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Configuring the saleguard collector, Setting the data connection mode – OpenEye SaleGuard User Manual

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The SaleGuard Collector is a server used to take the POS transaction data from the POS terminals and
send it to the SQL database for long term storage. The following steps outline the steps to configure the
Collector to communicate with POS terminals and the SQL database.

Setting the Data Connection Mode

1.

Click

Application

, and then click

Manage Locations

.

2.

Select a location and click

Connect to POS Collector

.

3.

If this is a single location installation, select

Central

and skip ahead to the

Setting the Central

Database Connection

section. Otherwise, ensure that

Satellite

is selected and continue on with

Setting the Local Database Connection

.

Satellite

refers to installations where the SaleGuard Manager and SQL Server are

located on a separate Server from the SaleGuard Collector.

Central

refers to installations where the SaleGuard Collector, Manager and SQL Server

are all installed on the same server (such as a digital recorder).