Downloading KioskNetKioskNet is available as Free Open-Source Software under the Apache license. Most deployments will only need the ISO LiveDVD image that you can download from this link (http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/tetherless/frag/). You can also get source code access to KioskNet (updated hourly) from CVS. Kiosknet Deployment GuideGetting familiar with KioskNetBefore following these instructions, please make sure you familiarize yourself with an overview of our architecture. Deploying KioskNet requires:
These steps described in more detail below. PlanningAs with any complex software system, deployment requires planning. In this phase, you will collect information to determine the number of gateways, buses, and kiosks in your system. We have prepared some planning guidelines to help you with this process. Ordering equipmentWe have put together some details on the equipment that you need to buy to deploy our solution. Please follow this link to the equipment guide. You may also be able to get free hardware from us if you qualify for the Quick Start Program. Server installationYou are now ready to install the operating system on the hard drives for the single board computers (servers). You will also be installing configuration parameters on these servers. Photographs and an overview of how to load the operating system into the hard drives can be found in the server installation guide. Detailed instructions on configuring the servers is below:
Once you have installed the servers you should test your system: Field rolloutAt this point, you have the servers ready, but you still need to configure the kiosks, and install the servers in the vehicles. Details of these steps are in the field rollout guide. Adding recycled PCsOnce the kiosk controllers have been set up, you are ready to add recycled PCs to the system. These will be booted up from the kiosk controllers. Here is a guide to adding recycled PCs. Adding usersBy default, the kiosk already has one user, who is called 'admin'. The admin's password is chosen when you install the kiosk. The admin user can now add more users. To do so, follow these instructions. Start using KioskNet: Omail - Disconnection-tolerant emailMost likely, the first application you will run on KioskNet will be disconnection-tolerant email. You can find detailed instructions on setting up thunderbird to use Omail here (http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/tetherless/index.php/Setting_up_thunderbird). TroubleshootingLog filesThe first step in trouble shooting KioskNet is looking into the log files. All logs can be found in separate files in ‘/var/log.’ Note that the log files can be slightly out of date due to delaying in flushing the files to disk. The latest information can always be found in the the database tables as discussed here.
The log files of all the nodes in a KioskNet deployment are collected by ‘logflood’ in the proxy for central monitoring as described here Wireless problemsHaving trouble getting your wireless ethernet to work? Debugging OCMPMounting files from a kiosk controllerTo mount a directory from the kiosk controller, two changes are needed to the Kiosk Controller's file system:
Note that /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/fstab is NOT being used to mount the files on the terminal!! Misc. tipsInstalling Proxy on Ubuntu
Installing Kiosk on Ubuntu
Installing Proxy on Windows XPHowto Install Proxy on Windows XP
Installing Kiosk on Windows XPHowto Install Kiosk on Windows XP Copying sample Images to your Hard DrivesHowto Copy sample Images to your hard drives Other deployment information |
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