Scanning
The web UI can scan with the camera of your phone or laptop. Install it on the phone’s home screen first: open the hub’s address in the browser and accept “Add to Home Screen”. It then opens like an app.
What you can scan
Section titled “What you can scan”- A barcode or ID of an item, for example a Snipe-IT asset tag or a Grocy product barcode. The hub looks it up in the app that owns it and shows its label, ready to print or to put into the cart.
- A label the hub printed. Its QR code is a label link (
/asset/…,/loc/…,/spool/…,/product/…) that opens the item again. - A sheet code, to choose that physical sheet when you print onto a sheet.
You can type an ID instead of scanning it: an asset tag (AT-0042), a numeric ID (42) or a printed label link. Locations need the loc: prefix, for example loc:17.
When the camera does not start
Section titled “When the camera does not start”| Message | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| The camera needs a secure connection | The page is not https and not localhost |
Open the hub at its HTTPS address |
| The camera is blocked | The browser denied the permission | Allow the camera for the site in the browser settings |
| No camera | The device has none | Choose a photo of the code instead |
| Another app may be using the camera | It is busy | Close the other app and try again |
Picking a photo works everywhere: the hub reads the code from the image. If it finds none, hold the camera closer and take the photo again.