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Amigopod
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Table of Contents
1Introduction ............................................................................................................................................4
About this Technical Note.............................................................................................................................................4
Audience ..........................................................................................................................................................................4
What is an Amigopod Skin?...........................................................................................................................................4
Do I need a custom Amigopod Skin? ...........................................................................................................................5
2Installing Skins .......................................................................................................................................7
Check for Plugin Updates..............................................................................................................................................7
3Using Skins ..............................................................................................................................................9
Default Skin.....................................................................................................................................................................9
Operator Logins and Operator Profiles .......................................................................................................................9
Guest Self-Registrations ..............................................................................................................................................10
Web Logins ....................................................................................................................................................................11
4Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................12
High Availability ...........................................................................................................................................................12
No Subscription ............................................................................................................................................................12
Invalid Subscription .....................................................................................................................................................12
Expired Subscription ...................................................................................................................................................12
Networking Errors .......................................................................................................................................................12
No Skin Available .........................................................................................................................................................12

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1Introduction
About this Technical Note
This technical note explains the installation of a professional Aruba Amigopod Skin.
If you have not yet purchased a skin for your Amigopod server, or are interested in learning more,
send your request to [e-mail].
Audience
This document is intended for network administrators and system integrators deploying an
Amigopod-based visitor management solution.
Basic familiarity with the Amigopod Visitor Management Appliance is assumed. For in-depth
information about the features and functions of the Amigopod appliance, refer to the Amigopod
Deployment Guide.
What is an Amigopod Skin?
Every Web site is different. Using colors, images, styles, layout, and navigation, it is possible to
control almost every aspect of what a visitor to your Web site sees.
The Aruba Amigopod visitor management software is a Web application, which means that users
do not need to install any software – they just use their Web browser to access the application.

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A “skin” is applied to your Amigopod software to customize the appearance of the Web
application. The skin determines the colors, images, styles, layout and navigation that will be
applied to the Amigopod application.
NOTE The skin is only used to customize the basic visual appearance of the application. It does not
control the actual behavior or operation of the application. To adjust the behavior of the
application, you should use the configuration options available within the application itself.
Do I need a custom Amigopod Skin?
Use the following list to determine if your customization needs are best met by a custom
Amigopod skin, or another method.
If I want to…
Should I purchase a custom Amigopod
Skin?
Use my existing Web site to provide a branded
experience to visitors
Yes
Use my existing intranet site to provide a branded
experience to operators and visitors
Yes
Adjust the colors, images, styles, layout or
navigation of the Amigopod Web application
Yes
Customize the basic visual appearance of the
Amigopod Web application
Yes
Change the login form for a guest using the Wi-Fi
network
No. This is configured in the Amigopod software.
Set up self-registration for guests using the Wi-Fi
network
No. This is configured in the Amigopod software.
You can select a skin to use for the self-registration
process, which allows you to customize the visual
appearance of the guest self-registration process.
Change the text displayed to guests using the Wi-Fi
network.
No. This is configured in the Amigopod software.
Use the “Header HTML” and “Footer HTML” to add
text to a page. You can also customize all text that is
displayed within a form.
Choose a logo image and color scheme for users of
the Amigopod Web application
No. Use the Custom Skin that is part of the
Amigopod software to control these items.
Navigate to Administrator > Plugin Manager >
Manage Plugins, and select the Configuration item
for one of the Custom Skin plugins in the list. Select
the “Simple” or “Advanced” mode to get started.

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If I want to…
Should I purchase a custom Amigopod
Skin?
Build my own user interface for guests based on
HTML layout, CSS styles, images and other
resources
No. Use the Custom Skin that is part of the
Amigopod software, and configure it accordingly.
Navigate to Administrator > Plugin Manager >
Manage Plugins, and select the Configuration item
for one of the Custom Skin plugins in the list. Select
the “Blank” mode to create your own skin.

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2Installing Skins
Use the process described in this section to install a new Amigopod skin that you have ordered.
You will require administrator access to the Amigopod appliance.
Check for Plugin Updates
To check for new plugin updates, navigate to Administrator > Plugin Manager > Check For
Updates.
You will be prompted with a list of new plugins available, including your Amigopod skin. Click the
Finish button to install the plugin updates.

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Once the plugin update has completed, you will see a success message regarding the installation.
If there are no updates, there is a chance the skin has already been downloaded. Navigate to
Administrator > Plugin Manager > Manage Plugins and check the list under the “Skin Plugins”
heading for your skin. If it is not there, please contact [e-mail].
If this is the first custom skin that has been installed on the Amigopod server, it will automatically
be enabled and become the default skin. If the application’s skin does not automatically change,
find your skin plugin in the list, and then click the Enable link.
If the skin is enabled, but you would prefer to continue to use the default Aruba Amigopod skin,
find the Aruba Amigopod Skin in the list and click Enable.

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3Using Skins
The Amigopod appliance can have multiple skins installed at the same time.
You can select the skin to be used for each guest-facing page that has been configured. This
includes Web Login pages, Guest Self-Registration pages, Hotspot Manager pages, and even guest
account receipts that are sent as HTML-formatted email messages.
You can also configure each operator profile, or individual operators, to have a different skin. The
user experience for operators logging in to the Amigopod appliance will change based on the skin
their operator account or operator profile is configured with.
Default Skin
The list of skins can be displayed by navigating to Administrator > Plugin Manager > Manage
Plugins.
Only one skin is shown as “Enabled”, with the remaining skin plugins shown as “Disabled”. The
enabled skin is the system-wide default skin. This skin is used in the following situations:
On the operator login page, which can be accessed at https://amigopod;
For all operator profiles that are marked to use the (Default) skin;
For all guest self-registration and web login pages that are marked to use the (Default)
skin.
To select a new default skin, click the Enable link for the skin that you want to become the new
default skin.
Operator Logins and Operator Profiles
Operators can be given a unique skin with the settings for the operator login, or by using the
settings in the operator’s profile.
To select a custom skin for a specific operator, navigate to Administrator > Operator Logins >
Operators, click the operator in the list, and then click the Edit action. The Skin option under the
Operator Settings heading can be used to select a specific skin that this operator should use.
NOTE When the (Default) option is selected for an operator, the skin used will be that defined in the
operator’s profile. If the operator profile is also set to use the (Default) value, then the operator
will use the system’s default skin.
To select a custom skin for an operator profile, navigate to Administrator > Operator Logins >
Profiles, click the operator profile in the list, and then click the Edit action. The Skin option
under the User Interface heading can be used to select a specific skin that operators with this
operator profile should use.

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NOTE When the (Default) option is selected for an operator profile, the skin used will be the system’s
default skin.
NOTE An operator may be configured to use a different skin from that specified in the operator profile. In
this case, the operator’s setting will take precedence.
Guest Self-Registrations
To select a custom skin for a guest self-registration page, navigate to Customization > Guest
Self-Registration, click the guest self-registration page in the list, and then click the Edit action.
In the process diagram, click the Choose Skin link.
You can then select the skin.

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NOTE When the (Default) option is selected for a guest self-registration page, the skin used will be the
system’s default skin.
Web Logins
To select a custom skin for a web login page, navigate to Customization > Web Logins, click the
web login page in the list, and then click the Edit action. The Skin option under the Login Page
heading can be used to select a new skin for the page.
NOTE When the (Default) option is selected for a web login page, the skin used will be the system’s
default skin.

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4Troubleshooting
High Availability
All plugin updates within a High Availability deployment require High Availability to be disabled,
using the Destroy Cluster action. You will not be able to install plugin updates until High
Availability is off. Once the plugins are installed, High Availability can be re-configured as usual.
No Subscription
If you receive the error: No subscription ID was supplied. To find new plugins, you must provide
your subscription ID in the application configuration, please ensure your subscription ID has been
properly added in the Manage Subscriptionssection.
Invalid Subscription
If you receive the error: No valid subscription ID, the subscription ID entered is wrong. Please
refer to the licensing documents you received and ensure it was typed correctly.
Expired Subscription
If you receive the error: Your subscription has expired, so you can no longer receive updates.
Please contact your reseller to renew your subscription, the subscription has expired. Please
contact [email protected].
Networking Errors
If you receive the error: Plugin query list failed with XMLRPC error: CURL Error 7: couldn't
connect to host, or a related networking issue, confirm the Amigopod server is properly connected
to the internet.
Diagnostic utilities are available at Administrator > Network Setup > Network Diagnostics.
The subscription server is currently hosted at http://www.amigopod.com. Please contact
[email protected]om if you cannot resolve the problem.
No Skin Available
If you receive the message: New Plugins: 0 There are no new plugins available for installation at
this time, please ensure the subscription ID matches that submitted with your skin request. If you
are unsure, contact [e-mail].