ScanNGo - Using localbackup.xml file

Question

Hi All, Wondering if someone would be able to help us out, we have hundards of CN51's and CN50's through AUS and NZ and have been looking into this ScanNGo barcode system. AUS have successuflly used the .XML file from the localbackup via SOTI Mobicontrol deployment system, but am trying to make it as easy as possible as with SOTI we still need to setup an APN connection before being able to connect to the device, so hence why am looking at the ScanNGo to atleast setup the APN. Searching the forums and I see people have had success in using the ScanNGo creator by using the localback.xml from the SmartSystems folder. Unfortunately this does not seem to work for me, it will scan all 9/9 barcodes from the ScanNGo system but then returns an error "Error reading scanned data into xml" Attached is the localback.xml file from which I can apparently use this file with the ScanNGo barcode creator ? Could someone please correct me if i'm wrong on this. Thanks, Much appreciated.

Answer 1

Hello AdamD
first, it is no good idea to apply a full backup xml to a device. You should only change the settings different from factory default. See other posts here about how to create a configuration xml with only changed settings.
secondly, a backup xml does not contain security data like passwords. So the backup xml does not have the WWAN password(s):
<Subsystem Name="WWAN Radio">
<Field Name="ARD Enabled">
0</Field>
<Field Name="RadioType">
2</Field>
<Field Name="Restore Connection Entry Defaults">
0</Field>
<Field Name="Radio Power State">
1</Field>
<Field Name="Carrier">
Worldwide UMTS</Field>
<Field Name="Carrier Settings Auto Config">
Enabled</Field>
<Group Name="Carrier Settings">
<Field Name="Restore Connection Entry Defaults">
0</Field>
<Group Name="Connection Info" Instance="Verizon">
<Field Name="Connection Name">
Verizon</Field>
<Field Name="Phone">
#777</Field>
<Field Name="APN"/>
<Field Name="Username"/>
<Field Name="Password"/>
<Field Name="AlwaysOn">
0</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Connection Info" Instance="ATT">
<Field Name="Connection Name">
ATT</Field>
<Field Name="Phone"/>
<Field Name="APN">
wap.cingular</Field>
<Field Name="Username"/>
<Field Name="Password"/>
<Field Name="AlwaysOn">
0</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Connection Info" Instance="Sprint">
<Field Name="Connection Name">
Sprint</Field>
<Field Name="Phone">
#777</Field>
<Field Name="APN"/>
<Field Name="Username"/>
<Field Name="Password"/>
<Field Name="AlwaysOn">
0</Field>
</Group>
<Group Name="Connection Info" Instance="Worldwide UMTS">
<Field Name="Connection Name">
Worldwide UMTS</Field>
<Field Name="Phone"/>
<Field Name="APN">
Spark</Field>
<Field Name="Username"/>
<Field Name="Password"/>
<Field Name="AlwaysOn">
1</Field>
</Group>
</Group>
<Group Name="WWAN Information">
<Field Name="Phone Number">
Not Available</Field>
<Field Name="Firmware Revision">
REVISION 03.001</Field>
<Field Name="ESN">
990004190136592</Field>
<Field Name="IMEI">
990004190136592</Field>
<Field Name="IMSI">
505013475281816</Field>
<Field Name="Network">
Telstra Mobile</Field>
<Field Name="Model">
PXS8</Field>
<Field Name="Manufacturer">
Cinterion</Field>
</Group>
</Subsystem>
As you can see, the "WWAN Information" is nothing to be used for a configiration xml. And you see that there are no passwords.
AFAIS the only WWAN settings you need to setup the connection is:
<Group Name="Connection Info" Instance="ATT">
<Field Name="Connection Name">ATT</Field>
<Field Name="Phone"/>
<Field Name="APN">wap.cingular</Field>
<Field Name="Username"/>
<Field Name="Password"/>
<Field Name="AlwaysOn">
0</Field>
</Group>
But keep in mind that you have to maintain the xml structure around this.
~josef