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• the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. These SmartSystems bundles are available from the ecom instruments website at www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads > OS/Firmware/Drivers list. After you have located these items, you can update your mobile computer using SmartSystems Foundation. 1 Open the SmartSystems console. 2 Make sure the mobile computer is discovered. 3 Make sure the mobile computer is in a powered dock or that power management is disabled. 4 Download the SmartSystems bundle to your PC. 5 Double-click the SmartSystems bundle on your PC to extract the update files to the software vault. 6 From the SmartSystems console, locate the bundle to install and drag them to each mobile computer (or group in a folder) you want to update. The SmartSystems console installs the update on your mobile computers. After the download is complete, your mobile computer begins the update process and automatically performs a cold boot. The computer then boots into a special Update Loader mode where the computer has no network connections and is completely unusable. This process can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes depending on the update. After the update is complete, the computer boots again.  Note: The SmartSystems console indicates that your mobile computer is offline, by displaying a red stop symbol, until the computer reboots and reconnects to the system. Update Individual Mobile Computers Using a microSD Card You can transfer upgrade bundles from your desktop PC to your mobile computer using a storage card. Before you can update your mobile computer, you need: • the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. These SmartSystems bundles are available from the Intermec website at www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads > OS/Firmware/Drivers list. • a microSD card formatted to FAT or FAT32. After you have located these items, you can update your mobile computer using a storage card. 1 Download the SmartSystems bundle to your PC and note the download location. 2 On your desktop PC, navigate to the download location and select the folder with the correct firmware version. For example, umts_wwe or umts_tp. 3 Transfer the autoflash.img file into the root directory of the microSD card. 4 Turn off your mobile computer and install the microSD card in your mobile computer. For help, see Insert a MicroSD Card" on page 29. 5 Turn on your mobile computer. The update process begins. Your mobile computer may restart several times during this process. When the update is complete, the Autoflash Complete message appears. 6 Remove the microSD card. 7 Reboot your mobile computer and follow the setup process.  Note: If you do not remove the storage card, the update process repeats each time the computer reboots. 56 57

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the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. These SmartSystems bundles are available
from the ecom instruments website at www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads >
OS/Firmware/Drivers list.
After you have located these items, you can update your mobile computer using SmartSystems
Foundation.
1
Open the SmartSystems console.
2
Make sure the mobile computer is discovered.
3
Make sure the mobile computer is in a powered dock or that power management is
disabled.
4
Download the SmartSystems bundle to your PC.
5
Double-click the SmartSystems bundle on your PC to extract the update files to the
software vault.
6
From the SmartSystems console, locate the bundle to install and drag them to each mobile
computer (or group in a folder) you want to update. The SmartSystems console installs the
update on your mobile computers.
After the download is complete, your mobile computer begins the update process and automati-
cally performs a cold boot. The computer then boots into a special Update Loader mode where
the computer has no network connections and is completely unusable. This process can take
anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes depending on the update.
After the update is complete, the computer boots again.
Note:
The SmartSystems console indicates that your mobile computer is offline, by
displaying a red stop symbol, until the computer reboots and reconnects to the system�
Update Individual Mobile Computers Using a microSD Card
You can transfer upgrade bundles from your desktop PC to your mobile computer using a storage
card. Before you can update your mobile computer,
you need:
•
the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. These SmartSystems bundles are available
from the Intermec website at www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads >
OS/Firmware/Drivers list.
•
a microSD card formatted to FAT or FAT32.
After you have located these items, you can update your mobile computer using a storage card.
1
Download the SmartSystems bundle to your PC and note the download location.
2
On your desktop PC, navigate to the download location and select the folder with the
correct firmware version. For example, umts_wwe or umts_tp.
3
Transfer the autoflash.img file into the root directory of the microSD card.
4
Turn off your mobile computer
and install the microSD card in your mobile computer.
For help, see Insert a MicroSD Card” on page 29.
5
Turn on your mobile computer. The update process begins. Your mobile computer may
restart several times during this process. When the update is complete, the Autoflash
Complete message appears.
6
Remove the microSD card.
7
Reboot your mobile computer and follow the setup process.
Note:
If you do not remove the storage card, the update process repeats each time the
computer
reboots�