At the Command Prompt, type Telnet n.n.n.n (where n.n.n.n is the IP Address assigned to Access Point in Step 12). The following message is displayed if communications are successful (that is, your local area network can “see” and “talk” to Access Point). Figure 59: Successful Communications Message 15.
4.3 Uploading Firmware Updates to Scanners Furniture Wizard Software has also created a firmware update that is designed to reside on each wireless scanner. The firmware update allows the scanner to capture inventory and sales data and then transmit in a format that can be used in Furniture Wizard (that is, it allows the scanners to “talk” to Furniture Wizard). It must be uploaded to each CPT-8061 scanner unit via a serial port connection between the PC and the Charging and Communications cradle.
3. To access the proper scanner menu to start the software upload process, simultaneously press the <7> and <9> keys and the key in the lower right front corner of the scanner. When the System Menu appears, press <6> (Load Program).
4. When the Load Program menu appears, press <1> (Cradle - IR). Figure 63: Load Program Menu Select <1> (Cradle - IR) 5. When the Baud Rate menu appears, select the fastest baud rate. In this case, press <1> (115200).
6. When the Please Place in Cradle *Download Ready* message appears in the display window, place the scanner facing forward into the large slot at the top of the Charging and Communications cradle: Figure 65: Please Place in Cradle Message 7. Load the firmware update CD provided by Furniture Wizard Software.. 8. After loading the firmware update CD, the following communications port and baud rate information appears in the display window on the scanner.
9. During the software upload process, a Please Wait Loading message appears in the display window on the scanner, and a progress bar appears on the connected PC. When the process is finished, a Downloaded Completely” Do you want to download another program? message appears in the display window on the scanner: Figure 67: Download Complete Message 10. Click No to complete the download process.
4.4 Pairing Wireless Scanners with Access Point The next step in the installation and configuration process is to pair each wireless scanner with each Access Point receiver in your wireless scanner network. This allows a wireless scanner to successfully maintain contact with a network as it passes in and out of the communications ranges of specific Access Point units; this is of particular importance in operations with large physical spaces. 1.
2. When in the Bluetooth Menu, select <5> (Pairing Test), followed by the key. Figure 70: Bluetooth Menu Press <5>, followed by 3. The scanner will now wait for a few moments while it searches for available Bluetooth (Access Point) devices. The name of the Access Point should appear up in the list of available devices in the scanner display window. 4. Select the Access Point you have just configured, and press the key. 5.
6. The scanner will now attempt to pair itself with the Access Point. When complete, the message Pairing Successful will appear in the scanner display window. If scanner pairing fails, repeat the steps above, making sure you have enabled Authentication and you have entered the PIN code exactly as it was when it was originally entered during Access Point configuration. 7.
2. To continue using the scanner, press any key to continue. The Welcome logon appears in the information window. During the initial software loading process, press the key to access the Main Menu. Upon powering up the scanner after completing all scanner configuration tasks, this display will also contain User Name and Password fields that you will use to logon to Furniture Wizard scanning functions. They do not appear during the first time powerup after uploading the Scan-IT interface software.
4. The WLAN settings menu (Figure 74) contains a series of option selections that you will use to configure communications settings for the scanner unit: Figure 74: WLAN Settings Menu Select each option and enter correct LAN settings 5.
Point). The text below will direct you to specific sections of the Settings Worksheet for entry of the requested values. 4.5.1 Subnet Mask Setting 1. To specify the Subnet Mask setting for the scanner, press <1> in the WLAN Settings menu. The current Subnet Mask setting setting for your local area network displays in the scanner information window (Figure 75): Figure 75: SubNet Mask Setting 2.
4.5.2 Local IP Address Setting 1. To specify the local IP address for the scanner, press <2> in the WLAN Settings menu. The current local IP address setting for your local area network displays in the scanner information window (Figure 76): Figure 76: Local IP Address Setting 2. Enter the local IP address for the wireless scanner into the New field, then press the key to save the setting and return to the WLAN Settings menu.
4.5.3 Gateway IP Address Setting 1. To specify the Gateway IP address for the scanner, press <3> in the WLAN Settings menu. The current Gateway IP address setting for your local area network displays in the scanner information window (Figure 77): Figure 77: Gateway Address Setting 2. Enter the Gateway IP address for the wireless scanner into the New field, then press the key to save the setting and return to the WLAN Settings menu.
4.5.5 Server IP Setting 1. To specify the Server IP setting, press <5> in the WLAN Settings menu. The current server IP address setting displays in the scanner information window (Figure 79): Figure 79: Server IP Setting 2. Enter the IP address for the server that is running the CIPHER Scanner Agent software into the New field (refer to Section 3.2 - Loading and Configuring the CIPHER Scanner Agent Software), then press the key to save the setting and return to the WLAN Settings menu.
4.5.6 Server Port Address Setting 1. To specify the TCP/IP server port address for the server that is running the CIPHER Scanner Agent software, press <6> in the WLAN Settings menu. The currently assigned TCP/IP server port address setting displays in the scanner information window (Figure 80). Figure 80: Server Port Setting 2.
5 Appendix B: Settings Worksheet / Miscellaneous 5.1 Overview The Appendix section contains the following sections: Settings Worksheet - Use this worksheet to record your current local area network, Access Point and server port settings. The purpose of the worksheet is to make it easier to keep track of these settings for the configuration activities you will be performing in Chapter 2 - Installation and Configuration.
5.2 Settings Worksheet Use this worksheet to record your current local area network, Access Point and CIPHER Scanner Agent server port settings. The purpose of the worksheet is to make it easier to keep track of these settings for the various configuration activities you will be performing throughout Chapter 2 - Installation and Configuration. Section 1 - Current Local Area Network Settings Record the following settings from the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties page on your Local Area Network (LAN).
Section 2a - Additional Access Point Settings If you will be using more than one Access Point receiver with your local area network, record the settings for each additional unit on this page: Access Point 2 1 Access Point IP Address: ____ . ____ . ____ . ____ 2 Access Point Subnet Mask: ____ . ____ . ____ . ____ 3 AP Name: _________________ 4 PIN Code: _________________ Access Point 3 1 Access Point IP Address: ____ . ____ . ____ . ____ 2 Access Point Subnet Mask: ____ . ____ . ____ .
Section 3 - CIPHER Scanner and Agent Port Settings To use this section of the Settings Worksheet, do the following: Once you have verified the IP address of the server on which the CIPHER Scanner Agent is being loaded, record the IP address setting in the CIPHER Scanner Agent IP Address field below. For more details, refer to Step 1 in Section 3.2 - Loading and Configuring the CIPHER Scanner Agent Software.
5.3 CIPHER Lab Kernel Update Procedures To upload kernel updates (supplied by CIPHER Labs) to each wireless scanner, perform each of the following tasks: 1. Step 6 in Section 4.2.1 (Preparing CPT-8061) provides instructions on how to connect the Charging and Communications cradle to the serial port of the PC from which the firmware update will be loaded. If you have not already performed each of the tasks outlined in Step 6, they must be completed at this time.
4. To access the scanner Kernel menu, simultaneously press the <7> and <1> and the key in the lower right front corner of the scanner. Wait for the scanner to beep three times and then press <3> to select the Update Kernel option. Figure 82: Accessing Wireless Scanner Kernel Menu Simultaneously Press <7> + <1>, then , after three beeps, press <3> 5. When the Load Program menu appears, press <1> (Cradle-IR) to start the firmware update upload process.
6. When the Baud Rate menu appears, select the fastest baud rate. In this case, press <1> (115200). Figure 84: Baud Rate Selection 7.
8. Run the IRLoad.exe program from your C:\FW2000\Drivers\Cipher folder on which the serial cable is connected from the Communications cradle. Select the K8000nnn.shx file (where ‘nnn’ is the firmware release number) provided by CIPHER Labs. 9. After loading the Scan-IT software CD, the following communications port and baud rate information appears in the display window on the scanner. This allows you to verify previous input into the scanner. Click OK to continue the firmware upload process.
11. Click No to complete the download process. Press any key and power the unit off by pressing the key when the following message is displayed: Figure 88: Complete - Power Off Message 12. After powering off the scanner, turn it back on by pressing the key. To signify that new firmware has been uploaded to a scanner, the unit emits three loud beeps the first time it is powered on after a software installation.
5.4 Furniture Wizard Firmware Update Procedures To upload firmware updates (provided by Furniture Wizard Software) to each wireless scanner, perform each of the following tasks: 1. Step 6 in Section 4.2.1 (Preparing CPT-8061) provides instructions on how to connect the Charging and Communications cradle to the serial port of the PC from which the Scan-IT interface software will be loaded. If you have not already performed each of the tasks outlined in Step 6, they must be completed at this time.
4. When the Load Program menu appears, press <1> (Cradle-IR). Figure 91: Load Program Menu Select <1> (Cradle - IR) 5. When the Baud Rate menu appears, select the fastest baud rate. In this case, press <1> (115200).
6. When the Please Place in Cradle *Download Ready* message appears in the display window, place the scanner facing forward into the large slot at the top of the Charging and Communications cradle: Figure 93: Please Place in Cradle Message 7. Load the Scan-IT software CD provided by Furniture Wizard Software into the PC. 8. After loading the firmware update CD, the following communications port and baud rate information appears in the display window on the scanner.
9. During the software upload process, a Please Wait Loading message appears in the display window on the scanner, and a progress bar appears on the connected PC. When the process is finished, a Downloaded Completely” Do you want to download another program? message appears in the display window on the scanner: Figure 95: Download Complete Message 10. Click No to complete the download process.
11. To signify that new software has been uploaded to a scanner, the unit emits three loud beeps the first time it is powered on after a software installation. The following message is also displayed in the scanner information window: Figure 97: New Program Message Displays upon startup after Program Installation 12. To continue using the scanner, press any key to continue. The logon appears in the information window.
