The “Setup” page is password protected; you must submit your password to enter this page (the default password is “admin”). If you have registered your MDA and have forgotten your password, you can request a new password on this page as well. If you have obtained an MDA from another user and this previous owner has not removed their password, you can request a factory reset password from Thinkable. For details on password protection of the MDA, see Section 12.02 of this manual.
After logging in, the Setup page provides links to the Owner/Administrator Registration page, Global Data Setup, and the Network setup page.
The Setup page also provides a Log out button. It is advised to log out from the Setup page as soon as you are finished with (modifying) the setup, in order prevent others from making changes to the system.
Owner/Administrator Registration
You can register your MDA with Thinkable by providing the requested information on the Owner/Administrator registration page. Upon registration, you will receive information on new developments and updates of the MDA. Note that a number of the fields are mandatory. The password you enter will not be sent to, nor stored by, Thinkable. If you forget your password, you have the option to request a new password, which will be sent to the email address you have provided during registration. If you have registered earlier, you can modify any of your registered data at any time by making changes to the appropriate fields any then resubmit your registration data.
Global data setup
You can select the language of the interface and the measurement system (metric or imperial).
Here you can also enable “Sketch on Click” or “Confirm to Sketch”. After selecting an image to be sketched, there are two options, depending on the setting:
- After clicking on the image, the sketching is kept on hold until the sketch is confirmed or cancelled (default).
- Click on the selected image and the MDA will start sketching immediately.
In a multi-user environment or when the MDA is not under direct control/ in direct proximity, you want to make sure the TactiPad is placed on the MDA and ready to receive a new image or that the new sketch will not cross over into the previous one.
However the setting “Sketch on Click” will save some operational time.
Network Setup
The upper part of the Network Setup page shows whether the MDA has a wired connection or a WiFi connection, displays the network name (SSID) of the WIFI connection, or indicates that the MDA is operating as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
If the MDA is connected to a WiFi network, you have the option to disconnect from this network. When the MDA is not connected to a WiFi network, the available WiFi networks are shown. You can select the appropriate network by providing the network credentials (either password for a home network, or username and password for an Enterprise network), your MDA will connect to this network.
In the lower part of the Network Setup page, you have the possibility to change the name that the MDA has on the network (default is “mda“), as well as to change the name of the WiFi hotspot network (default is “mda-hotspot“) and the WiFi password of the hotspot (default is 12345678). You also have to provide the two-digit country code here (see Section 7.03).
Note that there is no need to change the MDA’s name or hotspot name when using a single MDA. Only when multiple MDA’s are connected to the same network, is it important that they do not share the same names or broadcast the same hotspot SSID’s.
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