POS Control - Security

Options

Unassigned Waiter Card

Enable this option to allow the use of pre-programmed card for employees. The Maitre'D will look for the password associated with that card instead of the server number and password. Make sure that you are using a card with a password that is not currently used by another valid server because the system will use the first employee that is using this password in the employee database.

Manager Takeover

Enable this option enable the Manager Takeover functionality. This gives the managers the possibility to momentarily take over a table already accessed by another employee without having to exit from the table and re-enter it.

Security Level

Enable this option to use up to 6 security levels. "6" is the highest and "1" is the lowest. These security levels control entry to the system's employee files.

NOTE: You can configure an individual's security level in the Security field in Time & Attendance > File > Employee.

Server Assignment

Enable this option to assign servers to a specific Point of Sales. If you assign an employee to a workstation, he will only be able to work from that Point of Sales. The employees that are not assigned will be able to use all workstations. The selected Point of Sales an employee is allowed to work on is saved in the Workstation field of Point of Sale Control / Employees / Employees... / POS Operation.

NOTE: For a Manager or Head Server to use this feature from the workstation, enable both the Manager Functions option in Point of Sale Control > Employee > Configuration > Functions as well as the Assign Waiter option in Point of Sale Control > Employees > Configuration > Functions > Setup.

Use Security Algorithm

Enable this option to print on every guest's check a Security Algorithm number required for fiscal verification.

NOTE: This option is to be used only in Belgium.

Force Employee Card Swipe

Enable this option to force employees to use their magnetic cards, and disable their passwords.

NOTE: It is not possible to use magnetic cards for employees and biometrics devices on the same system. Also, this option disables the Change Password function on the workstation.

Generate Text File

Click this button to create a security file in Belgium.

NOTE: This button is available only if the Use Security Algorithm is enabled. You can specify a location to save this file in the Security Files Path line of System Configuration > View > Options > Directories. This button is not used in El Salvador.

Biometric

Biometric Log on Only

Enable this option to force employees to use the biometrics device, and disable their passwords.

Biometric T&A Punch Only

Enable this option to force employees to use the biometrics device when they punch in, and disable the server's passwords, even if the employee record is linked to a server number and that server number does not need the biometrics device to order.

Biometric as Validation Device

Enable this option to use the biometrics device only to validate an employee's identity instead of a password. The employee will still have to enter his server number on the workstation to identify himself, but when the password is required, he will touch the biometrics device instead of entering his password. The same will apply when punching in or out with the Time & Attendance module.

Display Acquired Fingerprint

Enable this option to show on screen the real fingerprint scanned instead of a default generic image during the biometrics capture.

NOTE: This option is only available with the Authentec Biometrics Reader device.

Time Out Delay

POS Inactivity

Enter the inactivity delay, in minutes, before the workstation will exit any table screen a server has left open for a long period of time, and comes back to the server Login screen. If there are items selected but yet to be ordered, or if the screen is currently displaying the hostess' floor plan, the workstation will not go back to the Login screen. Setting this field to 0 will disable this feature.

NOTE: This field can be superseded by the Inactivity Override and Inactivity Seconds fields of Point of Sale Control > Employees > Configuration > General, but this Inactivity Minutes field must be different than Zero (0) for these two other fields to take effect.

Drawer Warning

Enter the inactivity delay, in second, before the workstation will start beeping if the cash drawer is left open for a long period of time. Setting this field to 0 will disable this feature.