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Setting up the Shop Floor (1): Technical

To carry out the technical setup of the Shop Floor, you essentially only need two components: an MKG environment where the API runs and an installed Smart Client. Based on the step-by-step plan in this article, you can now take the first steps towards a functioning Shop Floor.

 

 

Getting started with the Shop Floor? Before you can begin clocking hours on a terminal, a lot needs to be installed and set up. In addition to the technical and functional setup, there are plenty of opportunities to customize the Shop Floor to your liking. This is the first part in a series of articles on setting up the Shop Floor.

 

Step 1. Ensure a working API

You need to have an up-to-date MKG environment. If this environment is not a cloud environment and there is no API running yet, you will first need to ensure a working API. The installation is usually done in consultation with the system administrator and/or an external IT party. Also, see the article How to import an SSL certificate?

 

Step 2. Install the Smart Client

To start the Shop Floor on a terminal, you need the MKG Smart Client. Completing the installation will place a shortcut on your desktop, allowing you to start the Smart Client. Refer to the installation guide MKG Smart Client Installation.

 

Step 3. Configure the Smart Client for the API

Now start the Smart Client. You will enter the login screen. On the right side of the screen, choose Open settings to adjust the Smart Client to the environment it needs to run on:

 

Smart Client Login > Open settings

 

 

 

Now enter the settings for the API. The fields are mandatory:

  • Hostname: API server name
  • Port number: API port number (the API connects to the database via this port)
  • API key: API key (this key is located under the QR code)

 

 

Note!
The required information for the three mandatory fields can be found in the top right of MKG under Help via the 'MKG API' option. This option is only available if you are logged into MKG as a user with the 'Administrator' property.

 

Now open the 'Advanced settings'. The following settings are recommended:

  • Root path: this field is automatically filled with "/mkgbridge"
  • Use SSL = ON
  • Stay logged in = ON (after logging out, you do not need to re-enter the login details of the 'shopfloor' user for the next login)
  • Shopfloor kiosk mode = ON (the Shop Floor appears full screen on the terminal and cannot be closed or minimized)

 

 

 

Click Save. This completes the technical setup. However, before you can log into the Smart Client, the functional setup must first be completed. Refer to the article Setting up the Shop Floor (2): Functional.

 

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