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Door Tablet - V8

October 5th, 2016

Door Tablet V8 is ready to download

We are pleased to announce the availability of the latest version of the Door Tablet software.  The main elements of this release are: new back-end Server (Axxerion),  Door Tablet client fixes, Distant Reservations and new ways to update welcome screens. We have also updated the Door Tablet AIO firmware and added remote reboot capability, right from the Web UI.  Finally, we fixed an issue affecting users who synchronize Web calendars with Office 365.

Upgrade to the latest app

It is important that all users of the client app from V7 and up should upgrade to this latest release.  A regression introduced recently has caused the app to stop polling once the user checked status in other rooms.

Axxerion Server Integration

Axxerion is an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS). As a market leader in this field it has major clients in Europe and the USA with plans to expand worldwide.  The Door Tablet system connects to the Axxerion servers and provides a new front end to the Axxerion users, with all the functions supported by our other platforms such as IBM Domino, Microsoft Exchange/Office 365 and more.


Our first deployment has gone in and users employ Door Tablet to interact with Axxerion daily.

For more information about Axxerion please click here.  For information about configuring Door Tablet for Axxerion, please click here.

Door Tablet AIO - remote reboots

With V8 you are now able to reboot Door Tablet AIO devices remotely.  This feature allows you to centrally deploy new versions of the client app remotely, and at will.

The following functions are now fully supported on AIO devices:
  1. Set to sleep for the night - save power and extend life
  2. Configure app updates from your own server
  3. Obtain and test a new app in isolation
  4. Roll out a new release to all AIOs by remote reboot

Read about power-saving here and remote reboots here.

Distant Reservations

Until the new version it was only possible to create ad hoc reservation (booking) in the room being used currently.  Users have requested the ability to reserve another room from the list of available rooms.

This is now provided in the form of Distant Reservations.  Once enabled on your system, users access this function by opening the "other" rooms and look for a free room that meets their needs, has the right equipment, is available for enough time and so on.

Once the room is booked, users have to head there and check-in, otherwise the room is released.  Of course this feature can be abused but you can control this by ensuring check-in is enabled and prevent this capability, if necessary, in certain rooms.

To read more about Distant Reservation click here.

Reservation dialog improvements

We enhanced the dialog to offer a person name with new validation.  We also changed the participant counter and made it compulsory.  This will improve data quality and the statistics we collect about meetings and overall utilization.

Web UI enhancements and a new tool

Clients with many rooms found the process of configuring rooms, with their many features and options, rather tedious.  With this release it is now possible to apply room setting to many rooms with a few clicks.  To read about the new tool please click here.

We have also improved many other aspects of the Web UI, including navigation, searching, group selections and more.

Another area that needed improving was the addition of welcome messages and logos to existing reservations.  It is now possible to upload a logo and text to a meeting, easily.  No need for HTML knowledge.

Door Tablet AIO - Firmware update

Revision 1.0.18 is now available.  If you are on 1.0.17 you may upgrade but it's not mandatory.  All latest deliveries already contain the latest firmware.

With this latest implementation we added features that we are yet to exploit in the Door Tablet client App.  In the near future you may need to upgrade in order to exploit these features.