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Mobile Printing Systems
CPCL Programming Manual
Section 14
Configuration/
Control
Commands
pg. 14-52
continued
Network Management Parameters
Wavelink Avalanche
Wavelink Avalanche is a software system designed to manage mobile network devices. The Avalanche
system consists of three core components:
The “Avalanche Administrative Console” is the central user interface through which the administrator
issues commands to the Agents. The console allows the administrator to view all known devices, identify
device settings and software loads, configure profiles, schedule updates, and immediately identify the
success or failure of updates to each device.
The “Avalanche Agent” stores the configuration settings and software to be deployed, along with the
rules used to assign these settings to the mobile devices under Avalanche management. The Agent can
run centrally and communicate across a WAN, or multiple agents can be deployed to locations throughout
the network.
The “Avalanche Enabler” resides on the mobile device to be managed. Enablers are operating system
and, sometimes, device specific. The Enabler communicates with the Avalanche Agent over the network or
serial connection and updates are performed as necessary.
Zebra’s implementation of the “Enabler” has complete emulation of Avalanche Enabler protocol,
including the following:
Automatic Agent Discovery
In the event that an Agent’s address is not explicitly provided, the mobile device will send out
broadcast requests, searching for an available Agent. If an available Agent responds, the Agent’s
information is stored and connection procedures begin.
Agent Login And Authentication
In order to facilitate a secure connection, Avalanche Agents and Enablers each offer authentication
procedures to validate the identity of the other party in the connection.
Operational Properties Exchange.
After successful connection and authentication, the Agent requests an update of the mobile device’s
operating parameters, a set of static parameters that the Agent is aware of. These parameters are
mainly network oriented (ESSID, WEP, etc).
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