PERFORMING DOWNLOADS
Download by Telephone
VX 520 R
EFERENCE GUIDE 131
Download by
Telephone
The procedure to perform an application or OS download by telephone is similar
to that of direct application (see Table 18) and direct operating system downloads
(see Table 19).
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Telephone
Download
Procedure
Select the modem port (step 4 in Table 20) on the receiving terminal when the port
selection options are displayed. The internal modem in the receiving VX 520
terminal dials the host computer to request the download. When the host
computer accepts the call, the host initiates the download procedure.
Set up the dial-up telephone line and modem connection on the host computer.
Set up the direct telephone line connection on the receiving VX 520 terminal, as
described in Telephone Line Connection for Telephone Downloads.
Download Manager or VeriCentre running on the host computer.
Note: DDL.EXE can only be used for direct downloads.
The information required to control the download by telephone is stored in the
CONFIG.SYS file of the target group selected on the receiving terminal. Required
settings for Download Manager and VeriCentre may include the following:
• Dial-up numbers to establish the telephone line connection
• Baud rate settings for the data transfer
• Terminal ID
• Application ID
• Operating system name or serial number
For detailed information about the setup requirements and download procedures
for Download Manager and VeriCentre, refer to the user documentation supplied
by VeriFone with these software products.
Table 20 Download by Telephone Procedure
Step Display Action
1
VERIX TERMINAL MGR
GROUP ID: nn
FILE GROUP: _1 (Group 1) is automatically
displayed on the screen.
Note: Operating system files must always
download into Group 1. This is the
default group number in terminal
manager.
Press to select Group 1.
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