WideFly WF28 User Manual

WF28 User Manual

Rev 1.2 / 2007-10-08

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Copyright © 2007 WideFly Limited. All rights reserved.

This User Manual is published by WideFly Limited without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this User Manual
necessitated typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be
made by WideFly Limited any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this
User Manual.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could avoid the users’ authority to
operate the equipment.

Important Safety Information

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING WF28

 Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place
 Do not expose WF28 to moisture or humidity
 Do not expose WF28 to extreme high or low temperatures
 Do not attempt to disassemble your product
 Use only the chargers and batteries approved by WideFly Limited. The use of any other type may invalidate any approval

and warranty. No reverse charging with other chargers, they may have inverse polarity

 Never use the charger if the plug is damaged
 Never touch the charger it your hands/feet are wet
 Do not expose the charger to water, it may cause electrical fires
 Do not repair the charger yourself for your safety
 To reduce the risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble crush or puncture the battery
 Recycle or dispose of the battery safely and properly according to local laws and regulations
 Do not dispose of the battery in fire or water
 Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch other metal object, it could lead to short-circuit and damage the battery
 For WF28 model, only approval batteries, chargers that are designed for the model can be used with WF28 PDA unit

Document Revision History

To facilitate reading of new or changed content, please see the change mark (vertical line) showing at the left
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Date

Author Major Changes

Rev 1.2 2007-10-08 James  Updated Chapter 6, Wi-Fi Roaming.
Rev 1.1 2007-07-12 James  Updates for ROM v1.0a or higher

 Added Chapter 10: Terminal Services Client (TSC)
 Added Chapter 11: System Clone, Backup/Restore & ROM

Upgrade

Rev 1.0 2007-06-01 James  First release of WF28 User Manual

Contents

Chapter 1:Overview 1

Front & Back Panel Components·········································································································1
Top, Bottom, Side Components············································································································1
Battery & Charging·······························································································································2
Turn on / off··········································································································································3
Suspend (Sleep) / Resume (Wakeup)·································································································· 3
Soft Reset ············································································································································ 4
Clean Reset (Restore to factory default)······························································································4
Stylus & Screen Calibration·················································································································· 5

Chapter 2:System Information 6

Serial No., Memory & Version··············································································································6
Operating System Information·············································································································· 6

Chapter 3:Admin & User Mode 7

Introduction ·········································································································································· 7
Admin Login & Default Mode················································································································ 8
User Mode Restriction·························································································································· 9
Customizing Admin / User Mode Shortcuts························································································ 10
autorun.inf·········································································································································· 10
Change Admin Password····················································································································11

Chapter 4:Regional Settings 12

Date & Time······································································································································· 12
Regional Settings······························································································································· 12
Multi-lingual Operating System ··········································································································13

Chapter 5:Windows Explorer (File Manager) 14

Windows Explorer Options·················································································································14
Creating Shortcuts······························································································································ 15
Recycle Bin········································································································································ 16

Chapter 6:Wi-Fi 17

Wi-Fi Status & Tray Icon····················································································································· 17
Configuring Wi-Fi Network & Single SSID Feature ············································································ 17
Wi-Fi Roaming ··································································································································· 19
Always-on Wi-Fi ································································································································· 20
Wi-Fi Auto Retry·································································································································21
IP Address & DNS······························································································································ 22

Chapter 7:Power 23

Power Settings··································································································································· 23
Battery Level······································································································································ 24

Chapter 8:Keyboards & Input Methods 25

On Screen Keyboard / Change Input Method ···················································································· 25
Install / Un-install Input Methods ········································································································ 25
Configuring Input Method···················································································································25

Chapter 9:General Configurations 26

Backlight············································································································································· 26
Display ··············································································································································· 26
Sound·················································································································································26
Taskbar··············································································································································· 27
MSR··················································································································································· 28
Task Manager····································································································································· 28

Chapter 10:Terminal Services Client (TSC) 29

TSC & Autologon································································································································29
Sample RDP File································································································································ 30
RDP File & Security···························································································································· 30
RDP File Format································································································································· 30

Chapter 11:System Clone, Backup/Restore & ROM Upgrade 34

Introduction ········································································································································ 34
Local Backup Disk······························································································································ 35
Missing Backup Disk·························································································································· 35
Configure Backup Disk Size··············································································································· 37
Backup Options··································································································································38
Restore Options ································································································································· 39

Chapter 12:Specifications 40

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Chapter 1: Overview

Front & Back Panel Components

Top, Bottom, Side Components

Protective flip cover

Programmable indicator / LED

(Driven by application)

Power & Wi-Fi Status Indicator / LED

 Off = Wi-Fi disconnected or PDA off
 Blue flash (slow) = Wi-Fi connected
 Blue flash (fast) = Wi-Fi searching for network
 Amber flash = charging
 Green solid = battery full
 Red flash = battery low
 Red solid = battery very low (will auto off soon)

Battery cover

Numbering label

(Purchase separately)

Reset Button

(Underneath the

cover)

Stylus

SD Card slot

Power key

Mini-USB

(Connect to USB

Synchronization Cable)

Charging socket

Strap hole

Strap hole

Stylus

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Battery & Charging

Loading Battery

 Pull down the battery cover
 Align the metal contacts of the battery with the contacts

inside the battery compartment

 Lightly press the battery downwards until if fits the battery

compartment

 If battery locking is required, push the battery lock

leftwards

NOTE: users should be fully aware of this lock or forcibly
unload of battery may damage the lock

Battery Charging

 Plug the charger to the electrical socket
 Connect the charger plug to charging socket of the PDA
 During charging, status indicator / LED displays in amber

flash

 When fully charged, indicator is turned to green solid

Battery is charging Battery is fully charged

NOTE:

For a brand new battery, it takes arpproximately 2 hours 30 mins / 3 hours 45 mins to fully charge a 1200mAh /
1800mAh battery.

Battery Lock (Push left to lock)

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Turn on / off

To turn on the PDA, press the power key.
During system boot up, some system information is displayed:

 Serial No. (SN), an globally unique no. to identify a PDA
 ROM version, the version of system firmware
 ROM release date
 ROM languages (Eng + SC is English plus Simplified Chinese. A

multi-lingual system)

 Windows CE Edition (Professional Edition)
 Clock Speed (300MHz)

To turn off the PDA, press and hold the power key for 2 seconds.
System would pop up a message “POWER OFF” before turning off.

Suspend (Sleep) / Resume (Wakeup)

PDA can be suspended like sleeping to achieve maximum power saving. When PDA is suspended, backlight
and touch panel are off, CPU is in sleeping status while Wi-Fi can be kept connected.

To suspend PDA manually when it is on, lightly press the power key.

To resume (wake up) PDA manually, lightly press the power key again. Once resumed, PDA is back to the
original status with backlight on and CPU running.

NOTE: Please refer to “chapter 7: Power” on detail description of sleep mode and power saving.

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Soft Reset

Soft reset may be necessary in case system does not response to any pressing of buttons & screen. The soft
reset is like a reboot of system. It does not erase any installed programs or saved data.

Always save the data within the programs actively running on PDA before performing a soft reset or unsaved
data may be discarded.

To perform a soft reset:

 Open battery cover
 Locate reset button near the top left hand corner of

the battery

 Lightly press the reset button by stylus
 System will be rebooted

Clean Reset (Restore to factory default)

In case a thorough reset of PDA is required, clean reset can be performed to erase all installed programs,
settings and data. The clean reset is equivalent to restoring system to factory default.

To perform a clean reset:

 Turn off PDA
 Open battery cover
 Locate reset button near the top left hand corner of the battery
 Turn on PDA and hold the power key (don’t release)
 Lightly press the reset button by stylus
 Continue to hold the power key for 4 seconds or more
 Follow the screens below:

Confirm to perform clean reset
(restore to factory default)

Double confirm All system data is erased by system

format

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Stylus & Screen Calibration

Ensure touch panel accurately responds to tapping positions on screen, recalibration may be necessary. Click
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Stylus > Calibration (Tab page)

Screen calibration Follow targets and tap screen by

stylus

Calibration completed

In case screen does not respond double click correctly, sensitivity of double-tap may need adjustment. Click
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Stylus > Double-Tap (Tab page)

Set double-tap sensitivity

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Chapter 2: System Information

Serial No., Memory & Version

System information provides important information for deployment and ongoing support. To access the info,
tap Start > Settings > Control Panel > System Info

S/N is a
globally unique
serial no. to
identify a PDA

 Total flash memory

doesn’t count 32MB
system ROM & 20MB
Backup Disk (Actual
flash total = 128MB)

 Storage memory refers to

RAM allocated for
system cache

 Program memory refers

to RAM could be used by
applications

 32MB RAM is occupied

by system ROM and thus
32MB RAM is left for
applications & system
cache

ROM version, release date &
multi-lingual operating system

TCP/IP info of Wi-Fi network

interface

More detail about TCP/IP

Operating System Information

Operating system information is accessed at Start > Settings > Control Panel > System

 Windows CE 5.0

Operating System

 Samsung

Processor

 “Storage Memory”

refers to system
cache memory.

 Cache memory may

be fine tuned to attain
optimal system
performance but
excessive cache also
reduces available
memory for
applications

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Chapter 3: Admin & User Mode

Introduction

WF28 PDA has two distinct modes of operation: Admin and User Mode.

In admin mode, system administrators or field service technicians have full rights to configure system settings
and install / un-install applications. This is a mode typically used for initial stage of setup & ongoing
maintenance.

The user mode, as its name implies, is specially designed for end users who use WF28 PDA as a dedicated
working terminal or appliance. As system configurations are completely hidden in user mode, e.g. IP address,
Wi-Fi keys, application shortcuts & etc, system integrators (SIs) would find deploying WF28 much fewer
support calls in compare with deploying consumer based PDAs. Since users have no way to gain access to
file system in this mode, no files or local database can be tampered or taken out of the device. Therefore,
data security could be enforced effortlessly.

The desktop / program shortcuts could be customized independently in admin and user mode. Standard
control panel features in admin mode would be reduced in user mode. See the diagrams below for the
differences

Admin Mode User Mode

Start menu & desktop shortcuts could be configured to look differently in admin and user mode

In user mode, only a limited set of control panel features are available.

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Admin Login & Default Mode

A brand new WF28 is pre-configured to run as admin mode. All features can be accessed without restriction.
To configure default boot up mode, follow the steps below:

Admin Login

 Open battery cover
 Locate the reset button (near top left hand corner of battery)
 Turn off PDA
 Press and hold power key, then quickly lightly press the reset button
 Keep holding the power key for 1 seconds and release
 Admin login screen is shown
 Default admin password is 12345678 (password can be changed by

administrator)

NOTE: Admin password should not be disclosed to end users.

Admin Menu
 At the bottom screen, it shows “Default mode is admin”. Therefore,

every reboot of PDA would start as admin mode

 To change default mode as user, select “Change default mode”
 If administrator needs to go to user mode once to examine the user

mode settings, simply tap “Start OS (User Mode)”. Note that this will
not change the default mode.

 Similarly, if default mode is user, administrator may go to admin mode

once by tapping “Start OS (Admin Mode)”

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User Mode Restriction

The following table summarizes restrictions in user mode.

Admin User Purpose
System settings change
(Most are control panel
features)

Yes Disabled  No changes of pre-configured

environment by administrator

 No support call due to accidentally

changes of settings
Application shortcut change
(Desktop & Program
shortcuts)

Yes Disabled  No changes of application

environment

Program Installation /
un-installation

Yes Disabled  No installation of unauthorized

applications, e.g. games, personal

utilities

 No removal of pre-configured

applications
Direct access to Files &
Local Database
(via Windows Explorer)

Yes Disabled

(Administrator should

not open Windows

Explorer door in user

mode)

 No unauthorized access to files &

database

 No copying of data out of PDA
 No program installation via SD card

ActiveSync connection Yes Disabled  Prevent unauthorized installation /

un-installation of applications

 Prevent direct access to files, local

database & system settings