Installation

Requirements

  1. Install .Net Core 3.1: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1

    • Download and install ASP.NET Core Runtime (for SmartphoneConnect service)

    • Download and install Desktop Runtime (for SmartphoneConnect client)

  2. Install Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x86.exe

  3. Install Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable: https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/C/5BC5DBB3-652D-4DCE-B14A-475AB85EEF6E/vcredist_x86.exe

Software Package Content

The software package of the SmartphoneConnect application consists of three folders:

  • Client (SmartphoneConnect client)

  • Service (SmartphoneConnect service)

  • SmartphoneConnectGeutebrueckPlugin (SmartphoneConnect IP-camera plugin)

How to Install the IP-Camera Plugin

To install the IP-camera plugin, do the following:

  1. Copy the contents of the SmartphoneConnectGeutebrueckPlugin folder to the folder on your machine that contains the GCoreServer.exe file.

  2. The DLL files must be located in the same folder as GCoreServer.exe, and the contents of the MediaPlugins folder must be placed in the MediaPlugins folder of the G-Core server.

How to Install the Service

To install the SmartphoneConnect service, copy the contents of the Service folder to any folder on the hard disk to which your user has full access.

Running in Console Mode

To run the SmartphoneConnect service in the console mode, run the SmartphoneConnectService.exe file.

Running as a Windows Service

To run the SmartphoneConnect service as a Windows service, do the following:

  1. Open the command line with the administrative permissions.

  2. Register the application as a Windows service using the command (space after binPath= is mandatory): sc create SmartphoneConnectService binPath= "path to SmartphoneConnectService.exe".

  3. Start the service using sc start SmartphoneConnectService.

    If you want to stop the service, use: sc stop SmartphoneConnectService.
    If you want to unregister the service, use: sc delete SmartphoneConnectService.

How to Start the Client

  1. Run the SmartphoneConnectClient.exe file from the Client folder.

  2. Set the Server address and Server Port of the SmartphoneConnect service.

  3. Click the Connect button .