Technical Note: 20011004037

Installing Auxiliary Terminal

(Maitre'D 2002, and later versions of Maitre'D)
From the Windows Desktop, double click on Network Neighborhood icon and browse the network to access the "autorun.exe" program on Maitre'D installation disk. (To access the installation program, it is important that the CD-ROM from the main server is shared). When Maitre'D Installation screen displays, select "Install Back-Office and Point Of Sale.
Then, to install the Auxiliary Back-Office Access program, select "Install Auxiliary Back-Office Access".
Note: If you are not installing from a CD, but from a downloaded version, Run the installation from a DOS Command Prompt. Navigate to the disk1 directory, and type the following command;

Setup.Exe Aux

The setup program installs the Maitre'D Back-Office directories in the following default directory C:\POSERA\MAITRED. This default value is used for the Program root, Data root and Backup root. To accept this path, click on "Next" and the installation program will create the following directories: C:\POSERA\MAITRED\PRG C:\POSERA\MAITRED\DATA and C:\POSERA\MAITRED\BACKUP.

Then you need to specify the computer running your Maitre'D Back-Office Main Server. Select from the list of your Main Back-Office computer on the network.
If you are installing the Auxiliary Back-Office access on another PC on your network, the following screen displays, asking about a user ID that is used to access the Back-Office.Enter a different number from 1 to 31 for each Backup server you are installing on your network
When the installation is complete, you will be prompted to shut down and restart the terminal.
 

Once the system has rebooted, you will need to license the program. Follow steps one through five.

  1. Enter the serial number and the commerce name printed on the CD-Rom case or on your invoice provided by Poser. Click next to continue
  2. The system will prompt to the request key code screen, read the message and print the form that you will email to support@posera.com or fax to Posera at (514)499-9951 attention of support. Click next.
  3. Enter the key code number provide by Posera, XX click next to continue.
  4. A congratulations message will show. Click yes to finish the installation process and to restart your computer.
  5. Once and your on your Windows shell, the Software asks to update the database, click on "Proceed". Maitre'D will convert automatically the database . Once the update is completed, you will notice a Maitre'D Server icon installed in your task bar. Once this system has rebooted, you will notice a new icon added to the desktop as an Auxiliary Back-Office access. Use this shortcut to reach the Back-Office program.

Auxiliary Back-Office Access

Auxiliary Back-Office installation program allows to access the Back-Office program from another PC on the network.
For example: You may want the accouter to be able to generate Back-Office report from its own terminal, use this installation program to add a shortcut on your desktop from the system that the Back-Office application can be reached.
IMPORTANT: Please note that you cannot stop or start the Maitre'D Server, close EFT batches, create workstation data or boot disk start End of Day procedures.

Minimum requirement:

Auxiliary Back-Office terminal

Install Auxiliary Back-Office Access program

Log on to Maitre'D network

The usual network components and settings must be installed before you can use this computer as an Auxiliary Back-Office access. To assist you on connecting this terminal to the network, please refer to the appropriate section on this document.