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App icon to start the AppShell
AppShell is an app to open the LS Central POS. The app allows the POS to be connected to peripherals via Bluetooth or WiFi.
The Hardware Station for LS Central (referred to as HWS from now on) runs only on Windows. This means that the POS, started in AppShell, has to connect to a HWS running on a Windows machine. With the AppShell, the POS can also connect to peripherals through the AppShell's own HWS.
App icon to start the AppShell
The AppShell settings icon
This icon is only an option for Android. With other operational systems you can open settings after starting the AppShell.
AppShell setting
To open the AppShell settings, tap the AppShell Settings icon. There are two tabs available on the screen, General and Devices.
General
The LS Central POS URL is entered with authentication information. All fields are automatically saved when their values change.
The server URL is a direct URL to the LS Central POS, which is on page 99008880, for example:
http://ComputerName:Port/WebServerInstance?page=99008880
Example:
http://MyNav:8080/DynamicsNav110?page=99008880
Note: You need to add redirect=0 parameter to the URL, to bypass a prompt to download the Business Central Mobile App.
Example:
http://MyNav:8080/DynamicsNav110?page=99008880&redirect=0
For more details see Web client URL.
Devices
The Devices tab is for peripheral settings, for PEDs and printers.
Selecting the Demo printer, prints the receipt on screen as an alert.
Logs
You can access the Log screen by tapping Logs in the upper right corner of the Settings screen.
Note: If you require support, please submit the log files with your support request.
To get the Log files you go into the Logs and tab Send in the upper right Corner.
The Log screen has three tabs:
- App: Shows all logs from the AppShell.
- External Accessory: Shows the logs from LS Pay.
- Console Log: Shows the logs from the POS UI.
To get the Log files you go into the Log screen and tab Send in the upper right corner to send the logs via email.
Peripherals
To connect the AppShell to Peds or Printers, see Peripherals
MDM Support
Android AppShell now supports Android enterprise management. We recommend using recommended devices and services that are listed on the Android page.
Here is a small example of how this works with an MDM system. You can see an image from the app and there are fields like
- Username
- Password
- POS URL
If you upload the AppShell to the MDM system, you get a view similar to the one below with many fields that you can control. Here you can select a printer device, user name, security standards, server URL, and many more that are not shown in the image.
