Quick Start Guide
Table Of Contents
- [Introduction]
- 1 Electronic Shelf Labeling – A brief introduction
- 2 The G1 label family
- 3 What’s in your Smart Box?
- [Getting Started]
- 1 Latest Software and Documentation
- 2 Install software
- 3 Start Server and Client
- 4 Connect and configure Access Point AP-2010
- 5 Setup Security
- 6 Register labels
- 7 Start tagging
- 8 Integration
- [Troubleshooting]
- 1 FAQ
- 1.1 Running the ESL Server as a background service
- 1.2 Where can I find the license file for my SmartBox?
- 1.3 Deleting the demo articles
- 1.4 Establish a network configuration when no DHCP is available – Step by step
- 1.5 AP discovering with Bonjour Services
- 1.6 What can I do if the Status LED of the AP-2010 access point doesn’t turn blue?
- 1.7 Labels don’t come online
- 1.8 The encryption does not work
- 1.9 Unlocking labels
- 1.10 Starting Java applications
- 1.11 Encoding problems
- 1.12 Further documentation
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1.1 Running the ESLServer as a background service
The ESL server may be started as a normal application, but on a productive system it is usually
required to have it automatically started without a user logged in. To achieve this the ESL server
can be registered as a Windows service. It is than started automatically without any graphics user
interface.
To install the ESL server as a Windows service the batch file install_service.bat is provided. If this
file is executed with administrator privileges (Right click – Run as Administrator) it will install the
ESL server installation from the same directory as a Windows service with the name ESL_
SERVICE.
The file uninstall_service.bat will remove the Windows service if executed with administrator
privileges.
If you have any problems regarding the background service:
l Check if you have installed the correct JAVAversion corresponding to your system
(x86/x64)
l If the ESLServer is already installed as a Windows service you have to uninstall it first (unin-
stall_service.bat) and reinstall it again (install_service.bat).
1.2 Where can I find the license file for my SmartBox?
You find the license file (which has to be activated at the imagotag Customer Portal enclosed in
the SmartBox in a "License Envelope".
1.3 Deleting the demo articles
In order to prevent the example articles from being re-added to the server, go to "System -
Configuration"and set the "importFixtures"variable to false.
1.4 Establish a network configuration when no DHCP is available – Step by
step
1. Set a laptops Ethernet adapter to DHCP
2. Turn off all other network adapters (Wi-Fi)
3. Connect to the same network as the AP-2010 (use a common Ethernet cable to connect
your device directly with the AP-2010)
4. Start local ESL Server on laptop
5. Use the ESL client to connect to your local server
6. Under System – Access Point Status – the AP should be listed as discovered (after suc-
cessful boot sequence – may take up to 2 minutes)
l Press F5 on your keyboard or the refresh button in the ESL client to refresh the
access point status (the Client doesn’t refresh the status automatically!)
7. One Column of the AP should now show the IP address
8. Open a browser, type in
http://<discovered-ip>:8080 or
l at the ESL client perform a right click on the discovered access point – Open in
browser – Maintenance – Status
Note: Restart your access point if discovering process takes more than 2 minutes.