Quick Start Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Electronic Shelf Labeling – A brief introduction
- 2 Label Family Introduction
- 3 Get the latest software and documentation
- 4 Core Appliance
- 5 Core Appliance initial setup
- 6 Start SES-imagotag Core Service and SES-imagotag Control Center
- 7 ESL Access Point Configuration
- 8 Selecting channels
- 9 Setup Security
- 10 Register labels
- 11 Start tagging
- 12 Templates
- 13 Integration
- 14 Troubleshooting
- 14.1 SES-imagotag Core Service Dashboard
- 14.2 Running the SES-imagotag Core Service as a background service
- 14.3 Where can get a demo/development license key?
- 14.4 Deleting the demo articles
- 14.5 Establish a network configuration when no DHCP is available – Step by step
- 14.6 Access point discovering with Bonjour Services
- 14.7 What can I do if the Status LED of the AP-2010 access point doesn’t turn blue?
- 14.8 Labels don’t come online
- 14.9 The encryption does not work
- 14.10 Unlocking labels
- 14.11 Starting Java applications
- 14.12 Encoding problems
- 14.13 Reserve RAM for Java heap space
- 14.14 Further documentation
- 15 Declaration
- 16 Warning
Core Service Quick Start Guide
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Color Description Note
Red Boot process
Can take up to 5 minutes, if it takes much longer,
the device is defective and there is a need for
service.
Blue Operation mode
AP-2010 is configured in any Core Service, has an
ESL channel set and the has successfully received
the roaming table from the Core Service
Orange Ready for operation
Operational, but not connected to any ESL
system, no ESL channel is set, a service on the
AP-2010 failed to start, AP-2010 has not received
the roaming table yet
Red (blinking) Running Firmware Update
During this time there is no connection to the
electronic label
If there are any problems regarding the ESL access point please see chapter see Troubleshooting on
page 36.
7.2 Adding AP-2010 to ESL system
7.2.1 SES-imagotag Core Service
After the configuration in the AP-2010 web UI it’s necessary to add the AP-2010 via the SES-
imagotag Control Center: System – Access Point Configuration – New … or right click on a
discovered ESLaccess point - Create configuration.
After saving the AP configuration you should see the AP under System – Access Point Status as
ONLINE. In addition the AP status LED should turn BLUE.
FIGURE 1-14: SES-imagotag Control Center System - Access Point Status - Create configuration
If the ESL access point is not discovered or if there is no DHCP server available you have to add the
AP-2010 manually. When creating a new access point configuration under System - Access Point
Configuratio, select “Manual Configuration” (if you don’t use Centralized Configuration) and enter
Access Point ID (AP ID), IP address and port (Host).