Setting Up Bluetooth Scanning in the Driver App

Owned by Michelle Cabaya (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Apr 14, 2023
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For driver documentation see Setting Up Bluetooth Scanning.

Driver(s) must have the “Enable HID Scanning“ mobile option enabled.

  • To allow all or a group of drivers to use Bluetooth scanners, go Maintenance > Mobile Option Sets. See Mobile Option Sets or Mobile Option Sets (Classic Operations App).

  • To allow specific drivers to use Bluetooth scanners

    • In the Classic Operations App, go to Maintenance > Mobile Users. See Mobile Users.

    • In the Operations App, go to Maintenance > Drivers then the Mobile Options tab in the driver record. See Drivers.

Best practices for using Bluetooth scanning is to pair the Bluetooth scanner BEFORE enabling Bluetooth scanning in Nextstop. Enabling Bluetooth scanning without a Bluetooth scanner already paired results in the keyboard appearing any time the app is expecting input. To pair a Bluetooth scanner to the mobile device, please refer to the mobile device or Bluetooth scanner's instruction manual on how to pair with an Android or iOS device.

Enabling Bluetooth scanning without a paired Bluetooth scanner will cause the keyboard to display.

How to Enable Bluetooth Scanning

You can enable Bluetooth scanning from any one of the following screens:

Settings

  1. Pair your Bluetooth scanner with the mobile device.

  2. In the Driver App, tap the menu in the top left and select Settings.

  3. Select Scanning.

  4. Toggle Enable Bluetooth Scanning to green (on).

Stops List

  1. Pair your Bluetooth scanner with the mobile device.

  2. In the Driver App, tap the green options menu in the bottom right.

  3. Toggle Enable Bluetooth Scanning to green (on).

Stop Info Screen

  1. Pair your Bluetooth scanner with the mobile device.

  2. In the Driver App, tap the green options menu in the bottom right.

  3. Toggle Enable Bluetooth Scanning to green (on).

Scanning Prefix/Suffix

Driver(s) must have the “Prefix” and/or “Suffix“ mobile option enabled.

  • To allow all or a group of drivers to edit Scanning Prefix and/or Scanning Suffix, go Maintenance > Mobile Option Sets. See Mobile Option Sets or Mobile Option Sets (Classic Operations App).

  • To allow specific drivers to edit Scanning Prefix and/or Scanning Suffix

    • In the Classic Operations App, go to Maintenance > Mobile Users. See Mobile Users.

    • In the Operations App, go to Maintenance > Drivers then the Mobile Options tab of the driver record. See Drivers.

The driver can add a prefix or suffix to parcels scanned by Bluetooth scanners by entering a Scanning Prefix and/or Scanning Suffix.

  1. In the Driver App, tap the menu in the top left and select Settings.

  2. Enter a Scanning Prefix and/or Scanning Suffix.

 

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