Scope
In this document, we will show you how to create a Google Chrome shortcut that directly launches a panel.
“APP Mode” in Chrome will launch a browser window without any menus or navigation buttons. Perfect for displaying user panels in a clean way for the end user to interact with.
Please note the process will be different depending on which version of CorePro you are running. We have split this guide up to cover both scenarios. If you recently updated CorePro and find that your Chrome Shortcuts do not work, follow the changes noted here for the newer versions
CorePro Versions 1.9.12.102 and higher (including 1.10+)
Create a Windows Shortcut to Chrome
This is easiest to do by copying an existing Chrome Shortcut:
From the Windows Start menu, find Chrome.
Right Click on it, and select “Open File Location”
Copy that Chrome Shortcut to a new location (on the desktop, to a network share folder, etc)
Edit the Chrome Shortcut Properties
Right click on the shortcut icon, and select Properties
Go to the Shortcut tab in the Properties window
Modify the Target field
The target field likely contains this:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
Modify it by adding on the --app=<pathtoyourpanel>
Example:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --app=http://10.0.6.55/userpanelframemin.php?panel=station_meters&page=index
Configure IP Whitelist in CorePro
IP Whitelist will allow you to specify a particular IP address or subnet that will be automatically logged in to a particular user account
Details on IP Whitelist configuration can be found here: https://docs.telosalliance.com/docs/version-19005-changes
If a PC tries to access the user panel URL, and its IP address is included in the Whitelist. The user will not have to login, instead the page will automatically be logged in for them
CorePro Versions 1.9.12.101 and lower
This method is deprecated. If you must stay on an older version of CorePro, this may work. Eventually Chrome will block passing basic auth in the URL as it is a security concern. Chrome already blocks this if not launching chrome in “APP mode”
Create a Windows Shortcut to Chrome
This is easiest to do by copying an existing Chrome Shortcut:
From the Windows Start menu, find Chrome.
Right Click on it, and select “Open File Location”
Copy that Chrome Shortcut to a new location (on the desktop, to a network share folder, etc)
Modify the Target field
The target field likely contains this:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
Modify it by adding on the --app= option, with the following as shown in the example below
Example:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --app="data:text/html,<html><body><script>window.location='http://Admin:Admin@10.0.6.55/userpanelframemin.php?panel=station_meters&page=index';</script></body></html>"
Change Admin:Admin@10.0.6.55 to equal the desired username, password and IP address of CorePro (username:password@IPAddress/path_to_user_panel)