...
The print station, sometimes also called as the print server, is configured in the manager station the same way as the cash station is. Any devices available for connection to the cash register station , can be also connected to the print station.
Launch It is equivalent to launched like other servers - — either as an app or as a service. Default
The default executable file is Winprint.exe.
Default The default config file for this station is Winprint.ini.
Station and config file names can be arbitrary. Config The config file name for the print station is specified in the Winprint.ini file.
When SW the software is being installed from the distribution package (archive is at ftp in kit — the archive from the ftp://ftp.ucs.ru/rk7/versions/ folder), folder — the Winprint.INI ini file needs to be copied from \bin\win\ini\ into the \bin\win\ working folder where Winprint.exe is located.
If SW the software is installed from via the installer, the cash register station with the config file are is placed in the [installation path\instance name\Rk7WinPrint] folder.
Licensing
Print The print station is not subject to licensing, but the operation thereof requires requires an active POS cash server license.
It is possible to use a license on for 0 cash register stations, but it must be activated.
Operation
...
Specific Features
The launched cash Running POS server is required for the print station to operate. Separate POS work. A separate cash server can be created for this purpose.
...
Winprint.ini
...
Config File Description
[Config] — the main section.
| Code Block |
|---|
[Config] STATION=WINPRINT3001_01 |
...
; the station network name, same as the one specified in the manager station ( |
...
find above). |
...
Server = MIDSRV3001 |
...
; the network name of |
...
the cash server to which the print server will be connected |
...
ERRORLOG = winprint.stk |
...
; thw name (path) of the error log file |
...
ShortTimeout = 20000 |
...
; max time (milliseconds) of network operation execution |
...
for one element |
...
LongTimeout = 100000 |
...
; max time (milliseconds) of network operation execution |
...
for the collection [NETKERN] |
...
Protocols=tcpsoc.dll |
...
[TCPSOC] |
...
LISTEN=0 |
...
[TCPDNS] |
...
;;TEST_MIDSERVER=127.0.0.1 |
...
[UPDATE] |
...
; server update section |
...
NoUpdate = "1" |
...
; Do not update this module and its dependent objects (dll, etc.). |
...
|
Launch
Create new cash register station in "Service->Stations and devices" reference.
Enter Name, Network ID, select OS type, and (most important) select "Station for printing" in "station type" field.
In "Devices" tab, add video driver and all necessary printers.
Specify the following parameters in Winprint.ini [Config] section:
Station = WINPRINT3001_01
; network ID of cash register station in accordance with 1
Server = MIDSRV3001 ;
network ID of POS server
Launch the server.
Station Settings
- Open the manager station
- Go to Service > Stations and Devices
- Right-click on the required cash server and select New Cash Station
- Fill in the cash station properties in the Main section:
- Specify the station name
- Change the status to Active
- Specify a unique Network ID in Latin, for example, WINPRINT3001_01. You can leave the name that the system generated automatically
- In the OS Type field, select Windows from the drop-down list
- Station Type — Print Station
- Save the changes
- Go to the Drivers tab
- Right-click on the central field and select Driver List
- Select the Video Driver group and drag the Windows Video Driver (Window Mode) to the field
Connect a printer to the cash station. Then, in the cash station properties, expand the Printer Purpose section and select printers for printing bills and receipts.
Info title Important! If the Printer Purpose field is greyed out, the printers are already assigned at the restaurant level.
Navigate to the ...\bin\win\ folder and open the Winprint.ini file. In the [Config] section, specify and save the following values:
Code Block Station = WINPRINT3001_01 ; cash station network ID Server = MIDSRV3001 ; cash server network ID- Start the server.
By default, the application's configuration file is winprint.ini. If you need to start the Print Station with a different .ini file, use the following command: Note: default config file of the application is winprint.ini. To launch the Print station with other ini file, use the command: "winprint.exe /ininame: newname.ini /desktop".
Important: Always perform the
| Info |
|---|
The first launch must be done as an application |
...
— with the /desktop |
...
option. Also |
...
check that you launch the application as an administrator. |