PEARL - Deployment Guide

Overview

The purpose of this article is to help customers stage the deployment of their PEARL sensor to multiple locations via their head office.

1. Have PEARL communication with TMAS

1. Unbox your PEARL
2. Remove the battery pull tab on the Main unit
3. Click and hold the reset button (using the SMS Sim Tool) for 5 sec (until you see a solid red  light)
4. Wait 1 minute and from a PC connect to the PEARL WiFi labeled: storetraffic_pearl
5. Input the storetraffic_pearl WiFi password is: jr7DazG[*\D;nB,)  
   * If the network is not showing, turning the WiFi off and back on should refresh your list.
   
6. Launch a web browser and input the following URL: http://192.168.4.1
7. Take note of the MAC Address, Ex: 84:0D:8E:xx:xx:xx
8. Confirm or Update Server address as, https://www.smssoftware.net/tms/rest/dbrfAPI/
9. Input your WiFi information, SSID and Password
10. Click Save
    *The PEARL Light will change from solid red to solid green for 2sec then off.

2. Assign PEARL in TMAS

1. Select your Chain
2. Click on Administration
3. Click on Manage Locations
4. Click on Add Location
5. Complete the new location creation
   *For Additional help on Managing Location, refer to this article: TMAS - Manage Locations
   
   
6. Select your store location
   
7. Click on Administration
8. Click on Equipment Inventory
   
   
   
9. Click ADD
   
10. Click Next
    
11. Select Device
12. Click Next
    
13. Select Unassigned
14. Input the MAC address that was taken during the PEARL setup
15. Click Next
    
16. Input the ID, Useful name helps to find them onsite (ex: Door 1, Door 2)
17. Click Next
    
18. Select the timezone for the local store
19. Click Finish
    
20. Click Continue
    
21. You'll now see your device added with the count's lines
    

3. Staging the PEARL for a location

1. Using the Sim Tool, click and hold the reset button for 5 sec (you will see a solid red light)
   
2. Wait 1 minute and from a PC connect to the PEARL WiFi labeled: storetraffic_pearl
3. Input the storetraffic_pearl WiFi password is: jr7DazG[*\D;nB,)
4. If the network is not showing, turning the WiFi off and back on should refresh your list.
   
   
   
5. Open a web browser and input the following URL: http://192.168.4.1
6. Take note of the MAC Address, Ex: 84:0D:8E:xx:xx:xx
7. Confirm or Update Server address as, https://www.smssoftware.net/tms/rest/dbrfAPI/
8. Input the store WiFi information, SSID and Password
9. Click Save
   *The PEARL Light will change from solid red to solid green for 2sec then off.

4. Staging complete, prior to shipping out PEARL to a location