This outlines How To Enable/Disable A Device in TouchMini.
The types of devices currently supported are listed HERE.
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What Is Required? ▲ ▼
- A device must be registered before it can be enabled/disabled.
How To Enable A Device? ▲ ▼
When enabled, the device will also be added to the list of Terminals available in the Terminal Records screen, with the following attributes:
- It will automatically be assigned the next available Terminal ID.
- The Active option will be selected.
- It will be given the name given to it in the Device tab.
Notes...
If no name is given to it in the Device tab, then the name given to it in Back Office will default to a system generated name. For example, TM-699b81e22c436917.
- It will be given the type TouchMini.
- It will automatically be assigned to the Location associated with the Cloud Client ID the device is registered to. Refer to How To Register A Device for more information.
The assigned Terminal ID will be displayed HERE and HERE.
Notes...
The Terminal ID is used to ensure that selected TouchMini devices can be locked to one or more Event Areas. Refer to How To Lock A TouchMini Terminal To An Event Area for more information.
If the TouchMini device was previously disabled, that is, it was previously assigned a Terminal ID, then that same Terminal will be Activated again and the same Terminal ID reassigned to the same TouchMini device again.
- In the swiftpos Back Office > Administration > OrderAway > Locations tab select the Cloud Client ID button that was entered in the registration request above.
- This will open Venue Manager within swiftpos Back Office. Select the Devices option from the TouchMini menu.
- Locate the device with the name entered above. That is, Restaurant.
- Enable it by selecting the on/off button (grey) to the right of the device and ensure it is blue.
How To Re-Enable A Device? ▲ ▼
This maybe required from time to time, or to assign a Back Office Terminal ID to the device, given it does not have one assigned.
- Disable it by selecting the on/off button (blue) to the right of the device and ensure it is greyed out. Refer to How To Disable A Device for more information.
- Enable it by selecting the on/off button (grey) to the right of the device and ensure it is blue. Refer to How To Enable A Device for more information.
How To Disable A Device? ▲ ▼
When disabled, the device's assigned Terminal in Back Office will be set to inactive. That is, the Active option will NOT be selected.
Notes...
The Terminal will NOT be deleted in Back Office. If required, then the Terminal will need to be deleted via Back Office.
- In the swiftpos Back Office > Administration > OrderAway > Locations tab select the Cloud Client ID button that was entered in the registration request above.
- This will open Venue Manager within swiftpos Back Office. Select the Devices option from the TouchMini menu.
- Locate the device with the name entered above. That is, Restaurant.
- Disable it by selecting the on/off button (blue) to the right of the device and ensure it is greyed out.
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