Hard for us to tell you exactly where you need help. Plenty of guides out there. You could begin with some backgorund reading and when you’re implementing it, If you get stuck at any certain point, i’m sure everyone will be glad to help.
In this tutorial I want give some details about database configuration.
tl;dr; See Step By Step SQL Server Express Setup document for multi user configuration.
Introduction
SambaPOS can work in three database modes. Demo mode, single user mode and multi user mode.
Demo Mode
You don’t need to install a database software just to evaluate SambaPOS. SambaPOS can work with a TXT file to let you understand basic SambaPOS functions. Some features might not work properly in demo mode so if you want…
This guide I wrote a while ago is based on SambaPOS V3.0.24, but is applicable to V4.
It is still in draft, but covers
Server setup
Terminal setup
RDP setup
Printer setup
SambaPOS Server Setup Guide (DRAFT) v2.pdf (5.1 MB)
Perhaps there is something I am missing here. We have installed the patch. We have RDP into the main computer. We are using a Nexus 7 pad as a 2nd device. When we sign on to SambaPOS, we get a separate instance of it and are not able to share the same database. Are we supposed to configure terminals for each device? Thanks.
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