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Changing the System password

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Theatre Manager's application for the scanners is preset with the System Entry Password and System Exit Password of "123" (without the quotes). You may change this password and set your own System Entry and System Exit Password.

After you have changed the password(s), ensure you provide the updated password(s) to the required people within your organization> Otherwise they will not be able to access the Theatre Manager scanner application setup utilities.

To change the password(s), you perform the following steps:

Using Activesync
  1. Gain access to the scanner via ActiveSync.

    Start browsing the files on the scanner. To learn more about ActiveSync, click here.

  2. The files you are looking for are in the Applications -> AMS folder:
    • SystemPassword.txt (it contains 123)
    • ExitPassword.txt (it contains 123)
  3. Edit the contents of either file to the new password.
Using Windows Mobile Device Manager

You can edit the password files directly on the wireless scanner itself.

To change the password(s), you perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Windows -> File Explorer -> Applications -> AMS

    2. The files you are looking for are:

  • SystemPassword.txt (it contains 123)
  • ExitPassword.txt (it contains 123)
  • Edit the contents of either file to the new password.