Client screen setup

August 21, 2024


Before you start setting up the client screen please connect it to your local computer. 

Step 1.Install the Installer app

In order to set up the ID card reader the Installer app is required to be installed on your local computer. Here is a guide on how to install it. If you already have it installed please skip this step.

Step 2.Install the microservice

Make sure the device is connected to the computer.
Navigate to the https://posow.erply.com/.
Login with Erply account credentials (client code, username, password).
Navigate to the Hardware -> Installer app -> Micro-service Manager.
From ADD NEW MICRO-SERVICE find the “Microservice of external devices” and click on it.
Click Continue (blue button below). 
Click on the ‘Install latest’(blue button). There would be a green message “Installed successfully” on the top of the screen.
Click on the ‘Start’ (green button).

Step 3.Configure the device

Please check all supported client screens here.

In the Wizard navigate to the Hardware -> Integrations.
Click on the POS tab and select the register from the dropdown list.
Click on the ‘Customer display’ button. Then click ‘Continue’.
From the “add new integration” select the “Microservice of external devices”. Click on the ‘Add’ button (If the microservice has been already selected in the past, then it should be displayed below. In this case click on it).
You can see the “Exdev Customer Display Credentials” page.

“Device type” - select the client screen model from the dropdown list.
Once the device model is selected other default expected configuration is already prefilled. The COM port is the only field that needs to be edited.

How to check device COM port?

Make sure your customer display is connected to the computer via one of the USB ports. It is important to know which port the display is connected to.
To see what port number is used for your client screen on your Windows computer go to Device Manager and check Ports (COM & LTP ). From there you will be able to see which COM port number is assigned to the client screen. The COP port is written in the brackets (ex. COM5).

Once checked go back to the Wizard device configuration and enter the COM port into the “Port name” field. 
“Top line” and “Bottom line” - enter any message you would like to display during the inactivity period. 
Click ‘Save’(green button).

Note: if the POS page was opened during the client screen setup, please refresh the POS page!