1.- Basic setup
- Connect the Chrome OS device to an input HDMI port on your TV through the HDMI cable.
- If you are using a physical Ethernet network connection, connect the device to the network through the Ethernet cable.
- Connect a keyboard and a mouse using the USB ports on the device.
- Plug the power cable into the device and a power source.
- Press the ON button. The device should power up.
- On your TV, select the HDMI video input related to the device. The main screen should be shown.
- Select yout language, keyboard layout and network connection
- Accept legal terms to continue
Warning: If you are going to use Kiosk Mode please stop now and jump to the Kiosk Mode step
- Enter your Google account data in order to use the Chrome device.
2.- Showcases Player Installation
- Select “Chrome Web Store” in order to start Showcases Player installation.
- Enter “Showcases Player” in the search box or type the URL
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/showcases-player/lpolnjfgkmhdhlmiopfeimlcmbmegjcf - Click on “Add to Chrome” button to install the player application.
3.- Showcase Deployment
- After Showcases Application startup you will see the login form. Enter your Movilok Showcases user name and password. Optionally you can also enter the code of your showcase.
- If you did not enter the code at the previous step, select it now from the showcases list.
- All done! your showcase will start to be shown on the screen.
- The next time the application runs, your showcase will automatically start. If you like, you can cancel the automatic start in order to select a different showcase.
Kiosk Mode setup (advanced)
- Use the keyboard direct access Ctrl+Alt+K in the sstart session screen to open the kiosk mode activation window
- Select “Enable” from the dialog popup in order to allow your device to run kiosk mode compatible applications
- Open a new tab in Chrome and write chrome://extensions in the address bar. Press “Enter”.
- Check the box next to “Developer mode”.
- Click on “Add kiosk application”.
- Enter the Showcases application ID. This ID is: lpolnjfgkmhdhlmiopfeimlcmbmegjcf
- Press “Enter”.
- Click on the “Set to auto-launch” button to allow the application to start automatically. If you do not click on this button, the kiosk application can be launched from the bookcase.
- On the next reboot, you will be asked to enable kiosk mode. Select “Enable”.
- You will see an option for launching the installed kiosk application on the device startup. Select “Confirm”.
- All done! now the showcases application will automatically start at the Chromebox startup, allowing you to deploy your interactive showcase.
Beacon Advertising setup (advanced)
- Your Chrome OS device can act as a Bluetooth Beacon while being used in Kiosk Mode.
- Bluetooth must be enabled before enabling the Beacon.
- In order to enable Bluetooth you must access your Chrome OS account.
- The bluetooth setting must be set in the status area of the taskbar.
- Once you have enabled Bluetooth, restart your Chrome OS device to use Kiosk Mode again
- Cancel automatic startup.
- Select “Settings”.
- At Settings screen select “Beacons” category.
- Select the box option “Enable Beacon”.
- Close Settings screen.
- All done! now the showcases application will automatically start to send Beacon Advertising messages to your customer´s devices.