Milestone XProtect Transact - Manual (Page 6)

Milestone XProtect
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Transact Getting Started Guide
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to view the transaction data. If the data originates from a printer connection, it may for instance contain
unprintable characters used for indicating line breaks, when to cut off a till receipt, etc.
Transact comes with two built-in configurations called Epson default and Analytics. The Analytics
configuration is only available for sources that use the source provider TCP XML Transact Provider.
Epson default is available for all the other source providers (see "Basic Concepts" for a definition of
the term "Source Provider"). Epson is a widely recognized printer manufacturer; thus Epson’s way of
dealing with control characters is often supported by printers of other makes as well. You can often
save time by basing your configuration on a copy of the Epson default configuration.
MAC Address
A MAC address is a 12-digit hexadecimal number (example: 0123456789AF), also called the
computer’s Physical Address. To find the computer’s MAC address do the following: Click Start ->
Run. Type cmd in the Open field and click OK. Write ipconfig /all on the command prompt. Find the
Physical Address. When you write the MAC address omit all hyphens: The MAC address
01-23-45-67-89-AF must be written as 0123456789AF during the registration.