Warehouse Staging Guide

Staging a Job Aid Turbo Tablet

Follow in order. Applies to both 10″ and 14″ tablets.
1
Insert the SIM card
Do this before powering on the tablet.
  1. Locate the SIM card tray and eject it using a SIM card tool.
  2. Punch out the nano-SIM (the smallest size) from the full-size SIM card.
  3. Line up the notch and insert the nano-SIM into the tray — it only fits one way.
  4. Reinstall the tray in the tablet.
Note Depending on the tablet model, you may need to turn the tablet upside down to access the tray.
2
Power on & scan the setup code
Boots into the QR setup screen.
  1. Hold the power button until the tablet starts up. It will land on a white screen that says “Hi there”.
  2. Rapidly tap a blank area of the screen 6 times, until the “Scanning for a QR code…” screen appears.
  3. The rear camera is active by default. Tap the blue button (bottom right) to switch to the front camera if needed.
  4. Scan the Job Aid setup QR code below. Setup begins automatically.
Job Aid Turbo setup QR code
Job Aid Turbo setup QR code
3
Enroll the device
Automated Esper enrollment — several minutes.
  1. Screen shows “Getting your tablet ready…”“Downloading…”“This device belongs to your organization”. Tap Next.
  2. Screen progresses to “Getting ready for work setup…”.
  3. A prompt says the Esper Device Management app has been blocked. Tap More details, then Install anyway.
  4. Briefly shows a black Esper screen, then a white “Let’s set up your work device” screen. Tap Accept & continue.
  5. Next screen says “This device isn’t private”. Tap Next.
  6. Another brief Esper screen appears. Tap More, then Accept.
  7. Device registers with Esper and downloads configurations and apps. This can take several minutes.
Do not tap Do not tap the large “Got it” button on the Esper-blocked prompt — use More details → Install anyway instead.
4
Confirm SIM & network settings
These apply automatically — verify them.
  1. Setup finishes on a blue home screen with “Powered by Esper” (bottom right) and app icons (top left).
  2. Tap SettingsNetwork & InternetSIMs. Confirm SORACOM appears below SIMs.
  3. Make sure the SORACOM switch is turned on.
  4. Tap SORACOM, scroll to Roaming, and make sure it’s on. Tap OK if prompted to allow data roaming.
  5. Scroll to Access Point Names and tap it.
  6. If there’s no soracom entry, tap + (top right) to add one — name can be anything, but the APN must be soracom.io with no trailing spaces. Tap Save.
  7. Confirm the entry now appears under APNs, then tap the round Home button.
If SORACOM doesn’t appear The SIM may not be inserted correctly, or may not work. Reseat it, or try a different SIM.
5
Configure the Job Aid Turbo app
App is pre-installed by Esper setup.
  1. Tap the Job Aid Turbo icon on the home screen.
  2. Select the store’s time zone (bottom left).
  3. Turn on Allow Scale Connection (bottom right) if this tablet will be used with a scale. Find time zone and scale info on the order, or on the tags printed when scanning the order QR code in the warehouse application.
  4. In the warehouse application, go to the “Android Tablet” tab and scan the store number from the printed tags.
  5. On the tablet screen, an ID QR code is generated automatically. Scan that code in the warehouse application.
  6. Back in Job Aid Turbo, tap Scan QR Code and hold the tablet camera up to the QR code generated by the warehouse app.
  7. The app configures itself for the store automatically.
Camera won’t scan? Manually type in the numbers displayed in the warehouse app instead.
6
Health check & shutdown
Final verification before boxing.
  1. The configured app opens to a Health Check screen. Confirm the store number and time zone match the order, then dismiss it.
  2. Tap the Settings button in the Job Aid app.
  3. In the white section (bottom left), wait a few minutes for the internet test results.
TestTargetIf it fails
Internet (wifi) Good
Internet (lte) Good No such network → APN missing or incorrect, recheck Step 4.
Not Good → SIM may not be seated or working. Restart tablet, wait longer, then try a new SIM.
Also on this screen
  • Turn on Allow Scale Connection if you forgot to earlier.
  • Tap the number next to the Store field to change the time zone or re-enter the registration code — e.g., to reassign the tablet to a different store.
Finish Once both Wi-Fi and LTE show Good, power off the tablet: hold the power button, then tap Power off.