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Serial mode requires a driver that must be installed in your system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you restart Rugged Control Center if it is running in your
system after connecting the scanner or changing the communication
mode.
About this task
To setup the scanner using serial mode communication, do the following:
Steps
1.
By default, the scanner is set to the serial mode.
If the scanner is not set to the serial mode, scan the barcode
after installing the driver.
2.
In your system, go to
Device Manager
and expand the
Ports
section.
3.
Search for
HoneyWell Gen7DB(COM xx)
.
4.
Right-click
HoneyWell Gen7DB(COM xx)
and select
Properties
.
5.
In the
Properties
window, go to
Power Management
and clear the
Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
checkbox.
6.
Click
OK
and close
Device Manager
.
Configure Dell Rugged Scanner module with USB
Steps
1.
Restart your system, and launch Dell Rugged Control Center.
2.
Go to
Settings
>
Barcode Settings
.
3.
Go to
Scanner
and select one of the following
Scanner Source
from
the drop-down menu:
•
Dell Scanner Module—This is the old scanner providing Magstripe
reader along with Zebra scan engine.
•
Dell Scanner Module with USB—This is the new scanner
providing Honeywell scan engine with 2x USB-A ports.
•
Rear Camera—Uses the system rear camera, if applicable.
•
Front Camera—Uses the system front camera.
To view the supported symbologies of Dell Rugged Scanner
module, Dell Rugged Scanner module with USB, and camera-
based scanners, see
. You can also view
the symbologies in the
Settings
section.
