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CoreService
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CoreServiceQuickStartGuide
1 Electronic Shelf Labeling – A brief introduction |
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2 Label Family Introduction |
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TheG1labelfamily |
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TheVUSIONlabelfamily |
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3 Get the latest software and documentation |
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Installsoftware |
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Systemrequirements |
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Installationprocess |
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SES-imagotagCustomerandPartnerPortal |
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4 Core Appliance |
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WhyisitneededintheStore? |
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KeyFeatures |
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5 Core Appliance initial setup |
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USBdeviceconfiguration |
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FrontsideLED description |
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Additionaldocumentation |
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6 Start SES-imagotag Core Service and SES-imagotag Control Center |
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StartingSES-imagotagCoreService |
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6.1.1Examplearticles |
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StartingSES-imagotagControlCenter |
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6.2.1SES-imagotagControlCenterLogin |
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Activatingyourlicense |
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7 ESL Access Point Configuration |
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ConnectandconfigureAP-2010 |
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7.1.1Connectandconfigure |
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7.1.2DiscovertheAccessPoint |
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7.1.3NecessaryconfigurationontheAP-2010webUI |
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7.1.4TheStatusLED |
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AddingAP-2010toESLsystem |
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7.2.1SES-imagotagCoreService |
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8 Selecting channels |
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9 Setup Security |
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Generalencryptionfeaturesandhowdoesitwork |
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Settheencryptionkey |
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10 Register labels |
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10.1Generalprocedure |
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10.2What'sonthelabel? |
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10.2.1Registrationpagevs.Resetpage |
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10.3Handheldterminals,USBbarcodescannerandSES-imagotagCoreServiceiOS-App |
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10.4Encryptionstatus |
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10.5Unlockinglabels |
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11 Start tagging |
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11.1WhatcanIdonow? |
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11.2Sendingpicturestolabels |
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11.3Articlemanagement |
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11.4Matchings/Multi-Facing |
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11.5Set(extended)filtersforenums |
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11.5.1Extendedfilteroperators |
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12 Templates |
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12.1Generalinformationabouttemplates |
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12.2SES-imagotagTemplateEditor |
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12.2.1StartingSES-imagotagTemplateEditor |
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12.2.2Opendefaulttemplatefileandloadrecordsfromserver: |
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12.2.3DesignMode |
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12.2.4Enableandshowcolorred |
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12.2.5HelpContent |
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13 Integration |
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13.1Webserviceintegration |
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13.2Plugins |
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13.3Customintegration |
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14 Troubleshooting |
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14.1SES-imagotagCoreServiceDashboard |
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14.2RunningtheSES-imagotagCoreServiceasabackgroundservice |
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14.3Wherecangetademo/developmentlicensekey? |
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14.4Deletingthedemoarticles |
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14.5EstablishanetworkconfigurationwhennoDHCPisavailable–Stepbystep |
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14.6AccesspointdiscoveringwithBonjourServices |
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14.7WhatcanIdoiftheStatusLEDoftheAP-2010accesspointdoesn’tturnblue? |
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14.8Labelsdon’tcomeonline |
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14.9Theencryptiondoesnotwork |
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14.10Unlockinglabels |
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14.11StartingJavaapplications |
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14.12Encodingproblems |
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14.13ReserveRAMforJavaheapspace |
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14.14Furtherdocumentation |
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15 Declaration |
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1 Electronic ShelfLabeling – Abriefintroduction
Anelectronicshelflabelisadevicethatshowsarticledataandpriceinformationonitsdisplay.In comparisontoprintedlabelstheinformationisautomaticallyupdatedifpriceorarticledatachanges.
• Costreductionthrougheliminationofmanualprice changes
• Fullyautomaticpriceupdates fromtheheadquarterstothe branchstoreswithinseconds • Processsecurityandprice integrity–100%correlation betweencashpointandshelf • Increasedflexibilityinprice designandimmediatereaction tomarketsituationImagegain duetouseofhighlymodern
technology
• Simplifiedprocessesforstore personnel
• Enhancedsales&priceprofitabilitymaximizepriceperformanceandprofit opportunities
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2 Label Family Introduction
TheSES-imagotagelectronicshelflabelfamilyoffershigh-qualitydisplayoptions,operatingwitha replaceablebattery,thusworkingwithoutanyexternalpowersupply.
Theperformanceofthelabels(updatesperhour)dependsonthemodeoftheaccesspoint.Inthe USAandCanadatheAP-2010usa/canadabundleincl.antennawithlimiteddataefficiencyis required(basedontheFCC/IC regulation).
2.1GeneralKeyFeatures
•2.4GHzproprietaryradioprotocol
•Radiocoverage:upto25meters
•Bi-directionalcommunication
•11availablecommunicationchannels
•Ultra-lowpowerconsumption
•Customer-replaceablebattery
•Fullgraphicale-Inkdisplaywithpaper-likereadability
•Differentconfigurationsavailable(theftprotection,displayprotection,LEDflash)
•Labelversionsfordeep-freezingenvironments
•Superwideviewingangle(nearly180degrees)
•Flexiblemountingoptionsavailable
•Maybeusedinlandscapeandportraitmode
•Fastresponsetime(lessthan15/30seconds,dependsonwakeuptime)
•128-bitAESencryptionwithsecurekeyexchange
•Multiplepagessupportwithpreloadingandfastpageswitching
•IntegratedNFC
•G1-PassiveNFC
•VUSION -"Active"NFC
2.2TheG1labelfamily
TheSES-imagotagG1BWRlabelfamilyiscapableofchangingallpixelstoblack,whiteorred.The currentline-uphasdisplaysizesfrom1.6inchto12.2inch.
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G1 |
1.6 BWR NFC |
152x152 |
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4* |
27.5x27.5 |
7500/4600 |
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G1 |
2.2 BWR NFC |
212x104 |
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b/w/r |
4* |
48.6x23.8 |
8500/5000 |
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G1 |
2.6 BWR NFC |
296x152 |
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4* |
60.1x30.7 |
4500/2600 |
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G1 |
2.7 BW NFC |
264x176 |
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8* |
57.3x38.2 |
5000/2700 |
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G1 |
2.7 BWR NFC |
264x176 |
117 |
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4* |
57.3x38.2 |
4500 |
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4.2 BW NFC |
400x300 |
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84.8x63.6 |
3000/1600 |
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4.2 BWR NFC |
400x300 |
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4* |
84.8x63.6 |
2000/1300 |
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G1 |
4.5 BWR NFC |
480x176 |
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4* |
104.2x38.2 |
2500/1500 |
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G1 |
6.0 BWR NFC |
600x448 |
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114.9x85.8 |
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7.4 BW NFC |
480x800 |
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7.4 BWR NFC |
480x800 |
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*Oneuseablepageissharedwiththeregistrationcodepage.Thispageisinitiallyshownwhenthe labelisshipped.Afterregistrationthispagecanbeusedasacustompage.Torestoretheoriginal
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contentaserviceutilityisrequired.Topreventaccidentialsoverwritethispageisprotected.Tounlock thispagecontacttheSES-imagotagsupportteam.
Thecontentofallpagesexceptpagenumber0won'tremainafterafirmwareupdate.
2.3TheVUSIONlabelfamily
TheSES-imagotagVUSION(2.4GHz)electronicshelflabelfamilyiscapableofchangingallpixelsto black,whiteorred.Thecurrentline-uphasdisplaysizesfrom1.6inchto12.2inch.Theymaybeused inlandscapeandportraitmodeandcanbeconfiguredintermsofradio,theftprotection,display protectionandLEDflash.
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VUSION 1.6 |
EDG2-0160-A |
152x152 |
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27.5x27.5 |
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EDG2-0220-A |
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VUSION 2.2 F |
EDG2-0220-A |
212x104 |
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EDG2-0260-A |
296x152 |
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60.1x30.7 |
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VUSION 2.6 F |
EDG2-0260-A |
296x152 |
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60.1x30.7 |
6500/4500 |
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VUSION 2.7 |
EDG2-0270-A |
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57.3x38.2 |
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VUSION 3.7 |
EDG2-0370-A |
416x240 |
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2000/1300 |
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VUSION 4.2 |
EDG2-0420-A |
400x300 |
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84.8x63.6 |
2000/1300 |
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VUSION 4.5 |
EDG2-0450-A |
480x176 |
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104.2x38.2 |
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VUSION 7.4 |
EDG2-0740-A |
480x800 |
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EDG2-1220-A |
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*Batterylifetime:3yearswithNupdatesperday
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3 Getthelatestsoftwareanddocumentation
RegisterattheSES-imagotagCustomerandPartnerPortaltogetaccesstothelatestsoftwareand documentation.
https://portal.imagotag.com
3.1Installsoftware
There’sseveralsoftwareyou’llhavetoinstallinordertoconfigureandsetupyourESLsystem.You’ll justhavetoextractthefollowing3archivesinalocationofyourchoice:
1.SES-imagotagCoreService<server.zip>
2.SES-imagotagControlCenter<client.zip>
3.SES-imagotagTemplateEditor<template.zip>
3.2Systemrequirements
•Serverhardware:Pentium4(2GHzorhigher),2GBRAM
•JavaRuntimeEnvironmentVersion6,Update36orhigher
•Windows7,Windows10,WindowsServer2008(R2),WindowsServer2012,Windows Server2016,SuseEnterpriseLinux11,Ubuntu12(all32/64-bitversions),MacOSX
•SES-imagotagCoreService
•SES-imagotagAccessPoint(s)
•SES-imagotagLabel(s)
•Licensekey
3.3Installationprocess
Pleaseunpackthezip-archives<server.zip>,<client.zip>and<template.zip>onyourmachine-e.g. underC:\ses-imagotag-core-service\.
Note: Tounpackthezip-filesyoucaneitherusethewindowsinternalarchive-unpacker(see screenshots)oranunpacktoolofyourchoice(e.g.thefreetool7zip–www.7zip.org).
FIGURE 1-1:
FIGURE 1-2: Unpack/Install imagotag Software #1
Afterunpackingall3archives,yourfoldershouldlooksomethinglikethis:
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FIGURE 1-3: Unpacked imagotag software folder
TheSES-imagotagCoreServiceisnowinstalledandyoucanstepforwardtopointseeStartSES- imagotagCoreServiceandSES-imagotagControlCenter onpage12.
3.4SES-imagotagCustomerandPartnerPortal
Afteruserregistrationandactivationyouwillhaveaccesstodocumentation.
Youcanactivate,manageanddownloadyourSES-imagotagsoftwarelicensesseeStartSES- imagotagCoreServiceandSES-imagotagControlCenter onpage12.
Youruseraccountwillnotbeassignedtoacustomeraccountyet.Askoursalesbackofficeteamfor userassignment(sales.at@ses-imagotag.com).
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4 CoreAppliance
TheCoreApplianceisacompactnetworkdevicewhichcanbeusedtoruntheSES-imagotagCore Serviceinthestore,insteadofusinganadditionaldedicatedserver.TheSES-imagotagCoreService isalwaysneededinthestorelocally,alsowhencloud-based/centralizedmiddlewaresystemslike JeegyS3Centralized/JeegyCloudorBisonESLManagerisused.
4.1WhyisitneededintheStore?
•Continuouscommunicationwithaccesspointsandlabelsisrequired(evenwithouttasks)
•Limitedbandwidthbetweenstoreandheadquarters
•DisconnectedVPNconnectionwillpreventproperoperation
•Load(imagerendering…)isdistributedtostores
4.2KeyFeatures
•CoreApplianceisoptimizedtorunupto30000labelsand7accesspoints
•Easierandfastershopinstallations(“PlugandPlay”)
•Isnotrecognizedasanadditionalserver
•Lowmaintenance
•Easyreplace/restorewhenhardwarecrashes
•Limiteddeploymentvariabilities
•Lowerdevelopmentcosts
•Lowersupportcosts
•Betterbrandrecognition
•Easiertosellasa“solutioninabox”
•Lessoverallriskforsystemintegrators
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5 CoreApplianceinitial setup
TooperatetheCoreAppliancethereareonlyafewstepsnecessary:
1.Supplywithpower
2.Turniton(buttononthebacksideofthedevice)
3.Plugitintoyournetwork
4.Initialsetup
5.Updatetothelatestversion
Perdefault,theCoreAppliancecomeswithDHCP enabled.SoifyouhaveaDHCP servicerunning youcanfinditwiththeMACaddresswhichisprintedonthebottomsideoftheCoreAppliance.
Ifthere'snowaytogetaccesstotheDHCP serverwerecommendtouseanUSB devicewitha configurationfiletoconfiguretheapplianceinitially.
FIGURE 1-4: Core Appliance rear view
5.1USBdeviceconfiguration
Youcanfindanexampleconfigurationfile(example.config)atourSES-imagotagCustomerand
PartnerPortal.
CoreApplianceservicereferencemode|CoreApplianceexample.configfile
Afterdownloading,editingandcopyingtheconfigurationfileontoanyUSB device,theconfiguration isautomaticallyadoptedafterpluggingintheUSBflashdriveintotheCoreAppliance.Atriplebeep indicatesthesuccessfulconfiguration.Asinglebeepsignalsthattheconfigurationhasn'tbeenset successful.
ThewebuserinterfaceoftheCoreApplianceisnowavailableunderhttp://<ip-address>.
TheinitialconfigurationoftheCoreAppliancecanbecomparedwiththeinstallationandstartofan SES-imagotagCoreService.Afterconfiguration,youcanaccesstheCoreApplianceviatheSES- imagotagControlCenterfromeverysystemconnectedtoyournetwork(seeStartSES-imagotag CoreServiceandSES-imagotagControlCenter onpage12).
Example.config file
TosetupyourCoreApplianceforthefirstrunyou'llhavetosetatleastthefollowingnetwork
parameters:
•IP address
•Subnetmask
•Optional:Gateway,DNS
Tosettheparametersmentionedabovethecontentsoftheconfigurationfilemightlooklikethis:
# Set IP address of bridge interface
set network br0 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0
# Set a gateway
set gateway 192.168.1.1
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# Set a nameserver set dns 192.168.1.21
Note:Thissimplebridgeconfigurationconnectsthenetworkinterfaces.Nomatterwherethenetwork cableispluggedin,theapplianceisaccessibleviatheconfiguredbridgeaddress.
5.2FrontsideLEDdescription
Onthefrontsideoftheapplianceyoucanseeseveralstatusinformation:
CoreAppliancefrontviewLED statusinformation(CoreApplianceversion1.8.0orhigher)
UpperLED:Poweron
LowerLED:CoreApplianceisactive
UpperLED:OFF=servicenotrunning|Flashing=restartorsoftware updateinprogress|ON=service
LowerLED:OFF=nointernetconnection|Slow flashing=noVPN configuration|Fast flashing=VPNnotconnected|ON=VPNconnected running
UpperLED:Portinuse(colorbasedontransferrate) LowerLED:Port/Deviceisactive
5.3Additionaldocumentation
YoucanfindadditionaldocumentationregardingtheCoreAppliance(e.g.acompleteservicemode reference)onourSES-imagotagCustomerandPartnerPortal.
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6StartSES-imagotagCoreServiceandSES-imagotagControl Center
6.1StartingSES-imagotagCoreService
Ifyou'verecentlyconfiguredyourCoreAppliancetheSES-imagotagCoreServicesoftwareisalready runningandyoucanstepforwardtothenextstep.
InordertostarttheSES-imagotagCoreServicewiththedefaultconfiguration,justexecutethejarfile “server.jar”asdescribedinTroubleshootingandwaitforthesmallserviceGUItoshowup(ifthe windowdoesn’tshowupafterall,makesureyourJavainstallationandconfigurationiscorrect).
FIGURE 1-5: Core Service web UI
TheSES-imagotagCoreServicewilllistentoTCPconnectionsonPort8000and 8001andUDPconnectionsonPort8000.Pleasemakesurethatthereisnofirewall issueand/orinterferencewithothersystems.
AfterstartoftheSES-imagotagCoreServiceyoucancheckthewebuserinterface:
URL:http://<host|ip>:8000
Login:admin/admin
DuringthefirststarttheSES-imagotagCoreServicewillautomaticallycreateaDerby1 database.If anotherdatabaseconnectionisneededorpreferred,theconnectionparametersshouldbevalidated bySES-imagotagGmbH.
Note: Asyoucanseethereareseverallevelnumbers.Youcanfindthedescriptionofthedifferent levelsintheDeveloperReference(whichisalsopartofthedocumentationavailableattheSESimagotagCustomerandPartnerPortal)under“IntegrationLevels”.
6.1.1Example articles
ForeasierusagesomeexamplearticlescanbepreloadedatthetimeyoustarttheSES-imagotag CoreService.YoucanfindthecorrespondingXMLarticledatahere:C:\ses-imagotag-core- service\server\data\fixtures\.
Toenableanddisablethepreloadingofthesefixturesgotothesystemconfigurationandsetthe correspondingproperty"importFixtures"trueorfalse.
Note: ThearticlerecordsarebasedontheXML-standard.
1Apache Derby,an Apache DB subproject,is an open source relational database implemented entirely in Java
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6.2StartingSES-imagotagControlCenter
Gototheextracteddirectoryandexecutethe“client.jar”file.
FIGURE 1-6: Starting SES-imagotag Control Center
TheSES-imagotagControlCenterisconfiguredtoconnecttoaserveronthelocalmachineper default.InordertochangethistoaremotemachineinanetworkyouhavetostarttheSES-imagotag ControlCenterwithanadditionalparameter:
Windows
•Createashortcut/Editexistingshortcut
•Rightclicktotheshortcutandselect"Properties"
•Append“--hosthostnameOrIPAddress”attheendofthe“Target”field.(Note:Thetextto appendstartswithanspaceandthereare2hyphenstoadd!)
Linux
•Append“--hosthostnameOrIPAddress”attheendofcommand(e.g.“java-jarclient.jar--host 192.168.1.100”Note:Thetexttoappendstartswithanspaceandthereare2hyphenstoadd!)
FIGURE 1-7: Starting SES-imagotag Control Center with parameter
6.2.1 SES-imagotag Control CenterLogin
•Username:admin
•Password:admin
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