SpectraLink 84-series, 8450, 8452, 8453 Administration Manual

Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephone

Barcode Administration Guide

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Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephones Barcode Administration Guide

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Contents

Introduction ...................................................................... 5

Product Support ............................................................................................................... 5

Spectralink References .................................................................................................... 5

Barcode Reference ........................................................................................................... 5

Conventions Used In This Document .............................................................................. 6

Icons ............................................................................................................................... 6

Typography ..................................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 1: Understanding Barcode Technology ......................... 8

1D vs. 2D Formats............................................................................................................. 8

8450 and 1D Barcode Patterns ....................................................................................... 8

8452/8453 and 2D Barcode Patterns ............................................................................... 8

Chapter 2: Barcode Applications .......................................... 10

Using On-board Applications..........................................................................................10

Using the Quick Barcode Connector™ (QBC) ...............................................................10

Supported Symbologies ..................................................................................................10

Special Alerts for Barcode Applications ........................................................................11

Chapter 3: Barcode Implementation ....................................... 13

Conflicting Symbologies .................................................................................................15

Chapter 4: Barcode Parameters ............................................ 16

Administration Parameters .............................................................................................16

Symbology Parameters ...................................................................................................18

Aztec .............................................................................................................................. 18

Codabar ................................ ......................................................................................... 19

Code 11 .........................................................................................................................21

Code 39 .........................................................................................................................23

Code 93 .........................................................................................................................26

Code 128........................................................................................................................27

Datamatrix ......................................................................................................................31

EAN / UPC .....................................................................................................................31

GS1 Composite ..............................................................................................................34

GS1 Databar ..................................................................................................................34

Interleaved 2 of 5 ................................................................ ............................................35

Micro PDF 417 ...............................................................................................................37

MSI Code .......................................................................................................................38

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PDF 417 .........................................................................................................................40

Plessey Code .................................................................................................................40

QR Code ........................................................................................................................42

Standard 2 of 5 ...............................................................................................................42

Telepen ..........................................................................................................................43

Appendix A: Open Source Information ................................... 46

OFFER for Source for GPL and LGPL Software ............................................................46

Contact Information for Requesting Source Code ...........................................................46

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Introduction

This is your guide to understanding how barcode technology works in conjunction with the
Spectralink 8450/8452/8453 handsets and how to deploy it in your facility.

Refer to this document when you need to configure your handsets for a barcode application or
when you need to change a barcode configuration due to advances or changes in the
technology.

Be aware that this is a living document. Barcode technology changes rapidly and this document
makes every effort to keep up. If you have questions, please contact your Spectralink service
provider.

Product Support

Spectralink wants you to have a successful installation. If you have questions please contact the
Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-775-5330.

The hotline is open Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain time.
For Technical Support: mailto:[e-mail]
For Knowledge Base:

http://support.spectralink.com/SpectralinkService/support/us/support/voice/wi­fi/spectralink_8400_wireless.html

For Return Material Authorization: mailto:[e-mail]

Spectralink References

All Spectralink documents are available at http://support.spectralink.com. Use the Documents
and Downloads pane and select Voice as the Product Type and then select the Spectralink
84-Series Wireless Telephone from the page. For other documents, use the navigation pane on
the left to locate the product and open the page.

Specific Documents

The Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephone Administration Guide provides a comprehensive
list of every parameter available on Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephones.

Spectralink 84-Series Wireless Telephone Deployment Guide This document introduces
deployment concepts and the methods of provisioning the 84-Series handsets in any type of
facility. It is the fundamental text and a prerequisite to this Administration Guide, especially for
administrators who are new to the Spectralink 84-Series handsets or who may wish a refresher
course.

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Caution

The Caution icon highlights information you need to know to avoid a hazard that
could potentially impact device performance, application functionality, successful
feature configuration and/or affect handset or network performance.

Admin Tip

This tip advises the administrator of a smarter, more productive or alternative
method of performing an administrator-level task or procedure.

Settings

The Settings icon highlights information to help you zero in on settings you need to
choose for a specific behavior, to enable a specific feature, or access
customization options.

Quick Barcode Connector Administration Guide Provides instruction for implementation of the
barcode application. The Spectralink 84-Series User Guide contains information about using the
barcode feature.

The Spectralink 84-Series User Guide offers comprehensive instructions on using each of the
features deployed on the handsets.

Barcode Reference

The Bar Code Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading, Printing, Specifying, Evaluating, and
Using Bar Code and Other Machine-Readable Symbols by Roger C. Palmer, Fifth Edition

The book describes the many different forms of 1-D and 2-D bar code symbols, explains how
they work, compares their attributes, and provides detailed reference information. Equipment
used for printing, reading, and evaluating bar code symbols is reviewed, and extensive
information is provided about the applicable industry standards. The emerging fields of Direct
Part Marking and image-based scanning is reviewed, and the issue of patents is presented.
Many applications of the technology are described.

Conventions Used In This Document

Icons

Icons indicate extra information about nearby text.

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Convention

Description

Bold

Highlights interface items such as menus, soft keys, file names, and
directories. Also used to represent menu selections and text entry to the
handset.

Italics

Used to emphasize text, to show example values or inputs, and to show
titles of reference documents available from the Spectralink Support Web
site and other reference sites.

Underlined blue

Used for URL links to external Web pages or documents. If you click on
text in this style, you will be linked to an external document or Web page.

Bright orange text

Used for cross references to other sections within this document. If you
click on text in this style, you will be taken to another part of this
document.

Fixed-width-font

Used for code fragments and parameter names.

Convention

Description

<MACaddress>

Indicates that you must enter information specific to your installation,
handset, or network. For example, when you see <MACaddress>, enter
your handset’s 12-digit MAC address. If you see <installed-directory>,
enter the path to your installation directory.

>

Indicates that you need to select an item from a menu. For example,

Settings > Basic indicates that you need to select Basic from the
Settings menu.

Typography

A few typographic conventions, listed next, are used in this guide to distinguish types of in-text
information.

This guide also uses a few writing conventions to distinguish conditional information.

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Chapter 1: Understanding Barcode

Technology

Barcode technology enables you to encode and decode information stored in a variety of visual
patterns. Barcode patterns can store a variety of data. Currently, the Spectralink 8450 handset
supports a wide range of one-dimensional (1D) and stacked 1D barcode types, including the
Code 128 barcode symbology, which can contain up to 70 numerals and/or characters. The
Spectralink 8452/8453 handset supports a wide range of two-dimensional (2D) barcode types.
Two-dimensional barcode symbologies typically encode more data, which may be contained in
a smaller barcode label, as compared with 1D barcode symbologies. The Spectralink 8450 can
only decode 1D barcode symbologies, whereas the Spectralink 8452/8453 can decode both 1D
and 2D barcode label formats. The Spectralink 8452/8453 can also decode composite
barcodes that contain both a 1D and a 2D barcode component, such as the GS1 Composite
CC-A/B symbology often found on drug packaging.

1D vs. 2D Formats

8450 and 1D Barcode Patterns

Barcode patterns can store a variety of data. Currently, your Spectralink 8450 handset supports
a wide range of one-dimensional (1D) and stacked ID barcode types, including the Code 128
barcode symbology, which can contain up to 70 numerals and/or characters.

1D example (Code 128 symbology)

8452/8453 and 2D Barcode Patterns

Your Spectralink 8452/8453 handset supports a wide range of two-dimensional (2D) barcode
types. Two-dimensional barcode symbologies typically encode more data, which may be
contained in a smaller barcode label, as compared with 1D barcode symbologies. The
Spectralink 8452/8453 can decode both 1D and 2D barcode label formats, as well as composite
1D/2D barcodes.

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2D example (QR Code symbology)

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Chapter 2: Barcode Applications

Caution: Required settings for QBC

Several settings MUST be set to their default value to ensure correct
interoperability between the handset and QBC:

 barcode.preambleTransmissionValue (default Null)
 barcode.postambleTransmissionValue (default Null)
 barcode.symbologyIdTransmission (default 0)

See the explanation of these parameters in Administration Parameters.

Barcode information is typically entered into a field in an application that processes the data.
This application might be running:

 in the web browser on the handset
 on a computer that is linked to a Spectralink 845x handset via QBC.

Using On-board Applications

The first item is a web application running on the web browser on the handset. The scanned
information is used by the web application and either populates an input field on the page or is
used by code in the web page to continue a work flow.

Using the Quick Barcode Connector™ (QBC)

The second item is an application that is running on a computer accessible to the user that has
been loaded with the Quick Barcode Connector application. QBC enables you to capture
barcode data using a Spectralink 8450 or 8452/8453 handset and transfer the data to the
application running on the computer associated with the scanning handset. You can think of it
as a wireless barcode scanner connected to the computer.

For more information, see the Quick Barcode Connector (QBC) Administration Guide.

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Symbology

1D

2D

Aztec

X

Codabar

X X Code11

X X Code 39

X X Code 93

X X Code 128*†

X X DataMatrix

X X EAN / UPC†

X

X

GS1 Composite*†

X

X

GS1 DataBar

X

X

Interleaved 2 of 5*

X

X

Micro PDF 417

X MSI Code

X X PDF 417

X Plessey Code

X X QR Code

X Standard 2 of 5

X X Telepen

X

X

Note: Symbologies available by default on 84- and 87- Series handsets

All symbologies covered in this document (except for GS1 Composite) are available
on both the 84- and 87-Series handsets and are enabled by default. The 84 Series
can be additionally configured through the .cfg files. The 87-Series is not further
configurable for barcode symbologies and therefore only the default settings can be
deployed as of this writing.

Supported Symbologies

All of the symbologies listed here are enabled by default except GS1 Composite.

* Some parameters apply only to 1D or 2D.
† This symbology has conflicts with other symbologies or internally. Please see the section

Conflicting Symbologies for explanation.

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Special Alerts for Barcode Applications

You can assign special alerts, ringtones and vibrations for certain events. The Spectralink
84-Series User Guide contains instruction on how to set ring types for different conditions.

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Chapter 3: Barcode Implementation

Admin Tip: Recommended configuration

Although barcode parameters can be included almost anywhere in the .cfg file
structure, the recommendations given here conform to the standard configurations
as given in the Spectralink 84-Series Deployment Guide. Following these
guidelines will make your installation easier to administer and support.

Implementation of barcode parameters requires that you include your symbology parameters in
the configuration (.cfg) files that you prepare for your facility. If you are using one of the
templates included with the software, common barcodes are enabled by default.

Configuration flexibility allows you to structure the files according to the most efficient method
for your facility. See the Spectralink 84-Series Deployment Guide for a full explanation of .cfg
files and how they are structured. Double check the site.cfg file to determine if the barcode you
want to deploy is enabled.

Parameters are assigned by:

 Site – parameters that apply to the entire deployment such as network, log-in, DHCP,

etc.

 Group – parameters that apply to a limited number of users such as nurses or sales

departments.

 User – parameters that apply to specific users such as extension and username.

The first essential factor in determining how to configure the parameters is whether all
8450/8452/8453 handsets will be using the same barcode symbology/symbologies or if specific
groups will need certain symbologies that conflict with the symbologies used by another group.
See the section below for information on conflicting symbologies.

One of these three types of configurations is recommended.

 If different and conflicting barcode symbologies are deployed, the conflicting parameters

should be assigned to a group or groups and included in each group’s .cfg file.

 If all barcode symbologies are the same for all handsets and no conflicting symbologies

are required, the parameters are best deployed site-wide in the site.cfg file or in a
separate barcode.cfg file that all handsets reference through the 00000000000.cfg file.

 In rare instances, parameters should be included in the user file. For instance if only one

user requires a certain symbology that conflicts with the symbologies used in the rest of
the facility, that specific handset can be configured with the unique symbology.

If conflicting symbologies are in use and group .cfg files cannot be used, you must include
the barcode parameters in each user profile .cfg file.

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Group

Deployment

Site.cfg

(may include barcode parameters)

<macaddress>.cfg

- site.cfg

- [Group].cfg

- <identity>. cfg

[Group]

(includes barcode parameters)

(one file for each phone)

[user].cfg

(may include barcode parameters)

Flat

Deployment

Site.cfg

(may include barcode parameters)

00000000000.cfg

- site.cfg

- barcode.cfg

- <macaddress>-ext.cfg

Barcode.cfg

(or)

(one file for each phone)

<macaddress>-ext.cfg

(may include barcode parameters)

User Profiles

Site.cfg

(may include barcode parameters)

00000000000.cfg

- site.cfg

(one file for each user)

[User Profile]

(may include barcode parameters)

Settings: The barcode.cfg file

All barcode parameters are included in the barcode.cfg template. You can use this
file to customize barcode parameters for your facility by either including it
wholesale as in Flat Deployment or by copying and pasting the symbologies you
want to deploy into another .cfg file.

These recommendations align with the three Scenarios described in the Deployment Guide:

As you can see from the above graphic, any .cfg file could contain the barcode parameters.
Your primary concerns should be accuracy of deployment and ease of maintenance. Therefore,
the general parameters should be included in the site.cfg file unless:

 you are using the barcode.cfg file as shown as an option in the Flat Deployment

 you must deploy conflicting parameters in which case you would put the symbologies in

scenario

a [Group] or [user] file.

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