Configuring HPCA Servers for Android Devices

HPCA uses the Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) service to send connection requests from the HPCA servers to the Android-based mobile devices. The requests are first sent to the Google servers, and then the Google servers forward these messages to the mobile devices. For more information on GCM, see the Google web site at http://developer.android.com/guide/google/gcm/index.html.

Complete the following steps to configure the HPCA servers to use the Google servers for sending notifications to the Android device users:

  1. Log on to the HPCA Core Console and click Configuration tab.
  2. Expand Mobile Management, click Vendor Configuration, and then click Android. The Notification Settings view opens in the details pane.
  3. Enter the details for the following fields and click Save:
    FieldDescription
    GCM API Key

    The API key provides HPCA servers authorized access to Google services. Enter the API key that you received when you configured API access on the Google APIs Console page at https://code.google.com/apis/console.

    GCM Project ID

    The Project ID is required to validate that the HPCA Android application is registered to send messages to the mobile device. Enter the project ID that you received when you created your Google API project.


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