User manual

ScanVue5
®
Mini Kiosk
User Manual
M37574–01T
Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc.
23-June-2008 Rev T Page 20
ScanVue5
®
requires a file server for storing graphics files and a ProductInfo server (host
or back office computer) for the price/description database. These servers may be (but
don’t have to be) on the same physical computer. The file server must have the
ScanVue5
®
initialization file (ScanVue.ini) in its POS shared directory (if SMB–based) or
the default directory for FTP or QFX, and may also have font, graphic, and slideshow
script files. The file server can be a Windows system, or an FTP or QFX server on any
type of hardware or OS provided it runs TCP/IP.
ScanVue5
®
sends the UPC number read from a barcoded item placed under the
scanner to the ‘ProductInfo’ server on the host computer which uses this number as a
key to find the item in the price and description database(s). After the item records are
retrieved, the host application prepares the response and sends it back to ScanVue5
®
where the information is displayed. The response can be text only, graphics only or a
combination of text and graphics.
ScanVue5
®
Configuration
There are three ways to configure a ScanVue5
®
unit:
1. Using its internal barcode reader to scan special purpose barcodes.
2. Commands sent across the network using the UnitConfig or modeset programs
3. Following the procedure in the ‘Quickstart Guide’. Of course ScanVue5
®
must be
able to communicate with the server on the network before its configuration can
be changed on the network.
If you are using wireless RF units, you must enter the ESSID of the access point you
are communicating with via the barcode reader before the unit will associate with the
access point. Additionally, if your network uses WEP or WPA, ScanVue5
®
must be
setup to match the access point.
Quickstart
The CD–ROM contains the ‘Quickstart Guide for Scanvue5’ (P/N 37681–01). The guide
applies to all Scanvue5 models and describes how to simply configure your units to
match the network settings using a desktop PC and a crossover cable or a passive hub
(see page 4). This is the easiest way to bring up the first few units without the added
complications of a large network.
Configuration Information Screens
When ScanVue5
®
boots up, two configuration status screens (Fig. 9 and 10) are
sequentially displayed which show the current settings of the unit. Each screen is
displayed for 10 seconds then the unit will load the slideshow from the server and start
running. These screens can be displayed at any time by scanning the ‘show config
screen 1’ and ‘show config screen 2’ bar codes shown in Appendix A. In software
versions later than V4.15, wireless RF configurations display brown text on a light green
background and hardwired Ethernet units display yellow text on a blue background.