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After reading this article, you’ll be able to:
Configure the Kiosk App through Device Control to run on a Qbic meeting room display
This manual is applicable for QBIC meeting room devices and QBIC BOX PCs
Step 1 - Take your QBIC device and your PC
You’ll need both a Qbic device + a PC
Both devices should be on the same network
You should see the screen below on your Qbic device (the Content URL is empty at first):
Wi-Fi Status
QBIC IP address is listed
ℹ️ To get your Qbic device ready and connected, consult the Hardware installation (Qbic)
Note: Only relevant if you are still running a Kiosk App that is not linked to Device Control.
ℹ️ This step applies to any type of device (Qbic or other brands)
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Step 2 - Find the QBIC device through your PC
Open Device Control in your browser and choose ' kiosk' when you see this pop-up window
We recommend using Chrome/Edge as browser on your laptop for this step
You should see this screen after logging in.
Click the lock button by the URL
Click on “Site Settings”
Navigate to “Insecure Content”
Select “Allow”
Note:
Scanning is only possible on Chrome or Edge
This is required to scan devices in an IP range.
This setting is only applied to the current website, not all sites you visit.
You can reverse this after you have finished Step 3
Go to the Qbic Devices Tab on the Device Control platform
Enter an IP range (based on the IP shown on the Qbic Settings Tile in Step 1)
Press scan and wait for your device to show up
The Qbic devices must be on the same network as the computer you’re trying to scan them from in this step. To check if your Qbic device is reachable you can ping it via Command line.
Step 3 - Install & Launch the app
Select the Device(s) you would like to configure
Click Configure
Toggle the button to “On” to change the device name, take for example the name of the meeting room you will link this to
Enter the device account (i.e. the device account that will be used to log into the Kiosk application) that has been configured in Users & Groups
If your device account is already in use by another Kiosk app, you will receive an error message. You’ll have to go to https://devicecontrol.cobundu.com/ and unlink the account used by the other kiosk.
Toggle “Content” On, Choose “App” and then select the Option: Remote Upgrade XML* in combination with Spacewell Kiosk (the URL will be set automatically by Device Control).
Optional: Schedule a Daily Reboot or On/Off Times and choose if you want you want a keypad volume when users type on the keyboard
If not done in the Hardware Installation step (see https://spacewell.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/24477697/Hardware+installation+Qbic#Step-3%3A-Check-firmware-version), check if the firmware version needs to be upgraded.
Go to this page and copy the URL of the Qbic device you’re configuring from the bottom of that page and enter it in the Firmware XML field
Press save to push the configuration to the device(s). You will see a status report and any potential errors here.
Wait a few seconds. Your QBIC device(s) will show a link in the “content field“ and start a countdown to launch the app. If you see no Content link, then you must manually select the “kiosk app” from the dropdown list button next to the Content field.
The app will launch and boot according. You can press Cancel Autoplay to launch the app immediately without having to wait.
*Which option should I use?
Option 1 (XML URL): automatically updates the app with each new version (recommended)
Option 2 (.apk upload): requires you to manually update the app when a new version is released. In this case:
Download the Android Kiosk App from the https://appstore.spacewell.com/ onto your computer
Toggle “Content” On, Choose “App” and then select the APK file from your PC.
Step 4 - Configure the app
For Room displays, see Installing the Room Display app
For Kiosks, see Installing the Kiosk app on a QBIC device
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