Connecting your BrewBeacon to Cropster Cafe

This manual explains how to connect your BrewBeacon to your Cropster Cafe account.

• Adding your espresso machine to your Cropster Cafe account
• Connecting your BrewBeacon to Cropster Cafe
• Future access to the BrewBeacon settings page

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Adding your espresso machine to your Cropster Cafe account

By following the steps below you can easily add your espresso machine to your Cropster Cafe account:

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to Cafe on the main menu bar.
3. Select Equipment.  You will be directed to the Equipment overview page. 
4. Click +Add Equipment. 
5. Select Other. 
6. Enter the following details: 
   * is indicating mandatory fields
   
   
   • *Equipment type
   • *Equipment brand
   • *Equipment model
   • Serial number
   • Alternative name
   • *Location
   • Stations
   • Comments 
7. Click Add equipment. 

Connecting your BrewBeacon to Cropster Cafe

By following the steps below you can easily connect your BrewBeacon to Cropster Cafe: 

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to Cafe on the main menu bar.
3. Select Equipment. You will be directed to the Equipment overview page. 
   
4. The following details are displayed: 
   • Status
   • Model
   • Station
   • Type
   • Brand
   • Serial number
   • 🆕 Device ID
   • Alternative name
   • Comment
5. Select the espresso machine you are connecting. You will be directed to the Espresso machine details page. 
6. Click Connect on the top right side of the page and select BrewBeacon. 
   
7. Ensure that the number of Groupheads registered for your espresso machine in your Cropster Cafe account reflects the actual number of Groupheads, and click Continue.
   
8. Copy the pairing code provided. 
   
9. Click Got it. 
10. Turn on the espresso machine.
    For most espresso machine models, Cropster BrewBeacon will turn on together with the machine.
    💡 If using an external USB power supply, turn on the external power as well.
11. Upon boot, Cropster BrewBeacon brings up an open WiFi network like ”BrewBeacon XXXXXX” (with the last 6 characters being BrewBeacon's ID).
    Via the WiFi settings of your device, find and join the BrewBeacon's network.
12. A browser window will open up, directing you to the BrewBeacon settings. 
    💡If your device doesn’t automatically bring up the Cropster BrewBeacon settings
    page after connecting to the Cropster BrewBeacon WiFi network, open a web browser and enter address http://10.10.0.1/.
13. Upon first set-up, you will be asked to Set a password for the BrewBeacon network.
    💡 From now on, the "BrewBeacon XXXXXX" network will be protected with this password so you will need it to access this settings page in the future.
14. Set the Wi-Fi connection.
    💡We advise connecting BrewBeacon to your business' private or hidden network.
15. Paste the pairing code you copied before and click Connect machine.
16. Leave this page and connect to your regular WiFi or mobile network again.
    💡 On iOS, click Cancel in the top right corner, and then chose Use Other Network
17. When you navigate back into your Cropster Cafe account and refresh the page, your machine will now show as Online, and is ready to collect Brew data.

Future access to the BrewBeacon settings page

By following the steps below you can access the BrewBeacon settings page at any time:
💡 E.g. if you've made a change to your Cafe WiFi network, or in case you need to troubleshoot.

1. Reboot your BrewBeacon, by pressing the Power button with a needle or pin. Alternatively, you can also turn the machine or external power off and back on.
   
   
   
   
2. Join the BrewBeacon XXXXXX network with your set password.
3. Browse to http://10.10.0.1/ in case you are not automatically directed to the settings page.

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Related content

• How to verify the Wifi network frequency
• Troubleshoot your BrewBeacon connection

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Congratulations! You have successfully connected your BrewBeacon to Cropster Cafe!

Your opinion matters. If you have further questions, feedback, or concerns, please feel free to reach out by submitting a support ticket directly from support.cropster.com.