5 | SmartKDS Server Configuration

Covers a step-by-step guide to setup SmartKDS server which includes creating database and SmartKDS server configuration. Prerequisites  N/A Getting Started Once  SmartKDS Installation   is completed, n avigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Bepoz\SmartKDS Run KDS.Server.exe as an administrator.

Prerequisites 

N/A

Getting Started

• Once  SmartKDS Installation  is completed, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Bepoz\SmartKDS

• Run KDS.Server.exe as an administrator. When the KDS Server is started, it checks in the background if there is an SQL instance already available on the machine and if not available, it automatically creates an SQL instance

• Once KDS.Server.exe is started, click on the ‘Server Configurations’ tab to create a new database which is dedicated to SmartKDS

• Click on ‘Create Database’ option from Database Functions section and enter the new database name, size of the database and click ‘OK’ to save the changes. A prompt is displayed asking if you want to make this as the current database, click ‘Yes’ so that this newly created database will be set as the current database

Note: When clicked on 'Create Database' option, if an error message is displayed which says, 'Logon failed for user sa', then the SQL Logon password and Bepoz Logon password has to be updated.   This article  explains how to update the password.

Sample ports & IP's have been provided below: 

Once the database is created, provide the below details:

1. Server Configuration

• SQL Instance: Select the SQL Instance from the dropdown
• Database: The database which is created in the previous steps
• Use SQL Login:
• If enabled, KDS Server will use the standard Bepoz user credentials to access SQL Server
• If disabled, KDS Server will use Windows Authentication to access SQL Server
• Re-set Login: When clicked on this button, this creates Bepoz user in the SQL Server and the 'Use SQL Login' checkbox is enabled automatically

2. SmartKDS Server

• IP Address: Enter the IP address of the KDS Server
• Port: Enter the port number of the KDS Server
• Metrics Pull Interval (Seconds): Enter the pull interval value in seconds
• Ignore Transactions Older than (Minutes): All the transactions will be ignored after the mentioned time interval and will not be displayed on SmartKDS Workstation

3. KDSLink API

• IP Address: Enter the IP address of the KDS Link
• Port: Enter the port number of the KDS Link

4. KDSLink API

• Auto start SmartKDS Server on boot: When the flag is enabled, the SmartKDS Server starts automatically when the machine is started

5. Backup Configuration (Available from v1.0.1) 

• Order Archive Time: Relocates recent order records to an archive table in the KDS database.  
• This should be configured for a time when the venue is not operational
• Configured in 24hour format
  
• The backup will run daily

Note: The KDS Server needs to be running once the configuration is completed

Quicklinks & Additional Resources

• SmartKDS Installation
  
• KDSLink Setup
  
• SmartKDS Server Configuration
• SmartKDS Workstation Settings
• SmartKDS Printer Setup
• SmartKDS Usage
• SmartKDS Workstation
• KDS Metrics Report