Re: Bypass Signon for RF Scanners

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's been years, but I've seen scanners that will store the id & pwd.
Make sure that is not passed in clear text.
Same for wireless card scans- all should be encrypted .
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Cunningham" <MCUNNING@xxxxxxx>
To: <nike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" 
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: Bypass Signon for RF Scanners


> JD, what scanners are you using?  I was just looking today for a
> wireless way to check students in at various locations around campus and
> maybe even to limited POS type credit card sales. To do the check in I
> just need barcode but to do the credit cards I need mag stripe readers.
> Do the scanners you use to both?
>
> > > > nike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/10/2006 9:59 PM >>>
> Hi All,
>
> I have spent quite a bit of time searching for an answer on this, but
> have come up empty.
>
> We have a set of wireless 5250 scanners that I would like to bypass
> signon and go directly to a simplified menu we created for the warehouse
> personnel.  I have the scanners running in their own subsystem with all
> the proper workstation entries to route the devices their (routed by IP
> address).
>
> What I cannot remember is how to get these devices to login
> automatically.  I am almost positive we did it once before, but that was
> years ago.
>
> In my searches I came across the Telnet Exit Programs, but I am not
> sure if they can actually handle logging in for a device.  I see how to
> deny access, but not how to automatically grant it.
>
> Am I missing something obvious?
>
> Thanks,
> JD
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