PADS4 Installation Manual

 

 

Install PADS4 Viewer on Android devices

This page explains how to install the general PADS4 Launcher apk to start the PADS4 Viewer on Android based hardware that have been certified by NDS.

 

Some hardware device have a PADS4 dedicated launcher. Please check out the PADS4 certified devices page for more info.

 

Download general Android launcher software

Download the latest PADS4 Launcher from: http://go.pads4.com/?fwlink=1004

 

Versioning

Check out the PADS4 launcher download page for more info about which version to use.

http://go.pads4.com/?fwlink=1004

 

Install PADS4 Launcher from USB stick

  1. Store the PADS4 Launcher APK on a USB stick

  2. Insert the USB stick into the device

  3. Select APK Installer

  4. Select install and browse the USB for the APK

  5. The message “Do you want to install this application” is displayed. Press the next button until the button “install” appears.

  6. Press the install button

  7. After installation press the open button

  8. The PADS4 Launcher app will be started. Enter the location of the PADS4 Server, by specifying a domain name, IP address or pc name of the server where the PADS4 Server is running.

  9. (Optional) If you changed the default server html server settings of the PADS4 Server, open the advanced settings and specify the correct port number and host/root path.

  10. Press start, the first time the app will prompt to select your home app. Select PADS4 Launcher and select always, if you don’t it will prompt the message again.

Be aware that there must be a valid connection to the PADS4 Server after the PADS4Launcher is started for the first time to allow the device to download and start PADS4 Viewer.
After the first download PADS4 Viewer is able to run offline.

 

Update PADS4 Launcher from USB stick

  1. Store a new version of the PADS4 Launcher APK on a USB stick

  2. Insert the USB stick into the device

  3. Open Viewer settings

  4. Select Launcher settings menu
  5. Click on the folder icon in the right bottom corner

  6. Select the mnt folder -> usb_storage

  7. Select the APK
  8. The message “Do you want to install an update to this existing application” is displayed.

  9. Press the install button. The PADS4 Launcher automatically starts after installation is finished.