Worth Data RF Terminal 7000 - Manual (Page 28)

Characters
This setting allows the RF Terminal to output chosen ASCII characters in place of the actual characters
entered. For example, if you scanned the number 1 (hex 31) and wanted the RF Terminal to output hex 92
instead, you would enter 3192 for the Characters parameter. This would re-assign the output characters,
with the RF Terminal outputting hex 92 every time it sees hex 31. To re-assign characters:
• Select option “8” from the RF Terminal Setup menu then “3” to enable character entry. A square cursor will
appear.
• Enter up to seven 4-digit pairings where the first 2 digits represent the hex number to replace and the second 2
digits represent the hex number to insert. You can have up to seven character reassignments.
• Press “Enter” when done or “Clear” to reset to none.
You can eliminate the output of a character by using FF as the hex number to insert. For example, if you
wanted to eliminate all $, following the above instructions, enter 24FF.
Data Encryption
Beginning with firmware version R7U301 and B5U301 data encryption is available. Both the Base and the
Terminal must have xxx301 or later firmware and have matching “KEYS” to communicate. The default is
no encryption so any Terminal can talk to any Base. Relays are not affected and do not need to be running
firmware xxx301 or later.
The Encryption Key on the Terminal is set in the OTHER SETTINGS menu. Select option 4 to enter the
KEY. The key can be any 8-digit hex value. Valid characters are 0-9 and A-F. Use the shift key to enter the
alpha characters. 00000000 and FFFFFFFF are invalid keys. Setting the Encryption Key to either
00000000 or FFFFFFFF will disable data encryption. For more robust encryption, avoid using 0 and F. A
Terminal with Data Encryption set will display an “E” after the 7001 on the opening screen.
The Encryption Key on the Base is set using the Worth Data Hardware Utilities program that is included on
the CD that came with the Base or can be downloaded from the Worth Data website. Start by connecting
the Base to a PC then run the Hardware Utilities on the PC that is connected to the Base. From the menu on
the left select “7000 Series Terminal” then “Base Configuration”. If you know the COM port that the Base
is connected to, enter it in box 2 then click the button to connect to the Base. When the Base is found it's
configuration is displayed. Check the box to enable Data Encryption and enter the same 8-digit value that
was entered on the Terminal. Once the value is stored into the Base, cycle power on the Base to restart it
using Data Encryption. The LED will blink RED to indicate that the Base has Data Encryption enabled.
If a Terminal attempts to Sign On to a Base with a non-matching Key the Terminal will display the error:
“Invalid Command”.
Site Test is not effected by Data Encryption and should always work if a Terminal and Base are within range
of each other.