IoT box

To start using an IoT box:

  1. Make sure you have a valid IoT box subscription in addition to your Odoo subscription.

  2. Connect your devices to the IoT box.

  3. Connect the IoT box to the network.

  4. Connect the IoT box to your Odoo database.

Note

Devices can also be connected after the IoT box is added to the network and/or connected to the database; however, a reboot of the IoT box might be required.

Network connection

The IoT box can be connected to the network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.

Important

All devices must be connected to the same network: the IoT box, the device(s) connected to the IoT box, and the computer connected to Odoo.

Ethernet

Plug the Ethernet cable into the IoT box’s Ethernet port and an available port on your router, then connect the IoT box to a power source.

Wi-Fi

Make sure no Ethernet cable is connected to the IoT box and follow these steps:

  1. Connect the IoT box to a power source and wait a few minutes for it to power on.

  2. Access your computer’s Wi-Fi settings and select the IoT box’s network. The network name is in the format IoTBox-xxxxxxxxxxxx (where xxxxxxxxxxxx is a unique identifier).

  3. Connect to the IoT box’s Wi-Fi network and sign into it; your browser should automatically open and redirect to the IoT box’s homepage.

    Note

    Depending on your operating system, the browser might not open and redirect to the IoT box’s homepage. In this case, open your browser manually and navigate to http://10.11.12.1.

  4. On the IoT box’s homepage, click Configure next to the Internet Status section.

  5. Wait a few minutes for the available networks to be scanned, select the network, enter the Wi-Fi’s password, and click Connect.

Note

Once connected to the Wi-Fi network, the IoT box stops emitting its Wi-Fi signal, and the computer should automatically reconnect to its original network. If it does not, reconnect to it manually.

IoT box homepage

To access the IoT box’s homepage, open a web browser on the same network as the IoT box and navigate to the IoT box’s IP address.

IoT box's homepage

The IoT box’s IP address can be retrieved by:

  • connecting the IoT box to an external monitor: the IP address is displayed on the screen.

    POS display with IoT box's IP address

  • connecting the IoT box to a printer: the IP address is automatically printed.

  • accessing the administrator interface of the router to which the IoT box is connected or using third-party software to scan the network.

Once the IoT box is connected to the Odoo database, its homepage can be accessed from Odoo by opening the IoT app and clicking the URL displayed on the IoT box’s card.