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Ezconfig, Chapter 2 - ezconfig – Dolphin Peripherals 6100 User Manual

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EZConfig

Overview

EZConfig is a suite of products that configures Dolphin terminals quickly and efficiently. With the tools in
the EZConfig suite, you can package data on the workstation, then deploy and unpackage that data on
the Dolphin terminal.

Components

There are two main components: EZConfig Editor and EZConfig Client.

EZConfig Editor

Edits and creates configuration and registry documents in the EXM file format for Dolphin terminals. There
are two versions of EZConfig Editor: one for the workstation and one for the terminal.

Both editors:

• Create and modify EXM files–

Working with Open EXM Files

(see page 2-7)

• Convert INI files to EXM files–

Converting Known INI and MNU Files

(see page 2-25)

In addition, EZConfig Editor on the workstation

• Generates bar codes from EXM files–

Creating Bar Codes

(see page 2-19)

For details about the workstation editor, see

EZConfig Editor

on page

2-2.

For details about the terminal editor, see

EZConfig Editor on the Terminal

on page

2-27.

EZConfig Client

Decodes the bar codes generated by EZConfig Editor on the workstation.

For details, see

EZConfig Client

on page

2-31.

Upgrades

EZConfig Editor on the workstation must be installed on the workstation separately from the Power Tools
upgrade. Obtain the Honeywell EZConfig Editor Setup rXX.exe from

www.honeywellaidc.com

and

install the EXE on the workstation.

All components on the terminal–the EZConfig Editor and EZConfig Client–are installed during Power
Tools and Demos upgrades. For more information, see

Upgrading Power Tools

on page

1-6.