Noodle Mobile is available for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is a great way to keep in touch with Noodle users whilst on the move. You can update your status, check the status of other users as well as email and call Users - you can even create a Noodle easily with your device ! This page gives an overview of the application and how to use it:

• Create a Noodle
• Connecting to a Pre-Existing Noodle
• Menu Options
• Status
• Status List
• Updating your Status
• People
• User List
• User Profile
• Inviting a User to join Noodle
• Settings

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Create a Noodle

Once the Noodle Mobile application has been downloaded to your iPhone or iPod Touch, a trial Noodle can be created.

Connecting to a Pre-Existing Noodle

If your organization already has a pre-existing Noodle, connecting to it using Noodle Mobile is very simple. Click on the Settings tab and fill in the following fields:

• Noodle URL - The URL can be in 3 different formats:
• A domain, for example www.myintranet.com, mycompany.intra.net.
• If Noodle has been installed on port 80 of the server, only the IP address will be required. Take note that if the internal IP address is used here then Noodle will only be available from the internal network. If the external IP address is used, Noodle will available from outside the network.
• If Noodle has been installed on a port other than 80, the port as well as the IP address will need to be specified, for example 192.168.0.101:8002 (internal), or 65.139.111.18:8080 (external).
  "http://" is not necessary
• Username - Your Noodle Username.
• Password - Your Noodle Password.

Once all information has been entered, Noodle will attempt to connect with the server. During this time, the Status will be shown as PENDING. If the authentication is successful, this will changed to AUTHENTICATED and all features of the application will now be available.

If authentication fails you will the status change to EXPIRED This means that either the Username or Password is incorrect. Check your settings and ensure both are entered correctly.

Menu Options

At the bottom of the Noodle Mobile interface there are 4 menu options to allow for the configuration and use of Noodle:

Status

Status List

From this interface, a feed of user statuses can be viewed as well as your own status updated. The feed is shown with the user's image on the left side, their name, and then their status:

To update the Status List, use the button.

Updating your Status

To create a status update, simply use the button. Enter the text using the keyboard and select Post.

People

User List

The People section allows users to browse through the list of users that currently belong to the Noodle they are currently connected to:

Selecting a User from this list will display a small version of their Profile.

User Profile

The User Profile is accessible by selecting a user from the People Section and displays their name, avatar, current status, phone number and email address. iPhone users can simply select the phone number and the iPhone will call that number. Both iPod Touch and iPhone users can click on the Email field to email the selected user.

In the top-right corner of the Profile there is an edit button that allows Users to alter their own profile information and also for administrators to alter their own and other User's information. Press this button to open up the Edit menu:

The Admin switch signifies whether or not this User is an administrator capable of altering information on other User's Profiles.

Inviting a User to your Noodle

Once your Noodle is set up, or if you have a pre-existing Noodle, you can begin inviting users from your iPhone/iPod Touch.

Click on the People section and then the button. Enter an email address in the textbox provided, then click the invite button. A User will be created for the invitee and an email sent to them with a link to Noodle, their Username and Password.

Settings

The Settings area allows Noodle Mobile to create a New Noodle, connect to an existing Noodle, alter the currently logged in User and check the connection status.

If you are experiencing problems using Noodle Mobile, click the Contact Us button and email us with details.