Envoy

LapSafe Envoy™ smart lockers now have the option to choose between two modes of operation (known as deployment modes). This guide is to enable you to decide which deployment mode you should use, and how to get the most out of your Envoy™. 

Sequential Deployment

This is the default deployment type, which was the operational mode used on Envoy smart lockers prior to version 1.15. Assets will be deployed in sequential order. For example, if Locker bay 3 and locker bay 14 both have assets available to loan, the asset in locker bay 3 will always be available before locker bay 14 (and any other locker afterwards). This means that the asset loaded in locker bay 1 will always be loaned first when it is available, regardless of how long the asset has been in the locker or its charge level. 

This deployment mode is designed for environments where a large number of devices need to go on loan at once. For example, a school where a classroom requires laptops for a lesson; all the students will go to the Envoy™ at once and loan the laptops, and then they all return the laptops at once when the lesson is over. Sequential Deployment mode is the default deployment type set on Envoy™ smart lockers. 

Last In Last Out Deployment

This deployment type will loan assets based on how long the assets have been stored within the locker. For example, if the asset in locker bay 1 has been stored in the locker after a loan for 10 minutes, but the asset in locker bay 20 has been returned for 2 hours, the asset in locker bay 20 will be loaned first. 

This is to allow assets that have been stored for longer periods in the locker, and therefore charged for longer periods, to be loaned first. 

This deployment mode is designed for environments where the assets that go on loan must be sufficiently charged. An example use case for this deployment type is if there are a group of engineers who loan laptops for long periods, and take the device for on-site work. The devices need to be fully charged for the users to complete their tasks, so sequential deployment is not suitable in this situation. 

How to change deployment type

The deployment type of the Envoy™ smart lockers is configurable at any time on ONARKEN®. To change the deployment type, follow the steps below.