Internet Appliance Design Template (Windows CE 5.0)
The Internet Appliance design template provides functionality for nonmobile, browser-based, consumer devices.
This design template is similar to the Enterprise Web Pad design template.
As a fixed device, the Internet Appliance supports a mouse and keyboard design with a CRT or LCD display. This design template also supports the Windows CE Standard Shell and applications, which you can customize or substitute for a browser-based user interface (UI).
The Catalog items you use to configure your OS design can vary. Use the New Platform Wizard in Platform Builder to create a starting point for nonmobile, browser-based, consumer devices, and then customize the OS design to fit your needs.
After you view the Catalog items listed in this topic, follow the instructions in How to Develop an OS Design by Using a Design Template.
Security Issues
For information about security issues that can affect an Internet Appliance OS design, see the following topics:
- ActiveSync Registry Settings
- Authentication Services Security
- Cryptography Security
- Internet Explorer 6 Security
- Windows Media Player Control Security
- Windows Messenger Security
- Windows Networking API/Redirector Security
Internet Appliance Catalog Items
When you use the New Platform Wizard to create an OS design from the Internet Appliance design template, Platform Builder includes by default a specific set of Catalog items in the OS design.
Although you can select optional items in the wizard, the required items do not appear as options.
In addition to Catalog items you add to your OS design, some items are added during the build cycle due to dependencies.
The Sysgen variables for all Catalog items in the run-time image after the build cycle is complete are in the %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<OS design name>\_iabasefeatures.txt file. For more information about dependencies, see Catalog Overview.
Note Because one Sysgen variable can be set by another Sysgen variable, not all Sysgen variables in this files correspond to a Catalog item.
After you finish using the New Platform Wizard, you can add other Catalog items to your OS design. For more information, see Adding an Item from the Catalog.
If you build from a command line, for information about how to view a list of Sysgen variables, see Build Demo Tool.
Included Catalog Items
The following required Catalog items are included in the Mobile Handheld configuration created by using the New Platform Wizard.
Because they are required, items in this list do not appear in the New Platform Wizard.
| Catalog Items | Catalog Items Location | Sysgen Variable |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication Services (SSPI) | Security | SYSGEN_AUTH |
| Certificates (CryptoAPI 2.0) | Security\Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Provider | SYSGEN_CERTS |
| Command Processor | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CMD |
| Console Window | Shell and User Interface\Shell\Command Shell | SYSGEN_CONSOLE |
| Cryptography Services (CryptoAPI 1.0) with High Encryption Provider | Security | SYSGEN_CRYPTO |
| Help | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_HELP |
| Internet Explorer Browser Control Host | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_SHDOCVW |
| Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_MSHTML |
| Internet Explorer Multiple-Language Base API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_MLANG |
| Internet Explorer Plug-in Image Decoder API | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API | SYSGEN_IE_IMGUTIL |
| Internet Explorer PNG Image Decoder | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\Internet Explorer HTML/DHTML API\Internet Explorer Plug-in Image Decoder API | SYSGEN_IE_PNGFILT |
| JScript 5.5 | Internet Client Services\Scripting | SYSGEN_IE_JSCRIPT |
| Mouse | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CURSOR |
| Network User Interface | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CONNMC |
| Network Utilities (IpConfig, Ping, Route) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_NETUTILS |
| NTLM | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_NTLM |
| Power Management (Full) | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_PM |
| Sample Internet Explorer 6 Internet Options Control Panel | Internet Client Services | SYSGEN_INETCPL |
| Schannel (SSL/TLS) | Security\Authentication Services (SSPI) | SYSGEN_AUTH_SCHANNEL |
| Touch Screen (Stylus) | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_TOUCH |
| URL Moniker Services | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components\ | SYSGEN_URLMON |
| USB HID Keyboard and Mouse | Core OS Services\ USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_HID_CLIENTS |
| USB Host Support | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_USB |
| USB Human Input Device (HID) Class Driver | Core OS Services\ USB Host Support | SYSGEN_USB_HID |
| Waveform Audio | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Audio | SYSGEN_AUDIO |
| Windows Internet Services | Internet Client Services\ Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE Components | SYSGEN_WININET |
| Windows Networking API/Redirector (SMB/CIFS) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_REDIR |
Selected Catalog Items
The following Catalog items are selected by default for this configuration and appear as selected in the New Platform Wizard.
| Catalog item | Catalog item location | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
| .NET Compact Framework | Applications & Services Development | SYSGEN_DOTNET |
| Internet Explorer 6 Sample Browser | Internet Client Services\Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_IESAMPLE |
| IrDA | Communications Services & Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_IRDA |
| JScript 5.5 | Internet Client Services\Scripting | SYSGEN_IE_JSCRIPT |
| OS Dependencies for .NET Compact Framework | Applications & Services Development\.NET Compact Framework | SYSGEN_DOTNET_SUPPORT |
| Unimodem Support | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Telephony API (TAPI 2.0) | SYSGEN_MODEM |
| PPTP | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN)\Virtual Private Networking | SYSGEN_PPTP |
| Windows Messenger | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_MESSENGER |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.3, 802.5) | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETHERNET |
| WMA & MP3 Local Playback | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_LOCALAUDIO |
| WMA and MP3 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAUDIO |
| WMV & MPEG-4 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAV |
Unselected Catalog Items
The following Catalog items are not selected by default for this configuration, but are available from the New Platform Wizard.
| Catalog item | Catalog item location | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveSync | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_AS_BASE |
| Audio Playback Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol | SYSGEN_RDP_AUDIO |
| Bluetooth | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_BTH |
| Cut\Copy\Paste Clipboard Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_CLIPBOARD |
| Device Management Client | Applications & Service Development\Device Management | SYSGEN_DEVMGMT |
| File Storage Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_DRIVE |
| Inbox | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_PMAIL |
| IrDA | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Personal Area Network (PAN) | SYSGEN_IRDA |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_XLS |
| Microsoft Image Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_IMAGE |
| Microsoft PDF Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_ACROBAT |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_PPT |
| Microsoft Word Viewer | Applications - End User\File Viewers | SYSGEN_VIEWER_DOC |
| OBEX Server | Applications & Services Development\Object Exchange Protocol (OBEX) | SYSGEN_OBEX_SERVER |
| Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet | Communication Services & Networking\Networking - Wide Area Network (WAN) | SYSGEN_PPPOE |
| Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP |
| Serial and Parallel Port Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_PORT |
| Smart Card Redirection | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_SMARTCARD |
| Standard SDK for Windows | Applications & Services Development | SYSGEN_USDK |
| TCP/IPv6 Support | Communication Services & Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_TCPIP6 |
| TV-Style Navigation Components | Internet Client Services\Browser Application\Internet Explorer 6 for Windows CE - Standard Components | SYSGEN_TVLENS_ALL |
| User Interface Dialog Boxes | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection\Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | SYSGEN_RDP_UI |
| Windows Media Player Application | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Windows Media layer | SYSGEN_CEPLAYER |
| Windows Media Player OCX | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Windows Media layer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMP |
| Windows Messenger | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_MESSENGER |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.11) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking - Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETH_80211 |
| WordPad | Applications - End User | SYSGEN_PWORD |
| XML Core Services and Document Object Model (DOM) | Applications & Services Development\XML | SYSGEN_MSXML_DOM |
| XML Mime Viewer | Applications & Services Development\XML\ | SYSGEN_MSXML_MIMEVIEWER |
See Also
Design Template Selection| Creating an OS Design with the New Platform Wizard | Developing a Target Device by Using a Design Template
Last updated on Thursday, February 02, 2006
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