Second Screen for check in module
Is it possible to have the check in module running on a POS machine, but as a second screen, rather than a separate computer?
Thanks
Is it possible to have the check in module running on a POS machine, but as a second screen, rather than a separate computer?
Thanks
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Absolutely you can run checkin, pos, and data entry all on the same computer.
But be aware that RGP uses keyboard emulating barcode scanners, so if a member swipes the card the check-in screen must be in the foreground and have the focus for the barcode to be read.
Hi Andy,
I just posted a topic about this, so it's not possible to have the computer being used for something else while a member tried to check in? We're trying to avoid having 2 monitors.
Thanks!
The barcode scanner sends keystrokes, so if the keyboard focus isn't in the barcode box in Check-In, the member won't check in. So no, you can't have a member check-in and be using the computer simultaneously for something else. And to be clear, it's not a second monitor... it's a second computer. That being said, you could run a simple and small laptop for the check-in computer.
We use a second computer connected to a card scanner and running the CheckIn screen. Rather than that computer having its own keyboard, monitor and mouse we use a KVM switch that allows us to jump over to the check-in computer when necessary, without using up more desk space. (KVM is Keyboard, Video monitor, Mouse)
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