Chapter 4: Operation

NOTE: The only acceptable characters for a Username and Password are ‘a-z’ upper and lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_) underscore, and (*) asterisk.

Please make a note of your Username and Password and keep in a safe place.

4.Click on the Edit button to change the name and/or password of a user. Press

the button to save, or to return to main screen with no change.

5.Click on the Delete button and press Yes at the prompt – “Are you sure you want to delete this user?” to delete the user. Press the No button to return to the User Settings screen with no change.

NOTE: The Admin user CANNOT be deleted or have the Username changed, but the Password can be changed! The following red error messages may appear when entering too many users, or trying to delete Admin user: “Exceeded the maximum number of user(s) allowed.”

“You cannot delete the Admin user.”

4.1.4. Normal Login

Once a user login has been established, enter your case sensitive Username and

Password, then press the button (see Figure 3-4). If there is any mismatch, an error message will be displayed.

Press the button to clear the current Login information and enter a different user. The following error message will appear when entering an invalid username/password; “Invalid username or password. Please try again.”

4.1.5. How to Custom Configure the Auto-Sync Time Clock

The Settings function under Clock is used to configure each Auto-Sync Time Clock to your preference for: Time Zone, time format for display and transaction reports, daylight savings, and network access.

Network access can be configured by selecting DHCP, a fixed IP address, domain name, and/or enable Zero Configuration.

1.After you have logged in, click on the Settings link under Clock, and the Clock Settings screen for general settings will appear (see Figure 4-4).

2.Select the appropriate Time Zone from the dropdown menu (see Figure 4-4). The default = EST. The Time Zone selected controls the Time Zone adjustment sent to the clock. If OATS compliance is necessary, the Time Zone must be set to the default of (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

3.Click on 12 hour (AM/PM) or 24 hour (Military) (default = military) to set the display format. This format will also be used on transaction reports.

4.Select to show either the day of the month or seconds on the clock display (default = seconds).

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ASTC3000, ASTCBK, ASTCKEY, ASTCRCG, ASTCPOEK specifications

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