This outlines How To Enable/Disable a device in TouchMini.
The types of devices currently supported are listed HERE.
Subjects
- What is Required?
- How To Enable A Device?
- How To Re-Enable A Device?
- How To Disable A Device?
- Related Topics
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.
- 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.
This completes HOW TO ENABLE/DISABLE A DEVICE for TouchMini.