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Peripheral Configuration

With the introduction of peripherals, like barcode readers, enterprises can collect inventory data, track delivery status and identify Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions. This data lowers operational costs, improve the customer experience and maximize profits in manufacturing and retail sectors.

Enable peripheral plugin

In your supported UEM, under the Device-wide policies (Device Owner), enable Peripheral Configuration controls under Peripheral Configuration Policy. Peripheral configuration controls are applied only if it is enabled.

Prerequisites

  • Install the Knox Peripheral Plugin APK on the devices from Knox Partner Program SDK dash board.
  • Click on SDK Downloads under SDK Tools to access the SDK dash board.
  • Register the peripheral device using its Product ID and Vendor ID, which are unique for each device.
  • When an end user plugs in the USB peripheral device after profile deployment, it is automatically configured and ready to go. This example shows you how to configure a peripheral profile for Koamtac SKXPro SmartSled using a UEM console. Configure the following as shown in the image:

  • At the bottom of the Application Configuration page, select Peripheral Configuration
  • Set the Peripheral Plugin Name and Peripheral Name to register the device.
  • Expand Scanner Configuration
  • Enter the Connection ID. This ID is provided by the peripheral manufacturer. For example, SPP:7232/1081 is the connection ID for Koamtac Sled scanners given by the manufacturer. Currently, peripheral policies support only Serial Port Profile (SPP).
  • Configure the Connection Type to USB.
  • Input Prefix – Enter any string or group separator to add before the scanned data. For example, {barcode data}, $32=barcode data
  • Input Suffix – Enter any string or group separator to add after the scanned data. For example, {barcode data}, barcode data$32=
  • Input timestamp – Enable this setting to add a timestamp along with barcode data (printed timestamp format: yyyy-mm-dd.hh:mm:ss)
  • Enable Beep sound – Enable this setting to have the peripheral emit a beep sound when scanning
  • Barcode data process mode – There are two modes for processing barcode data:
    • WEDGE- Select this mode to scan and see the scanned data
    • STORE- Select this mode when you intend to store the scanned data. Information stored can be retrieved when required.
  • Check Duplicated Barcode – Enable this setting to skip scanning of duplicate barcode (previously scanned and stored barcode) in STORE mode.