How to Install Aloha on Windows 7 Server 2008

How to install Aloha on Windows 7 server 2008 Network Configure the workgroup name the same on all terminals and the file server. . Use static IP addresses Set the NIC card to Lana 0 Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP in the advanced properties of the Aloha NIC card properties Disable TCP/IP version 6 on NIC used by the Aloha POS system. Ensure that the network binding used by the Aloha POS system is at the top of the binding order list. This is accessed by opening the Network and Sharing Center and clicking Change Adaptor Settings. Press Alt to access the Advanced drop-down menu, and select Advanced Settings. TCP/IP Media Sense Disable Media Sense in the Windows Registry: The incorrect use of Windows Registry Editor can lead to serious, system-wide problems that may require the reinstallation of the operating system. Use this tool at your own risk. New registry entries described in this document are enclosed in quotation marks. Please ignore these quotation marks when adding the entry in the Windows Registry. All Registry entries are case sensitive. 1. To open the Windows Registry Editor, select Start/Run, type REGEDIT, and click OK. 2. Path out HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters. 3. Verify the DisableDHCPMediaSense value exists in the folder. If it does, double-click it and change Value Data to '1'. If it does not exist, choose Edit/New/DWORD Value and name the key ' DisableDHCPMediaSense '. Then double-click the entry and change Value Data to '1'. 4. Select Registry/Exit to exit the Windows Registry Editor. 5. Restart Windows. Disable Simple File Sharing Disable simple file sharing in Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Folder Options/View/Use Sharing Wizard.

File Sharing The Aloha application software requires a network share labeled BOOTDRV that enables read and write capabilities to the Aloha application software file server and FOH terminals. This share needs to be applied to the root folder or drive in which the Aloha folder resides. If the Aloha application software resides in C:\ALOHA, share C:\ as BOOTDRV. If it resides in D:\ALOHA, share D:\ as BOOTDRV. If you created a special folder for the Aloha application software, share the special folder as BOOTDRV. For example, if it resides in C:\POS\ALOHA, share the POS folder as BOOTDRV. The installation application should create the share for you, but if you plan to share only a folder as BOOTDRV, then you need to create the folder prior to installing the Aloha POS system. Disable Microsoft Data Execution Prevention You must disable Microsoft Data Execution Prevention (DEP) on the file server. To do this, right-click on the short-cut to the command prompt and select 'Run as administrator'. Run the following command from the command prompt: Bcdedit.exe /set nx AlwaysOff Processor Priority Configure the processor priority to 'Background services' by accessing the System Properties and clicking Advanced/(Performance) Settings/Advanced. Adjust User Account Control Settings Since the Aloha POS system does not support User Account Control, you must configure it to Never Notify in Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Action Center/Change User Account Control settings. Install Aloha Software Prior to installing the Aloha POS software, restart the computer after making the changes explained in this document. Install the Aloha POS software using the .msi file on the installation CD. Adding Users to the BOOTDRV Share Edit your BOOTDRV share to ensure that the proper users have read/write access to the contents BOOTDRV share. Firewall

By default, the Windows built-in firewall will not allow the FOH terminals to interact with the file server. In this case, you must either disable the Windows firewall if you are using a thirdparty or external fire wall, or you must configure the Windows firewall to allow the proper access.