Installing Barcode software on the host computer and on the handheld device
Barcode Manager enables communication between the barcode handheld application and Notification Server. You install Barcode Manager on the computers that become hosts for barcode scanning devices.
The following components must be installed on the host computers on which you plan to install Barcode Manager:
Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 (on Windows XP computers) or Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 Driver for Windows Vista (on Windows 7 computers)
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 for Windows Desktop or greater
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or greater
After you install Barcode Manager on the host computer, you use the host computer to deploy Barcoder on the handheld devices. Barcoder is a program that helps you scan, collect, and enter data. Note that Barcode Solution does not upgrade the previous version of Barcoder on the barcode device. You must uninstall the previous versions of Barcoder manually.
After you install the Barcode software, the handheld devices can communicate with Notification Server whenever they are connected to the host computers.
This task is a step in the process for setting up the Barcode Solution environment.
See Setting up the Barcode Solution environment.
To install Barcode software on the host computer and on the handheld device
On the host computer, do the following:
Make sure that you are logged in with a user account that has the local administrator rights.
Close all Windows applications that are running.
Make sure that the Notification Server computer is added to the trusted sites list in Internet Explorer.
Open the Symantec Management Console and log in using an account that has access to the Barcode Solution home page.
In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click .
On the Barcode Solution home page, in the Quick Links Web part, click . Follow the prompts to completely install Barcode Manager.
On the Select Installation Type page, select , and click .
When the installation finishes, the user is returned to the Barcode Solution home page.
Initialize the handheld device. Align the screen, set the time, and create a Device ID and Owner ID.
On the Barcode Solution home page, in the Quick Links Web part, click the . Follow the prompts to install Barcoder on the device.
Note that the handheld device must be cradled to the host computer before you click the link.
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