Hardware/Networking/Peripherals

Actian Zen Performance Tuning
There is an entire article on Actian's website about Performance Tuning. At the very least, check if both L1 & L2 are set to the default setting. ...
Fri, 9 Feb, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Cash Drawer
How It Works The cash drawer works by using the “Windward Point of Sale Device Manager” Click here to search our self help online resources for this topic...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 9:28 PM
Cash Drawer not opening or opening for one tender type.
If you are experiencing issues with cash drawers not opening for some tender types, or not working at all. First check the Windows Registry and make sure t...
Fri, 8 Mar, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Datalogic QuickScan (2D Models)
https://wiki.windwardsoftware.com/doku.php?id=datalogic_quickscan_2d Programming The Datalogic QuickScan 2D Barcode Scanner This setup would be...
Wed, 6 Dec, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Datalogic QuickScan (Not 2D Models)
SHOP FOR COMPATIBLE HARDWARE Programming The Datalogic QuickScan To program the STX prefix, download and print the following PDF. quickscan1.pdf ...
Tue, 15 Aug, 2023 at 10:58 AM
Datalogic Quickscan 1D (2100 and 2300 series)
Download PDF Programming Sheet Configuring the STX Prefix or CTR+B Pre-amble Scan the configuration document from top to bottom Enter/Exit...
Thu, 17 Aug, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Defragmenting System Five Database to improve Performance
Defragmenter helps you analyze your data files for statistics that may explain loss of performance. High statistics for file size and percentage of fragmen...
Wed, 27 Mar, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Driver License Scanning
Magnetic Stripes System Five supports reading the magnetic stripe on the back of some driver's licenses with a 2-track magnetic stripe reader (MSR). T...
Mon, 25 Apr, 2022 at 8:07 PM
Dual Cash Drawers - Explained.
There seems to be two flavors of cash drawer splitter on the market. The first is just a straight through splitter where all pins are the same. All wires c...
Fri, 30 Jun, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Force All Users Out at specific times (TIMEOUT.NOW)
Overview There is a feature in System Five to force all users out of System Five at a specific Start Time and keep all users out until a specific End Time....
Thu, 15 Feb, 2024 at 9:33 AM



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