EECS Tour User Manual
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1. 7 Start touring 2 4 Authentication To authenticate while inside the EECS building 1 Open a web browser You will automatically be redirected to the CAEN Wireless login page If nothing loads make sure your wireless Internet fe lorer De m 1 39 x https wireless gw engin umich ed Ethernet card is running by following the steps in section 2 5 below If a page loads but it is not the wireless authentication page try to access a webpage such as lt http www umich edu gt 2 Type your U M uniqname and password in the appropriate fields 3 Click the login button 4 You are now authenticated Close the browser window B n View Tools 4 ii se Ea 2 5 Enabling a Wireless Connection on a Dell Axim Authenticating with CAEN To enable wireless on a Dell Axim PocketPC Mal fash green if wireless is enabled 1 When running the Dell Axim s built in wireless device causes a blinking green light to appear at the top of the PocketPC 2 If there is a green light flashing on the top of the PocketPC but a web browser is unable to connect to a webpage you may not be in range of a wireless access point Try moving to a different spot the atrium or the air bridges are good spots to try in the EECS building 3 If there is no green light wireless has been disabled To enable wireless press the button located near the bottom right corner of your PocketPC You should see a message ench2. Current Network and Current Mode can be altered ee Eu Ej using settings from the Options menu as described in section 3 3 2 3 1 Free Walk Mode The Main Menu When the application is in Free Walk mode your position is indicated at all times on the Map as a green beacon and is updated roughly once per second 1f the application is using Ekahau You are free to move about the building and tour whichever locations interest you the most When you move into a new area new tabs pop up near the bottom of the application window allowing you to access all of the information pertaining to the area For example imagine that the EECS atrium contained both computer history and architectural information The application would display tabs corresponding to these two types of information when you entered the area If you moved from the atrium into 1311 EECS which contains only computer history information the architecture tab would disappear leaving the computer history tab with updated information relevant to 1311 EECS 3 2 Guided Tour Mode Free Walk Mode You can also switch to Guided Tour mode by selecting it from the Main Menu In this mode the tour will follow a pre defined path through the building As in Free Walk mode your position is indicated by a green beacon on the Map You are not currently in a tougy To start a Guided Tour you must be at a tour stop If you attempt to start a Guided Tour when you are n
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4. ActiveSync by selecting Tools Add Remove Programs Follow the instructions on your computer and PocketPC screens Download a newer copy of the device driver from the Wlan development page at lt http www eecs umich edu wherefid ekahau Wlan dev gt Copy this file onto your PocketPC into the directory My Device Program Files Ekahau Client Ekahau will need to be shut down for this to work if you re following these instructions it s not running yet Make sure your wireless internet has been enabled a flashing green light on the antenna on the upper right indicates that wireless is enabled you may have to use the button on the lower right of the device to turn it on and that you have followed the authentication instructions detailed in section 2 1 Now start up the Ekahau client You ll find it at the top of the Programs group When it starts up a little blue bubble the Ekahau logo will appear in the lower right corner of your PocketPC display Click on the Ekahau logo and follow the instructions below the set things up o Select the Status tab and press Start Ekahau Client o Select the Settings tab and check Start Ekahau Client automatically Your PocketPC s MAC Adaress P EE EIk Eok Dell WLAN Utility Advanced IP 00 10 C5 5A 31 24 Einm al LIAI AAU Subnet Mask DHCP Server 192 168 1 1 Gateways 192 168 1 1 DNS 68 87 64 196 Finding Your MAC Address Mi Nash green if Mmreess is enable
5. for each floor in a building stored as a 24 bit bitmap file and all images associated with a zone Certain rules will apply to text files associated with the application e A pound symbol at the beginning of a line represents acomment Any line beginning with is ignored by the parser e All filenames are case sensitive PDA Tow P i236 This is a computer lab Some a genius figure out the room would need a lot of electrical outlets He didn t think about the fact that not everyone wants to use their stuff when standing near one of the walls The Architecture tab has been selected Main Map Image History arch 2 File Options About Help E Tour Type Tabs Poa TEN _ The PDA Tour Folder Hierarchy e Descriptions of tour types are placed in the tourInfo folder and must have file names that correspond to the name given in the zone file zone files are stored in the zones directory For example if zoneEECS1311 txt specifies eecs_1311_history txt as the file containing relevant historical information for 1311 EECS then the tourInfo directory must contain a file called eecs_1311_history txt 4 1 init txt The init txt file contains a short description of the zone file format and one integer attribute that represents the total number of zones The format of the file is as follows short description of zone file format numZones zoneFile zoneA tx
6. 3 ASsociatine an Image WIth T Z ONC masresinese ni EE iatinceceinouineeealss 14 1 Minimum System Requirements To install the tour guide application you must have e A Dell Axim X30 PocketPC e The PocketPC 2003 Platform installed by default on Dell PocketPCs e The Ekahau client application installed on the PocketPC e A PC with a CD or DVD drive and Microsoft ActiveSync installed e Atleast 5 MB of free disk space on the i PocketPC for the tour guide application In POOSJOO q Typical users will check out a properly configured PocketPC from the EECS building and can ignore the installation instructions provided below These The Dell Axim X30 PocketPC instructions are of an advanced nature and have been provided for tour administrators who are configuring new PocketPCs to run the tour guide application or advanced users that wish to modify tour content 2 Installation Instructions The tour guide application was designed to run on the PocketPC 2003 platform Some steps must be taken prior to launching the setup application on a PocketPC e Microsoft ActiveSync must be installed on if you see this icon Active Syne is your PC If ActiveSync is running the ere See eee E ActiveSync icon appears on the Windows taskbar ActiveSync is used to synchronize communication between your PC and 6 Bee Sf Bes ise PocketPC You can download the newest version from Microsoft at lt http www microsoft com windowsmobile gt e The Ek
7. ahau client must be installed on your PocketPC Ekahau 1s the location sensing system that has been installed in the EECS building and the client application is used to communicate with Ekahau The client must be installed prior to the launch of the tour guide application If Ekahau is running on your PocketPC a blue bubble icon will appear near the bottom right of your screen Detailed installation instructions can be found in section 2 2 or can be accessed using a web browser on the wherefid project home page found at lt http www eecs umich edu wherefid ekaha u ekahau ppc html gt Installation steps have been detailed in sections 2 1 22 2 1 Installation of Microsoft ActiveSync If you have never connected your PocketPC to a computer Microsoft ActiveSync may not be installed To install ActiveSync 1 Download the latest version of ActiveSync MSASYNC EXE onto your PC from Microsoft s website 2 Run MSASYNC EXE and follow the on screen instructions 3 Verify that your PocketPC is recognized by connecting it to your PC 4 When prompted to choose a partnership type select Guest and hit the Next button 5 ActiveSync will verify connectivity by displaying Connected near the top of the window Setup is complete 2 2 Installation of Ekahau Client To set up Ekahau on your PocketPC 1 Write down your MAC address Ekahau will use your MAC address to uniquely identify your PocketPC when
8. ant PE indicating that wireless is being enabled and nE OOO can monitor the progress using the blue status S A bar displayed below the message 4 If wireless is now enabled but you cannot access the authentication page try the instructions listed under step 2 5 If you are still having problems you may need to consult the CAEN helpdesk located on the second floor of the Duderstadt center Wireless Enable 3 Using the Application When you launch the application you will be directed to the Main Menu You should specify what kind of tour to take before starting a tour Erabledisable wireless using fis pulton Architecture vs Computer History Tour By default the Architecture tour is selected The type of information selected on the main menu will be displayed first when you walk into a new zone FE FE C S T OU R PDA Tour Pedi isi amp Guided Tour vs Free Walk Mode In Guided Tour Tour Type mode you will follow a predefined tour path that C begins at your current location In Free Walk mode amp you are free to move anywhere in the building Any Tour Mode information pertaining to the surrounding area will be made available on the PocketPC display automatically when you enter a new zone Detailed information about Guided Tour and Free Walk modes is available in the sections below After selecting the desired options you are free to proceed on the tour Current Network Simulation Current Mode None
9. bmp format and should be less than 500 KB in size to ensure the program runs smoothly Image Tab 11 3 4 3 Tour Type Tabs Tabs that appear dynamically while running the application are Tour Type tabs All areas included in a tour contain computer history information appearing on the History tab and architecture information appearing on the Arch tab 4 Adding Information To make adding location information simple none of the tour information is stored inside the program but is instead read from text files found in a subdirectory of the program The section below describes the purpose of each directory within the application and the diagram to the right describes the hierarchy on disk Root The application s root directory text Contains all the text that will be contained inside the application including init txt and help txt If you want to run the program in Simulation Mode a file called log txt should exist in the text directory as well This file should contain a log of Ekahau s operation to be parsed for simulation data tourInfo Contains the information that will be displayed for each tour type inside of a zone zones Contains the files that describe each zone these files include information about the zone name associated image file number of tour types names of tour types files associated with types and the next zone on a Guided Tour for each type images Contains a map image
10. d CEH Lee Le P ee Poa beat Frabledisable wireless using fis pulton 9 Confirm that your device is now visible to o Select the Engines tab Uncheck Accept by default 7 Click Add under Engines cig Ekahou Cait he dk 1s2 Q with saved settings Under ine gate Engine details enter RFIDsrv IP address 141 213 10 73 8545 Accept Data y Checked Requests Press OK upper right corner o Now press Apply Ekahau by browsing to the QDRLP stream at Now 25 al lt http rfidsrv eecs umich edu gt Your device OOF should be identified by the MAC address that Setting Up Ekahau you wrote down Look for a line like this ISEE Ekahau lt your_mac_address gt FROM lt zone gt COORDINATES lt x y gt RELCOORD lt x y gt AT CONFIDENCE If your device is not visible in the stream try resetting the PocketPC with the button on the back Don t forget to re connect to the Internet when it comes back on If all else fails see the wheretid troubleshooting guide at lt http www eecs umich edu wherefid ekahau ekahau ppc trouble html gt NOTE These instructions have been modified from the Ekahau installation instructions provided by the wherefid project Team Tour is not responsible for their accuracy and the instructions are subject to change at any time Ekahau is an experimental system As such it is prone to periodic crashes If the application is not responding Ekahau is rebooting Exit t
11. he application wait five minutes and try again 2 3 Installation of Tour Guide Application To install and run the tour guide application on your PocketPC 1 Connect the PocketPC to the computer to start an ActiveSync session The typical method is using the USB wire that came with the device Make sure both the computer and the PocketPC are turned on and then attach the appropriate end of the cable to the bottom of the PocketPC and the other end to one of the computer s USB ports 2 Insert the installation CD into the PC s drive Browse to StartIMy Computer and locate the file called PDA Tour_PPC2 ARMV4 CAB on your CD drive Copy the file to your Mobile Device also accessible from My Computer Navigate to where you stored the CAB file and tap the file 3 The program will take a moment to install Use the progress bar displayed on the screen to gauge the time remaining until the installation is complete The program you have 4 The PocketPC may display a warning about installed may not disply not appearing properly in this version of properly because it vya designed for a prev Windows Mobile You can safely ignore this Jerdon di Gea warning Tap OK software d 5 Make sure you are authenticated see section rap OK to proceed 2 4 below 1f you are not familiar with CAEN authentication on the CAEN Wireless network and that the Ekahau client is running 6 Browse to StartlPrograms and click PDA TOUR
12. indow will center on your position as you move around 10 3 3 3 About Clicking on the About menu item will provide you with information about the authors of the application These tabs are used to navigate win fhe application Clicking on the Help menu will bring up help within File Options About Help E the application 3 3 4 Help 3 4 Tabbed Browsing fia PDA Tou fa Ye d 301 Current Zone eecs floor 2 4hall Your position A number of tabs are available directly above the File Help and About menus Main Tab Returns you to the Main Menu Map Provides a display of your position relative to the floor plan of the EECS building Image Contains an image associated with a zone if one exists The Main Map and Image tabs will always exist while the application is running Additional tabs will appear dynamically depending on the tour information associated with your current position 3 4 1 Map Tab PDA Tou Bei 232 The Map tab provides a display of your position relative to the floor plan of the EECS building Your position is indicated on the map by a green beacon The scrollbars on the edges of the map display can be used to examine different portions of the map the map will automatically focus on your location when you move into a new area if Auto Follow is turned on 3 4 2 Image Tab The Image tab contains an image associated with your current area if one exists This image is always stored in
13. nding zone is entered 4 3 Associating an Image with a Zone Images can also be associated with a particular area in the building To associate an image with a zone copy the image into the images directory on your PDA and update the corresponding zone file s imageFile field with the image s filename You can access any image associated with an area using the Image tab while standing in the area Images are automatically stretched or compressed to fit within the display area and must be in bmp format 14 TOUR KIDI Copyright 2005 Team Tour
14. ot at a tour stop location a message is displayed indicating that you must move to a tour stop location before starting a Guided Tour A default tour stop location will now be displayed on the map as a red beacon if you move to this location and attempt to start a Guided Tour again the tour will commence When a Guided Tour is active there are always two beacons displayed on the map your green beacon and a red beacon indicating the next stop on the tour When you move to the next stop in the series the beacon positions are updated on the map You can Zoom in and out on the map using the button below the display allowing access to an overview of the whole floor plan 3 3 File Help and About You will notice four menus near the bottom of your Guided Tour Mode PocketPC display File Options About and Help Tap to exit 3 3 1 File the application The File menu only contains the Exit option Tapping mage File Options About Help El Exit will close the tour application 3 3 2 Options Auto Follow Ohr Using the Options menu you can switch between Simulation and Network mode and turn Auto Follow on and off In Simulation mode position data is read from a file called log txt stored in the application s Use these options to root directory In Network mode position data is read oe ae Bpa I p and change the active in real time from the Ekahau location sensing system Aa ie If you turn Auto Follow on the Map w
15. t zoneFile zoneB txt The name of each zone file contained in the zones folder must be specified individually in init txt using a zoneFile identifier 4 2 Zone Files The following attributes are defined in a zone file and must be represented in a specific syntax and order 13 Attribute Sample Syntax Zone name 1 zoneName ZoneA X coordinate of the zone zoneX 1331 on the floor plan 2 specified in pixels Y coordinate of the zone zoneY 506 on the floor plan 3 specified in pixels Image file corresponding imageFile image bmp to the zone 4 Number of tourtypesin numTypes 2 the zone 5 less than or equal to 5 Name of tour type 6 typeName History this name will appear on the corresponding Tour Type tab during run time Information file name for 1nfoFile specific type 7 zone lHistory txt Zone name for the next nextZone tour stop on a guided eecs floor2 2420 tour 8 NOTE Attributes 6 8 must be repeated for the number of tour types specified by attribute 3 if numTypes 3 then there would be 9 attributes Each zone file must contain attributes 1 8 For each tour type specified by the typeName field in a zone file a txt file must be included in the tourInfo folder of the project root This file can contain any text to describe the surrounding area of a zone It will automatically be read into the application at run time and will be displayed when the correspo
16. you are in the EECS building To find your MAC address follow these steps in order Click the Start button Select Settings from the Start menu Click the Connections tab Double click on the Dell WLAN Utility icon O O OO if you see fis icon Ekahau is imslaled and running on your PocketPC What kind of partnership would you like to establish between your device and this computer C Standard partnership want to synchronize data between my device and thi computer keeping data such as e mail and Stal i a mi d o date in both places f Guest partnership Fand EEE ep and move information between my device and this computer add and remove programs or restore a backup image on a device whose memory has been reset do not want to synchronize data me _ Heb SEN Microsoft ActiveSync File view Tools Help Details Explore Options Ceonected gt Your PocketPC is currently connected to your PC o Click on the Advanced menu o Click on Network Troubleshooting o Click on the Advanced menu Your MAC address will be the first number listed on the screen Connect your PocketPC to a computer to synchronize it ActiveSync must already be installed using the instructions in section 2 2 Download the latest Ekahau client for the PocketPC found at http www ekahau com products client Execute the Client 32 install wince exe that you just downloaded To install on additional devices you can use
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