User guide

list and enter the list of machines or sub-nets.

Click 10. OK on the windows to save the changes.

If running Windows 7:

Go to the 1. Start menu and click Control Panel.

In Control Panel, click 2. System and Security, then click

Windows Firewall.

Make note of whether you are connected to a 3. Home

or work (private) network or a Public network.

Click4. Turn Windows Firewall on or off on the left.

For your network type, if the  rewall is 5. On make sure

the option Block all incoming connections… is

unticked.

Click 6. OK to save any change and to return to the

main Windows Firewall settings.

Click 7. Allow a program or feature through Windows

Firewall on the left.

In the list of allowed programs and features, make 8.

sure the tick box to the left of File and Printer

Sharing is ticked. If the list options are inactive

(greyed out),  rst click Change Settings at top right.

Click 9. OK to save changes.

Note: Other ﬁ rewalls may also stop communications

between Retail Point of Sale installations. If you have

trouble with lists not updating and messages not being

received from other machines, try temporarily disabling

any other ﬁ rewall(s) on all Retail Point of Sale machines

and send a message to all terminals from Retail Point

of Sale Administrator. If this allows the messages to be

received, you may have to set up an exception to the

ﬁ rewall on each machine. Check with the ﬁ rewall vendor

for details on setting up exceptions.