Managing terminals

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On the Terminals page, you can manage YSoft SafeQ terminals that are connected to devices.

Displaying and using the Terminals page

Go to Devices > Terminals.

The Terminals page contains a list of terminals that have been added to your YSoft SafeQ system, along with a description of each terminal and the version of the firmware installed on the terminal.

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Server groups

    • Group/ORS name – A list of groups (virtual or physical remote servers). images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: Your *Terminals *page may not include the list of groups, depending on your YSoft SafeQ system.

    • Items – Total number of terminals of the selected type.

    • Name, description, and firmware version of each terminal (according to the filter options you choose).

Filter options

    • Filter options appear at the top of the page.

Action buttons

    • Action buttons are on the right side of the page.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: Terminal firmware is stored in <SAFEQ_DIR>\SERVER\UPDATE

 

Working with hardware terminals

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Update firmware log. (See Update firmware log)
 

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Edit terminal settings.
 

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Check the box to schedule a firmware update for the terminal.
 

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Change Terminal settings via the Web interface.
 

 

Filtering information to display on the Terminals page

To display only the information you need, use the Terminals page filter options.

 
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Filter Name

Filter Description

Device properties

Restrict the list of terminals to a specific device based on:

    • Name

    • Description

    • IP address

    • Location

    • Equipment number

    • Maintenance contract number

    • Accounting driver

    • Accounting driver for counters collection

Group or ORS name

Restrict the list of terminals to a specific Group/ORS name based on:

    • Name

    • Spooler IP address

    • Spooler GUID

Terminal type

Restrict the list of terminals to a specific terminal type with following states:

    • Embedded: In any state

    • Embedded: Sucessfully installed

    • Embedded: Required reinstallation

    • Embedded: Not enabled

    • Hardware: Professional

    • Hardware: Ultralight

Queue

Restrict the list of terminals to a device which used queues or terminals based on:

    • Direct queue name

    • Terminal Professional serial number

    • Terminal Ultralight serial number

Search in group

If field is checked all search results will be sorted via their parent group and you can browse through them.
All results will be listed on one page regardless of group if field is unchecked.
In this case group information will be at the start of each record and it can be used to display rest of the group content.

Clear button

Cancels any selected filter and refreshes page with devices.

Scheduling terminal firmware updates

To schedule a firmware update, click  Schedule firmware update.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: You can select to update an entire Device Group or only one terminal.

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Field name

Description

Date and time of update

Select the date and time the terminal update will be performed.

Update firmware to version

Select the terminal firmware to update.

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Only lesser versions

If you want to update a later version of terminal firmware to an earlier version, clear the Only lesser versions checkbox.

Schadule update

Save the terminal update settings.

 

Actions available on the Terminals page

To open action options, click Actions.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: If only hardware terminals are selected options for embedded terminals are not available in Actions bar.

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Actions you perform by selecting an Actions option will be applied to all terminals. 

Embeded terminals

Open embedded terminals installation monitor

Displays an overview of any pending embedded terminal deployment activity.

Reinstall embedded terminal for selected devices

Select devices (via checkbox next to the device's record) and use this action to reinstall embedded terminal for these devices. This action can be used for example when reinstallation of multiple devices is required by change in the system configuration or after application of the new embedded terminal settings via Tools - Batch editing page.

Embedded terminals are reinstalled in small batches. You can set how big this batch is in System settings (expert option "bulkEmbeddedReinstallationBatchSize", default batch size is set to five devices).

Hardware terminals

Schedule firmware update

An windows for scheduling updates will be opened, same as Schedule firmware update button.

Groups/ORS

Select all groups

Selects all device groups.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: This action is not available in all YSoft SafeQ configurations.

Move ORS to another job roaming group

Moves the selected ORS device group to a defined job roaming group.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: This action is not available in all YSoft SafeQ configurations. 

Export group list to CSV

Exports the list of groups to the file DevicesGroupsList.csv. The CSV file contains: Group Name, Group Type (ORS, CML), ORS version if available, ORS IP address if available, Number of devices registered to the group, ORS server GUID if available, spooler limit for ORS if available. You can select the character set encoding for the exported file.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: This action is not available in all YSoft SafeQ configurations.

Devices

Select all devices

Selects all the printers in the opened group.

Delete selected devices

Removes the selected printer(s) (after confirmation).

Move devices to new group

Creates a new device group (virtual or ORS) and moves all selected printers to this group.

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: Any registered embedded terminals must be redeployed after you perform this action. images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: This action is not available in all SafeQ configurations.

Move devices to another group

Moves all selected printers to another device group (virtual or ORS).

images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: Any registered embedded terminals must be redeployed after you perform this action. images/s/-3eliqb/8502/404359a7d2ab19c9c7c58d12013124a386b28257/_/images/icons/emoticons/lightbulb_on.svg NOTE: This action is not available in all YSoft SafeQ configurations.

Move devices to new monitor

Creates a new Local Device Monitor and groups selected printers into it. This applies only to printers added automatically via the YSoft SafeQ Local Spooler Monitor.

Move devices to another monitor

Groups selected printers into a new Local Device Monitor. This applies only to printers added automatically via the YSoft SafeQ Local Spooler Monitor.