LANCOM Wireless ePaper Server: Enabling the TCP-based ePaper communication protocol (ThinAP2.0)

Description:

As of version 1.91 of the LANCOM Wireless ePaper Server, the TCP-based ePaper communication protocol ThinAP2.0 can be enabled on the server.

By supporting the ThinAP 2.0 protocol, LANCOM Wireless ePaper Displays can now managed remotely and reliably from the Wireless ePaper Server at your data center and controlled via VPN.

IMPORTANT:
To use the ThinAP2.0 protocol, the LANCOM ePaper access points must operate at least LCOS version 10.30.

This document describes how to enable the ThinAP 2.0 protocol on the LANCOM Wireless ePaper Server.



Requirements:

• Installed and licensed LANCOM Wireless ePaper Server as of version 1.91 (download latest version)

• LCOS as of version 10.30 on the LANCOM ePaper access points (download current version)

• Installed cURL for Windows (download)

Procedure:

1) Open the command line on your operating system and enter the following command:

curl -X PUT http://<Server>:8001/service/configuration/lancomUseTcpThinMode?value=true



2) Start the LANCOM Wireless ePaper Server again.

3) To check whether the ePaper access points are using the ThinAP2.0 protocol, use the WEBconfig configuration of the access points and navigate to the menu Status -> Wireless ePaper.