Aloha Terminals--buy licenses and install on my own?

[kevkelpe]

Hello,

I recently purchased several terminal, printers, drawers, and a back-office machine to use Aloha in my restaurant. Since I don't have a ton of extra cash laying around, I'm trying to determine if I can just buy an Aloha license, install it on the back office machine myself, set up the terminals, and build the menus without bringing in a POS company to do it for me.

I want to pay a POS company to help with maintenance after I install it, and I have experience routing printers, building menus, etc., but have no experience actually installing the software and connecting the back office to all the terminals. I'm a problem-solver, so I can probably get it with a little help... but my experience with this level of use is low. But I'm broke!

If I buy an Aloha 6.1 license, is it feasible that I set it up myself, without any solid IT/Networking background?

Thanks for the assistance,

Kevin

 

[coorsman]

Sure with our help you can. Most of what we do here on the Tek-Tips site is hardware related. I would suggest browsing thru posts. I have a few FAQ's on setting up terminals and servers for Aloha.

Best bet is XP pro for terminals and server.

 

[posknowitall]

If you are broke, Aloha may not be for you. The cost per terminal license with credit card processing is about 1500.00 per terminal. I gather from your purchase, Aloha was NOT already loaded on this system. You may be better off trying to find a system that already has Aloha software key...