Cannot Log into Thin Client Using Chinese Characters

Applies to Thin Client v2.0.0 and 2.0.1

Issue:

User tries but fails to log into Thin Client using Chinese characters in username or password.

Solution:

To set up your Thin Client so that users can log into the Thin Client using Chinese characters, you must modify Thin Client settings using the settings.sh script.

1. Enable SSH in Thin Client and log into SSH using PuTTy (Windows) or SSH (Linux).
2. Run the following command:

3. >/settings.sh MBCodepage 936
   

4. Note: If 936 (Simplified Chinese) does not work, try 950 (Traditional Chinese) >/settings.sh MBCodepage 950
5. Run the following command:

6. >/settings.sh MBCodepage
   

Note: To ensure settings are updated, it should print to screen, MBCodepage|936 or MBCodepage|950

If you run Mobile Bridge version 2.1.6 or newer, the code page is printed on start. Search for "Current encoding" in Mobile Bridge log:

Current encoding: xxxxx codepage: yyyyy