Thing

The Thing feature allows users to connect their components (Kiosks and Print Delivery Station) to the internet, allowing them to control and monitor the devices associated. This feature allows for a more convenient and efficient way of controlling and monitoring components and devices, as well as the ability to automate certain tasks, such as Restart Thing Application.

Getting Started:

To access the Thing screen, the user simply needs to login to the ePRINTit SaaS and on the menu bar navigate to the Things/Thing area. This feature is managed by permissions and the user must be associated to a group that allows the user to access this option. To get more information about groups and how to associate it to a role type that has this permission, click here.

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Adding a New Thing

Click the Add Thing button.
Enter the thing’s required information.
Click the Add Thing button to create the new thing.

Things are considered IoT-enabled Things, meaning all things that are created in the SaaS are connected to the system via IoT communications. Things can be either a Print Delivery Station or a Kiosk.

Make sure the customer has license configured for each type of thing. For more information about license, click here.

Editing/Configuring a Thing

Click the three dots under the Actions column and select the Edit option.

The Edit Thing screen will be displayed. After the necessary changes are made, click the Update Thing button.

Generating the Activation Code

Click the three dots under the Actions column and select Generate Activation Code option.

Copy the code displayed. This code should be included in the Thing (Kiosk/PDS/Embedded) activation screen during the Thing installation.

The Activation Status field will display Pending Activation, until the thing (Kiosk, PDS/Embedded) is effectively Activate.

Once the Thing is installed, the Activation Status field will display ACTIVATED.

Deleting a Thing

Click the three dots under the Actions column and select the Delete option.

A confirmation message will be displayed. Once confirmed, the thing will be deleted from the ePRINTit SaaS system.

Display QR Code

If the toggle bar is enabled, a QR code will be displayed on the Thing screen.

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Restarting a Thing

When a new software version is updated through the Software Update option, the Kiosk, Embedded and PDS (Print Delivery Station) will be updated automatically at 3 AM CST. But in any case, if they are not updated automatically, then user has the option to update it manually.

Go to the Things page, click the three dots under the Actions column and select the Restart Thing option. After user clicks this button, the Thing will be updated with the latest version and will be back online again.