Esper’s Seamless Provisioning provides the code and guidance to integrate Esper software on first boot. It’s available to customers who reached out to our Sales and Technical teams for implementation.
The Seamless Provisioning process involves integrating Esper code into your Android image so your devices boot up with Esper similar to a custom Esper Foundation. Seamless Provisioning also allows you to place the device’s serial or IMEI number into a Provisioning Template. Once the device connects to the internet, there’s no need to follow the standard Android enrollment steps. It will automatically enroll onto Esper based on the template you set.
Requirements: Reach out to our Sales or Technical Team for details on implementation
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Installing on a Device
Once the serial or IMEI numbers are uploaded to the Template and you’ve booted the device, it will be automatically provisioned based on the Template.
If you’d like to pre-configure a particular WiFi SSID, you can do so through the “Provisioning Wi-Fi” section of your Template.
If the Wi-Fi SSID cannot be found or it’s not available before the devices are ready, then an option to manually connect to Wi-Fi will appear. Connecting to Ethernet or Wi-Fi will continue the provisioning process, requiring no further input.
The device’s serial or IMEI number will need to be added to a Template before the device can be provisioned. The device will show an image indicating that you can provision the device. Please note: devices do not necessarily need a camera to be provisioned. On the bottom-left, you will see the serial number of the device. Ensure this serial number is added to your Template and that the device is connected to the internet. Then, refresh the provisioning screen by pressing the Home button in the navigation bar. The device will refresh and check the Esper Cloud for the Template associated with its serial or IMEI number. The provisioning process will then continue.
Refer to IMEI (or Serial number) based Provisioning for more information.
Installing from the Cloud Portal
See the IMEI provisioning steps if your device is running Esper Foundation for Android.
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In the Esper Console, create and edit a Provisioning Template.
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Go to “Manage Devices” to upload your serial/IMEI numbers. You can do so either individually or in bulk using the provided blank CSV file.
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Update and save the Template.
Refer to Creating a Template with IMEI for more information.
With Seamless Provisioning, Esper provides the code and guidance to integrate Esper software on first boot. It’s available to customers who reached out to our Sales and Technical teams for implementation. The Seamless Provisioning process involves integrating Esper code into your Android image so your devices boot up with Esper similar to a custom Esper Foundation. Seamless Provisioning also allows you to place the device’s serial or IMEI number into a Blueprint. Once the device connects to the internet, there’s no need to follow the standard Android enrollment steps. It will automatically enroll onto Esper based on the template you set.
On the Device
Once the IMEI or serial numbers are uploaded to the Blueprint, and you’ve booted the device, it will automatically be provisioned based on the template.
If you have a Wi-Fi address, it can also be pre-loaded into your Blueprint under “Connectivity” > “Wi-Fi Access Points”.
If the Wi-Fi SSID cannot be found, or it’s not available before the devices are ready, an option to manually connect to Wi-Fi will appear. Connecting to Ethernet or Wi-Fi will continue the provisioning process, requiring no further input.
If the device's serial/IMEI number has not been placed into a template, the device will need to be added to the Blueprint before it can be provisioned. The device will show a graphic instructing you to provision the device. Please note, devices do not necessarily need a camera to be provisioned. On the bottom-left you will see the serial number of the device. Ensure this is placed into your template and the device is connected to the internet. Then refresh the provisioning screen by pressing the home button in the navigation bar. The device will refresh and check the Esper Cloud for the Blueprint associated with its serial or IMEI number. The provisioning process will then continue.
Refer to IMEI (or Serial number) based Provisioning for more information.
On the Cloud Portal
See the IMEI provisioning steps if your device is running Esper Foundation for Android:
- In the Esper Console, navigate to “Devices & Groups”.
- Click Add and then select “Device Record Registration”.
- Enter the device’s serial/IMEI or perform a bulk upload using the provided CSV template.
Refer to managing device records for more information.