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The following
specifications are meant as a basic reference for the requirements
of Execu/Tech software products. Individual hardware and/or operating
system vendors may change their requirements from time to time. Because of this, should Execu/Tech's minimum recommendations fall
below your particular hardware and/or operating system vendor's
requirements, we recommend that you follow your particular vendor's
recommendations.
Compatible
System Configurations:
- As of January 1, 2007, Execu/Tech Systems,
Inc. will not offer support of its application software running on
Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows Me.
Our
software is written to take advantage of Microsoft's currently
supported networking protocols. Please contact our sales
department if you have any questions about this.
- Windows
2000/XP Professional Peer to Peer Network (2 - 4 users).
- Windows
2003 Server With Windows 2000/XP Professional/Vista Business
Clients (2 or more users) with current service pack releases.
- Windows
2003 Terminal Server Edition with
Windows CE/2000/XP
Terminal Services or Citrix 'thin' client* workstations. Recommended
for improved performance and/or multi-location networks.
* Thin client stability
cannot be guaranteed in all cases due to incompatibilities
in serial and parallel printing issues concerning hardware,
drivers and the operating system. It is the responsibility of the
network administrator to configure and test these devices.
Any
operating system service packs, patches, or security fixes should
be installed before installing Execu/Tech software.
Compatible
Network Protocol / Hardware:
- TCP/IP
only (Execu/Tech
will not install our products on networks configured with Netbeui,
IPX/SPX, or any network protocol other than Tcp/Ip. Protocols
other than Tcp/Ip WILL cause file corruption!)
- Execu/Tech
recommends 100 Base-T or faster networks with interconnection
via quality Switches. Execu/Tech does NOT support hubs.
Differences between hubs and switches.
Execu/Spa™ Requirements:
-
Execu/Spa
utilizes Microsoft .NET Framework™.
-
Execu/Spa
database utilizes Microsoft SQL Server™.
-
.NET framework version 2.0.
WebRes Requirements:
-
Windows
IIS Web server installed on LAN with the Execu/Tech HOTEL server
(can be on the same or different server than the server running
HOTEL Premium™).
-
Dedicated
high speed internet access to the web server with a static IP
address.
-
Web Server
SSL Certificate.
Shift4 $$$ on the Net® Requirements:
Server
Hardware (minimum requirements):
- Execu/Tech
does NOT support Windows 98SE or previous versions, Windows ME,
XP Home, or Vista Home Editions.
- Business
grade systems only. On site hardware maintenance recommended.
- A
quality data backup and recovery system including necessary software
is required. Consult your network administrator for
assistance with this. Execu/Tech Systems is not responsible
for your software backup and will not assist in extracting backed
up data. We will, however, assist your network administrator in
determining what data should be backed up and restored in relation
to Execu/Tech application software.
- 1 GB Memory (Windows
2000/2003 Server, XP), 2 GB for Terminal Servers.
- 2 GHz Pentium 4 Processor or higher.
- 80 GB for Windows 2000/2003 Server with
hardware mirrored raid 1.
- 100
Base-T Network Adapter, Gigabit Preferred.
- Dedicated high-speed Internet
connection and remote access software (pcAnywhere,
RDP or
UltraVNC) for Execu/Care
support.
- UPS
(uninterruptible power supply) required.
Client
Hardware (minimum):
- Execu/Tech
does NOT support Windows 98SE or previous versions, Windows ME,
XP Home, or Vista Home Editions.
- Business
grade systems only. On site hardware maintenance recommended.
- Execu/Touch Point of Sale receipt and kitchen printers
require special settings in order to operate correctly with
Windows Vista.
- 512 MB Memory (Windows 2000/XP Professional),
1 GB Memory (Windows Vista).
- 128 MB Video Memory (Windows Vista).
- 2 GHz Pentium III Processor.
- 40 GB Hard Drive.
- 100
Base-T Network Adapter, Gigabit Preferred.
- UPS
(uninterruptible power supply).
Report
Printers:
- Laser
- HP Business Grade (Used for graphical plain paper folio,
registration forms, and all other reports. Recommended for all Windows Users).
Use ONLY HP printers that are network compatible and have
full PCL support. DO NOT use HP models 1010, 1012, 1500, 3500,
3550 or any other HP printer which is host based. Contact HP for
clarification on printer model descriptions.
- Dot
Matrix - Okidata 320 (Used for continuous feed, pre-printed forms,
etc.)
- ***Ink
Jet printers NOT recommended due to ink costs***
POS
Receipt / Kitchen Printers / Credit Card Receipt:
- Impact
Printers - Star SP200/300, Epson TM-U200
- Thermal
Printers - Epson TM-T88 (preferred for Credit Card Receipt
printing), Star TSP series, NCR
(parallel preferred)
Print
Servers:
Cash
Drawers (Execu/Touch POS Only):
- Epson,
Star, or NCR Printer interface. Intelligent cash
drawers attached directly to serial or parallel ports are not
supported
Touch
Screen Monitors (Execu/Touch POS Only):
- Microtouch,
Elo, or any touch screen monitor with Windows drivers
Pole
Displays (Execu/Touch POS Only):
Card
Swipes:
- If you're using Terminal Services in
full screen mode USB card swipes will not work. This is a
Microsoft problem and can be verified by swiping into Notepad
while in Terminal Services full screen mode. We have contacted
Microsoft about this issue and are waiting for a response. We
suggest that you also call Microsoft support if you are
experiencing this problem.
- Magtec
PS/2, USB, or any swipe supporting track 1 & 2 with the standard
track header and footer characters. Many newer inexpensive home
computers will require USB swipe due to the lack of power
provided by the PS/2 port.
- Cherry
Keyboards (track 1 & 2 header/ footer characters must be programmed
before the Cherry swipe will work)
Barcode
Readers:
- Metrologic
9500 series, or any keyboard wedge scanner.
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