Hi Folks,
Few days ago, my friend asked me to help him with setting up of SIP2 server in Koha. I started digging about koha and SIP2. I found some useful information, that i would like to share with you and who are struggling with the same problem.
Koha is a open source Integrated Library System (ILS), that runs on Linux OS. Koha was developed using pearl language and MySql as database. Anyone who is trying to implement a RFID or BarCode based library management system with koha cannot be able to directly modify source code, because its so risky to touch the code without any in-depth knowledge in it. In order to get data from koha without touching the code, 3M System created a protocol named SIP2 (Standard Interchange Protocol). Follow the procedures to Enable SIP2 in koha,
Setting Up and Running Koha :
Step 1 : Install Koha Or Use in Live Mode
Step 2 : Installing gedit : Open terminal and type the following command
Sudo apt-get install gedit
Step 3 : Edit host file to use koha in lan
Sudo gedit /etc/hosts
When you open the file you may see 127.0.0.1 in the file. It’s loop mapped to localhost. Replace the ip
address with the ip address of machine in which koha is installed.
Step 4 : Koha Instance Setup – SIPconfig
We have to configure SIP server to access it from LAN, Use the following commands
Sudo gedit /etc/koha/SIPconfig.xml
When you open the file you will see 127.0.0.1, change the IP address with servers ip address. Don’t
change the port. Change the username and password in that xml with a staff credential.
Step 5 : Enable SIP
Sudo koha-enable-sip library (Here library is instance name)
Step 6 : Start SIP
Sudo koha-start-sip library
Few days ago, my friend asked me to help him with setting up of SIP2 server in Koha. I started digging about koha and SIP2. I found some useful information, that i would like to share with you and who are struggling with the same problem.
Koha is a open source Integrated Library System (ILS), that runs on Linux OS. Koha was developed using pearl language and MySql as database. Anyone who is trying to implement a RFID or BarCode based library management system with koha cannot be able to directly modify source code, because its so risky to touch the code without any in-depth knowledge in it. In order to get data from koha without touching the code, 3M System created a protocol named SIP2 (Standard Interchange Protocol). Follow the procedures to Enable SIP2 in koha,
Setting Up and Running Koha :
Step 1 : Install Koha Or Use in Live Mode
Step 2 : Installing gedit : Open terminal and type the following command
Sudo apt-get install gedit
Step 3 : Edit host file to use koha in lan
Sudo gedit /etc/hosts
When you open the file you may see 127.0.0.1 in the file. It’s loop mapped to localhost. Replace the ip
address with the ip address of machine in which koha is installed.
Step 4 : Koha Instance Setup – SIPconfig
We have to configure SIP server to access it from LAN, Use the following commands
Sudo gedit /etc/koha/SIPconfig.xml
When you open the file you will see 127.0.0.1, change the IP address with servers ip address. Don’t
change the port. Change the username and password in that xml with a staff credential.
Step 5 : Enable SIP
Sudo koha-enable-sip library (Here library is instance name)
Step 6 : Start SIP
Sudo koha-start-sip library
