10. BROWSER GUIDELINES

You can use the iPendant to browse web pages that are accessible on the network from the robot.

Note

In order to access any web page that is not resident on a controller to which the iPendant is attached, the Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option must be loaded and the Proxy Server properly configured. This includes accessing other robots on the network, and any other intranet or internet site.

Without the Internet Protocol Connectivity and Customization Option, the iPendant can only be used to access web pages resident on the controller to which the iPendant is connected. This includes standard Help and Diagnostic (Cause/Remedy) information, the Home page of the robot and any custom developed .htm pages.

Caution

The browser only supports a limited subset of JavaScript and HTML tags. Browser components like FLASH, JAVA, ActiveX components, and so forth are not supported on the iPendant. Therefore, not all web pages are guaranteed to display correctly.

To display the browser , press MENU, and select BROWSER. This will display the Browser Favorites menu. To access web pages, select Favorites from the Main menu. Table 9, " Browser Screen Keys " lists the operations you can perform using the Browser keys. Table 10, " Favorites Screen Operations " describes the following Favorites operations: