In order to connect the machines, the Network Administrator responsible for setting up the aggregator, needs to know some collect the following information:
A list of Printersnetwork details for each connected printer
An API Tokentoken
A Service ID for each location
1. Obtain a list of printers
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This can be done by a Company Network Administrator |
For each printer that should get connected, the following information must be knowsknown:
Printer Type
IP Address
Access Port
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Generating an API Token
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This can be done by anyone with access to the 3YOURMIND Admin Panel |
Setup a User
Login to the 3YOURMIND Platform with as a user that has access to the admin panel
Go to Administration > Users
Click Add User in the top right corner
Enter as username: machine_connectivity (or similar)
Enter any a long random password. You won’t need it later.
Click Save and continue editing
Enter a valid Email Address
Click SaveGo back
Provide Access to the Organization’s Fulfillment partners
Return to the homepage of the admin panel
Go to User profiles
Click on theuser you just created (machine_connectivity (or similar))
Make sure that the user is assigned to the correct site / domain
Go back to the homepage of the admin panel
Go to Fulfillment partner
Open each service under the right Fulfillment partner List
Add the user you created (machine_connectivite connectivity) user to the list of users
Click Save
Create User Token
Go back to the homepage of the admin panel
Go to Tokens
Click Add Tokens
Select Users under Authentication and Authorization
Search for the machine_connectivity user
Click Save Create Token
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The token is only displayed only in the pop-up and not accessible later on. Make sure to copy the token right away. |
5. Copy the Token.
Note that this is sensitive information and should only carefully be shared.
3. Obtaining the Service ID
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This can be done by anyone with access to the Service Panel |
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Login to the 3YOURMIND Platform with a user that has access to the service panel
Visit https://[Your Domain]/api/v2.0/service-panel/services/
Note the “id“ of the service
Frequently asked questions
How can I determine the URL of my EOS machine?
Make sure the machine is running EOSCONNECT. Access the machine’s API documentation: https://si2381/api, replace si2381 with the actual ID of the machine. Navigate to the OPC UA Documentation and look for the Endpoint URL.