Frequently Asked Questions
How can I create a new deployment profile?
Follow the below steps to create new Deployment Profile.
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Click on the
Create Profile
button on the Scan2Deploy Studio home page. -
This takes the user to the
Action Selection Page
where different actions can be selected to include in the profile.- By default, the
Wi-Fi Setup
action is selected. - When the user selects/unselects the actions, the corresponding page is added/removed from the profile.
- At any point of time, users can navigate to any page by clicking on the Stepper buttons available on the top horizontal bar.
- By default, the
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Click on a Stepper button to edit the page or use the side navigation buttons to move to the next page. For instance, click on
Wi-Fi
to edit Wi-Fi details. -
Enter all required fields in every selected page.
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Once all the pages are correctly filled, navigate to the
Save and Scan
page. -
Make any final changes to the profile.
- Profile Name/Description: Profile will be saved with this name/description. Can be modified from any page using the toolbar.
- Mobility Suite updates: Includes latest commonly recommended applications to install
- File Hosting Details (Protocol, Host and Port number, etc.): Remote or local location where the saved profile will be hosted, if needed.
- Scan2Deploy Settings: Configuration related to how the profile is deployed/saved.
- Android Settings: A few remaining Android settings specific to Scan2Deploy (not included in OEMConfig)
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Once all the required fields are entered, click on
Save
to save the profile and thenPDF
to download the barcodes within a file.
How can I create a new firmware update profile?
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Click on the
System Update
button on the Scan2Deploy Studio home page. -
This takes the user to the
Action Selection Page
where different actions can be selected to include in the profile.- Notice that the
Firmware Update
andWi-Fi Setup
actions are selected by default and the pages appear in the top horizontal bar. - Device details like
Model
(Memor 10, Memor 1, Memor 20 etc.),SKU
(US, China, EU etc.) andAndroid OS Version
can also be specified on this page.
- Notice that the
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Fill in Wi-Fi details.
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Click on the
Firmware Update
page and configure the following fields.- Firmware OTA file
- Reset Type: By default, it’s set to
None
- Force Update: By default, this field is unchecked.
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After completing the
Firmware Update
page, click on theSave and Scan
page.- Fill in any required deployment details
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Click on the
Save
to save the profile and thenPDF
to download the barcode within a file.
How can I edit an existing profile?
Allows the user to load the existing configuration or firmware update profile to the app and make amendments.
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Edit or import existing profile:
a. Click on the
Import
button on the Scan2Deploy Studio home page to be prompted with a file picker window through which an exported profile can be selected.b. Alternatively, if the user is logged in and has previously saved a profile, the edit () icon can be selected within the saved profiles list.
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The app will be initialized to the state the profile was saved at.
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Once the profile is successfully loaded to the studio, users can edit any pages and save the profile again.
How can I configure Google Chrome with a URL allow/block list?
You can easily use the Applications
page in Scan2Deploy Studio to configure Chrome to either allow certain URLs (no websites are allowed other than the specific ones listed) or block certain URLs (all websites are allowed other than the specific ones listed). Note that this is only supported on devices that include Google Chrome in the image ("GMS" devices).
This example only allows access to the github.com
website and blocks access to all other sites:
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While in Scan2Deploy, navigate to the
Applications
page. -
Click on the configuration button () in the Configuration column next to
Chrome
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In the
Block access to a list of URLs
field, enter["*"]
. -
In the
Allow access to a list of URLs
field, enter["github.com"]
. -
Now, when you have saved and scanned the created barcode on your Datalogic device, Chrome will only be able to access
github.com
.
How can I disable or enable the Android navigation bar on my Datalogic device?
It is possible to disable and enable the Android navigation bar using the Scripts
page in Scan2Deploy Studio.
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Navigate to the
Scripts
page in Scan2Deploy Studio. -
Add a
SHELL
script command with the one of the following text:-
Disable navigation bar
adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,-190
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Enable navigation bar
adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,0
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Saving the profile and scanning the created barcode created will show/hide the navigation bar on your Datalogic device.
How can I create a Scan2Deploy Studio .tar profile from existing .json file?
- Prerequisite: must have a
.json
file to create the profile from - Prerequisite: Make sure that 7-Zip (or comparable file archiver software) is installed
- 7-Zip is free software available at: https://www.7-zip.org
- Browse to the
.json
file you want to create a profile from - Right click the
.json
file and mouse over 7-Zip in the context menu - From the 7-Zip submenu, click Add to Archive
- In the Add to archive menu that appears, change Archive format to
tar
- Profile name may also be customized at this time
- Click OK to create the archive and add your
.json
to it - A new profile archive containing your
.json
is created with your chosen name