We now have a simplified way of installing the LIPI indoor positioning software using our new CLI Tool. This is a comprehensive document and is divided into 5 parts as shown below.
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SSH access to the LIPI server.
Access to CMX GUI (browser) and CLI (terminal).
A device that is connected to the WiFi network that is used for positioning purposes. This requires you being on site at the campus and using public wifi network
Pre-installed java in the server openjdk-8-jre-headless
Access to Map Editor in MazeMap https://admin.mazemap.com/
LIPI 4.01.2 1 software update tool that can be downloaded from here: https://storage.mazemap.com/lipi/latest/lipi
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Private IP-address of the LIPI server (The one WiFi clients will connect to the LIPI with; in IPv4 or IPv6 formats). Used to set up DNS Record showing domain name *.mazepos.com
Public IP address/es range/s for all WIFI-clients (the NAT-devices' IP-address if in use). Used for network configuration setup
CMX Software version (we only support version 10.2 or later versions)
Now we are ready to Install the LIPI
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The config file that is used is under the /srv folder use command cd to open folder and ls to read what is in the folder.
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Start LIPI server | sudo systemctl start lipi | |
Stop LIPI server | sudo systemctl stop lipi | |
Restart LIPI server | sudo systemctl restart lipi | |
Status of LIPI server | sudo systemctl status lipi | |
Check the lipi log | journalctl -u lipi -n 200 -f | |
Create a new command line user in CMX | cmxos apiserver user add [the_username] [the_password] | |
Update lipi | Download the new lipi Make sure that the file is executable by typing: | |
open and update the config file | sudo nano config.json | |
view the config file | cat config.json | |
Move a file from one location to another | mv <start location> <end location> | In the example the config file is located in /home/cygate and we are moving it to /srv/. We are replacing the old file with the new file. |