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How to setup your Barcode Scanner

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Setup your scanner on your computer if you are using a barcode scanner

The computer basically thinks that the scanner is a keyboard that types in a number or characters (the barcode) into the barcode field.

1. Plug the scanner into your tablet/PC - the tablet will recognise it and it will appear in the devices area (where you see printers, keyboards etc) as a keyboard
   1. Note that the scanner must be configured to send an ENTER character after doing a scan - so you do not have to press enter on the keyboard.
2. Then in our System go to System > Settings > Devices and click on the one that has VID in the number (Virtual Device ID)
   
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3. Your keyboard scanner should now work ok

Has the scanner already be configured to send a suffix of

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TAB or carriage return ?

1. Add a suffix - (of enterTAB).  Basically this puts a carriage return at the end of the number scanned so the screen then actions the information
   1. From the manual for your scanner (Search the web for the model number + Carriage Return (simulate enter key) = will find a barcode to scan that sets up your scanner
      1. Scan options
      2. Data Suffix
      3. Enter

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