Chapter 8 — Managing the Computer
90 CS40 Mobile Computer User’s Manual
You can use either of these methods to update your mobile computer:
• You can update multiple computers at the same time using the
SmartSystems Foundation Console. For help, see the next section,
Updating Multiple Computers Using SmartSystems
Foundation Console.
• You can update individual computers by transferring the packages
to the mobile computer and then installing them from the mobile
computer.
If you are using SmartSystems Foundation Console to update the
mobile computer, you can purchase a Provisioning license to send the
Image Update silently. For more information, see “How to Send
Image Updates Silently” on page 91.
Updating Multiple Computers Using SmartSystems
Foundation Console
You can use the SmartSystems Foundation Console to update the
operating system or system software on your mobile computer. The
SmartSystems Foundation Console is available from the Intermec web
site through the Intermec Developer Library (IDL). Before you can
update your mobile computer, you need:
• SmartSystems Foundation. To download SmartSystems
Foundation, go to www.intermec.com/idl and open the Device
Management page.
• the SmartSystems bundles you want to install. The SmartSystems
bundle contains the Image Update package file. These
SmartSystems bundles are available from the Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com. Go to Support > Downloads.
• a Provisioning license.
To update the mobile computer using SmartSystems Foundation
Console:
1 Open the SmartSystems Foundation Console.
2 Make sure the SmartSystems Foundation Console and the mobile
computer are on the same subnet or connected across subnets and
they are connected wirelessly or through Ethernet.