Manual for Android HotSpot Ticket Printer

Table of Contents
1. Menu structure............................................................................................................2
1.1. Main program window..................................................................................2
1.2. Personal data window...................................................................................3
1.3. Tools window.................................................................................................3
1.4. Settings window............................................................................................4
1.4.1 Bluetooth printer settings window...............................................5
1.4.2 PIN settings window.......................................................................6
1.4.3 Header, footer settings window....................................................6
1.5. About window................................................................................................7
1.6. Printed ticket..................................................................................................7
2. Configuration description .........................................................................................8
3. Printing ticket for HotSpot customer........................................................................9
3.1. Ticket without personal data.......................................................................9
3.2. Ticket with personal data............................................................................9
4. Review and export of printed tickets........................................................................9
5. Downloading new tariffs from Mikrotik's User Manager......................................10
6. Removing all saved ticket from application database..........................................10
7. Removing all saved tariffs from application database..........................................10
8. Removing old tickets from MikroTik database......................................................11

1. Menu structure
1.1. Main program window

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Picture 1: Main program window

1. Defined tariffs for hotspot

2. Button for creating and printing new ticket for hotspot customer
3. Button for reprinting last generated ticket
4. Button for option, where can be saved the name of hotspot customer
After pressed menu button it can be seen additional menu:
5. Option for downloading tariffs from Mikrotik's User Manager
6. Option for browsing and exporting all generated ticket (1.3.)
7. Settings (1.4.)
8. Information about the program

1.2. Personal data window

1. Field for writing the name of hotspot

customer
2. Field for writing the last name of hotspot
customer
3. Field for writing personal ID of hotspot
customer
4. Button for confirm the data and print
ticket
5. Button for cancel printing ticket and
return to Main Menu

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Picture 2: Personal data window

1.3. Tools window

1.
1. Button for export all ticket to a CSV file
2. Button for display all ticket
3. Displayed tickets

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3.

Return to Main window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

Picture 3: Tools window

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1.4. Settings window

1. Field for writing PIN code for access to

settings
2. Button for confirm PIN code to go to
settings.

1.

Return to Main window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

2.

Picture 4: PIN for settings

3. Settings for MikroTik router: login,
password and IP address
4. Button for save MikroTik settings
5. Button for changing where should be
show the ticket: displayed on screen or
printed on printer
6. Button for remove all saved ticket on
smartphone memory
7. Button for remove all tariffs from
smartphone
8. Button for remove old account from
MikroTik's User Manager (used account),
where nobody was logged for 3 months
ago

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Picture 5: Settings

Return to Main window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

After pressed menu button it can be

seen additional menu:
9. Settings for bluetooth printer
10.Settings for PIN access for settings
11.Settings for header and footer printed on
ticket
Return to Main window after pressed back
button on smartphone.

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Picture 6: Settings additional menu

1.4.1. Bluetooth printer settings window
1. MAC address from printers connected to
smartphone
2. Option for saving printer settings
3. Option for scanning bluetooth printer
4. Option for print test page

1.

Return to Settings window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

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Picture 7: PIN for settings
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1.4.2. PIN settings window

1. Field for writing new PIN code for access
to settings
2. Field for verify new PIN code
3. Button for confirm new PIN code

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2.

Return to Settings window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

3.

Picture 8: PIN for settings

1.4.3. Header, footer settings window
1. Field for writing text printed on ticket's
header
2. Field for writing text printed on ticket's
footer
3. Button for saving header and footer

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2.

Return to Settings window after pressed back

button on smartphone.

3.

Picture 9: PIN for settings

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1.5 About window

Information about license and version of this
software
Return to Main window after pressed back
button on smartphone.

Picture 10: About window

1.6 Printed ticket

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Picture 11: Ticket

Header
Date and Time
User Name for login to HostSpot
Password for login to HostSpot
Name of HotSpot's tariff
Number of ticket
Quantity of printed the same ticket
Footer

2. Configuration description
In order to have smartphone working with Mikrotik HotSpot, some configuration
steps are required on Mikrotik side.
Configuration for Mikrotik:
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4.

User Manager package must be instaled.

Start HotSpot Service
API service must be Enabled: IP Services API
If smartphone will connect to Mikrotik HotSpot using the same WiFi
network as customers (HotSpot network), then MAC Address of the
smartphone should be added to the HotSpot IP Bindings: IP HotSpot
IP Bindings to assure communictation with Mikrotik device.
5. Configure tariffs on MikroTik's User Manager
Configuration for smartphone:
1. Run Posmobile application
2. Press Menu button and choose Settings (picture 1, point 7).
3. Enter PIN code for access to settings and press OK button. For first
configuration there is no PIN, just press OK button (picture 4).
4. Enter data for connect to Mikrotik router: user, password and IP address and
press Save MT settings button (picture 5, point 3 and 4).
5. Press Menu button and choose Manage BT Printer (picture 6, point 8).
6. Press Select BT Printer button for scanning bluetooth printer (picture 7,
point 3).
7. On the screen you will see MAC addresses (picture 7, point 1). Choose
MAC address from your printer and press Save your printer id button
(picture 7, point 2) for save printer setting.
8. For verify settings you can print a test page. Press Print test page on BT
printer (picture 7, point 4)
9. Press back button on smartphone for return to settings window.
10.Press back button on smartphone again for return to main window.
11.Press Menu button and choose Fetch tariffs (picture 1, point 5) for download
tariffs from MikroTik's User Manager.

3. Printing ticket for HotSpot customer

3.1 Ticket without personal data
1. Personal data button (picture 1, point 4) must be on state Without Personal
2. From displayed tariffs select one (picture 1, point 1)
3. Press Create / Print button (picture 1, point 2) for adding a new account in
User manager and print new ticket
4. Tear off the ticket from printer.
3.2 Ticket with personal data
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Personal data button (picture 1, point 4) must be on state With Personal

From displayed tariffs select one (picture 1, point 1)
Press Create / Print button (picture 1, point 2)
Write name, last name and/or Personal ID from the customer in the correct
fields (picture 2)
5. Press OK button (picture 2, point 4) for adding a new account in User
manager and print new ticket.
6. Tear off the ticket from printer.
Attention
Personal data are not printed on the ticket but only saved in program data base.
4. Review and export of printed tickets
For review all printed ticket press Menu button on smartphone and from menu
select Tools (picture 1, point 6). On Tools/Report window press button Display all
Ticket (picture 3, point 2). Now all ticket are displayed on screen with the quantity
of it.
For export all printed ticket to CSV file, press Menu button on smartphone and
from menu select Tools (picture 1, point 6). On Tools/Report window press button
Export all Tickets to CSV (picture 3, point 1). Now all ticket are saved in to a file
in main catalog on SD card.
Attention
SD card must be installed on smartphone.
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5. Downloading new tariffs from Mikrotik's User Manager

For downloading new tariffs from Mikrotik's User Manager press Menu button on
smartphone and select Fetch tariffs (picture 1, point 5).

6. Removing all saved ticket from application database

For removing saved ticket from application database do the following steps:
1. Press Menu button on smartphone and select Settings (picture 1, point 7)
2. Enter PIN code for access to settings and press OK button (picture 4).
3. Press Clear Tickets Database button (picture 5, point 5)
Now, the ticket database from application is empty.
4. Press Back button on smartphone for return to Main menu.

7. Removing all saved tariffs from application database

For removing saved tariffs from application database do the following steps:
1. Press Menu button on smartphone and select Settings (picture 1, point 7)
2. Enter PIN code for access to settings and press OK button (picture 4).
3. Press Clear Tariff Database button (picture 5, point 6)
Now, the tartiff database from application is empty.
4. Press Back button on smartphone for return to Main menu.

8. Removing old tickets from MikroTik database

For removing old tickets from Mikrotik database do the following steps:
5. Press Menu button on smartphone and select Settings (picture 1, point 7)
6. Enter PIN code for access to settings and press OK button (picture 4).
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7. Press Clean old tickets from MT button (picture 5, point 7)

Now, old account (used account), where nobody was logged for
3 months ago are removed from Mikrotik's User manager
database.
8. Press Back button on smartphone for return to Main menu.

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