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Installing the Embedded Application

The following procedure assumes a clean installation, wherein the application is being installed on the MFP for the first time. If you are reinstalling the application, see Uninstalling an Existing Installation before proceeding.

To install the Equitrac Embedded application, do the following:

  1. Open a web browser, and enter the IP address of the MFP to which you will install the application. The device Remote UI Portal opens.
    For these instructions, a Canon iR-ADV C255 device was used. Other models of MFP may display slightly different screens.
  2. From the right menu options, under Management Tools, select Service Management Service. The Service Management Service screen opens.
  3. From the left menu pane, under System Management, select Enhanced System Application Management. The Enhanced System Application Management screen opens in the right pane.
  4. Add the Equitrac login Application to the list of installed applications, and license the application:
    1. Under Install Enhanced System Application/License subheading, locate the field for Enhanced System Application File Path, then click Browse.
    2. Navigate to the file location where you have saved the application file. If you have not acquired the file, see Downloading the Embedded Application.
    3. Select the application .jar file, and click Open. the file path and name populate into the Enhanced System Application File Path field.
    4. Again under Install Enhanced System Application/License subheading, locate the field for License File Path, then click Browse.
    5. Navigate to the location where you saved the Canon license file.
    6. Select the license .lic file, and click Open. the file path and name populate into the License File Path field.
    7. Under Operation to Perform, ensure the Install and Start or Enable radio button is selected.
    8. Click the Install button. A dialog displays listing information about the install process about to be performed. Ensure the information is correct, then click Yes.
      The display returns to the Enhanced System Application Management screen, where there should now be an Equitrac Login Application entry in the list of application names, with a status of Start after Restart.
      If the status of the Equitrac Login Application is not Start after Restart, click the Switch button until Start after Restart displays.
  5. Click the To Portal link at the top of the screen to return to the device Remote UI Portal.
  6. From the right menu options, select Settings/Registration. The Settings/Registration dialog opens.
  7. From the left menu options, select Restart Device. The Restart Main Unit dialog opens.
  8. Select Perform Restart. A dialog box displays, warning you that the main unit will be restarted, and all processes canceled. Click OK. Wait for the system to restart.
  9. Open a web browser and enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8000/Equitrac/Config, where the x’s indicate the IP address of the MFP to which you have installed the software. An Equitrac Login screen opens, with the message that initial server contact has not been made.
  10. In the Password field, enter equitrac then click Login. A Login Configuration screen opens.
  11. In the Password field, enter equitrac then click Login. The configuration options opens.
  12. Set Login Configuration options:
    1. Under Server Configuration, in the IP/Domain field, enter the IP address of the server.
    2. Under Change System IDs and Passwords, enter appropriate values for the System Manager ID and System Manager Password fields, clicking each field’s respective Update button to confirm the change. Note these values to be able to login later.
    3. Click the section Update button.