Android Mobile platform

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Last updated: Jun 10, 2024
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Warehouse scanners and Tablets play a crucial role in automating data collection for warehouse operations. They can scan labels without errors. Employees working on the physical floor rely heavily on scanners or tablets and the applications built into them.

Many modules within DATASCOPE WMS must be used with a scanner or tablet.

This user guide will explain how to install and configure the Android Mobile Application. We will show you how to install the Android App on multiple devices (scanners and/or tablets)

To install and configure the legacy Windows Mobile platform, refer to Windows Mobile 6.1 platform

If you don’t like reading, you can watch the video.

FASTTRACK WMS - Scanner and Mobile Device Setup

fasttrack_SET_UP_YOU_SCANNER_Installation_QG - v0.3.pdf

Try it!

Downloading the Android Application

To load the Mobile Application on your device you can follow the steps below:

  • Open a standard browser window on your PC and have the device (scanner or tablet) on hand next to you

  • In your browser window you can type in the Docker Container IP address to connect to the Docker - http://<Docker Container IP>/datascope.web/. For example: http://192.168.1.50/datascope.web/

Open your browser and go to the Docker Container IP address

  • The HTML 5 scanner-based login screen will open

HTML 5 scanner-based login screen

  • You do not need to log in – you just need the open login screen

  • Below the Login button you will see a little Android icon

  • Select the Android icon

  • A barcode will appear on the screen

  

Installing the Application

  • The first barcode (Download Android APK) will allow you to download the Android APK

  • Next, you must open the Chrome browser on the device (scanner or tablet)

  • Scan the first barcode (Download Android APK) from the PC screen

  • A file will download

  • Once downloaded you can select the Open button

  • A prompt will open asking you to Cancel or Install

  • Select Install

  • This will install FASTTRACK WMS on the device (scanner or tablet)

  • Once completed installing you will notice a small FASTTRACK WMS icon on the device (scanner or tablet) desktop

  • Selecting it will open the FASTTRACK WMS Application

  • When you open the FASTTRACK WMS app for the first time, a prompt will appear asking the user to allow FASTTRACK WMS to access photos, media and files on the device. Click Allow. This permission is required by the app to save the Docker Container IP address on the scanner device

  • The second barcode will assist you to get the FASTTRACK WMS Server Address. This will allow you to not have to type in any IP addresses. You will require this to set up the actual application

  • Open the FASTTRACK WMS Application on the device, by clicking on the icon you installed with the first barcode

  • If the files and media access prompt appear, select Allow

  • Next, the application will require the Docker Container IP address. You can type this in manually or scan the second barcode (WMS Server Address)

  • Select OK

  • The HTML 5 scanner-based application will now be installed and preconfigured on your device (scanner or tablet)

  • Once completed you can log in to the application on the device (scanner or tablet)