POS/Point of Sale Setup NVR608

How to Setup a Toshiba Point of Sale with a DHI-NVR6A08-32-4K

Description

In this article, we will go over how to setup a DHI-NVR6A08-32-4K with a Toshiba Point of Sale using the LAN and IP network to transmit receipt information to a video feed on the NVR.

Prerequisites

  • DHI-NVR6A08-32-4K
  • Toshiba Point of Sale System
  • Firmware 1: DH_NVR6XX-4KS2_Eng_V3.210.0003.0.R.160608
  • Firmware 2: CONFIG_NVR6000__Res.160723
  • NetAssist running on a Windows PC

Video Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

1. Click this link to download the software package.

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2. Once downloaded, create a folder and extract the contents of the zip file. You should end up with a folder like the below image:

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3. Locate the NVR on the network and login to the NVR using Internet Explorer. Instructions for locating your NVR can be found Here

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4. Update the firmware using the firmware located in the folder titled, "Flash This Firmware First." Alternatively, you can update the firmware using one of the below methods:

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5. Once the update is complete, the system will reboot. Login to the NVR again, and apply the second firmware update to the system. The firmware is located in a folder called, "Flash This Firmware Second"

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6. Once the second firmware is applied, the system will reboot. Login to the system and navigate to, Setup->System->POS

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7. Click, "Add"

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8. Check the box to the left of, "Enable"

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9. Click, "Set" to the right of "Connect Type"

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10. Input your POS or PC's IP address. This is the IP address of the system running the "NetAssist.exe" application.

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11. Note the, "Destination IP" port, and click, "OK"

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12. Click, "Channel" to assign the channel that will display the Point of Sale information. Click, "OK" twice and exit the NVR menus.

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13. Launch, "NetAssist.exe" from your PC.

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14. On the left hand side, change the, "Protocol" to "TCP Client"

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15. Set the, "Local host addr" to the local IP address of your computer.

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16. Set the, "Remote host addr" to the IP address of your NVR, colon then the port we identified earlier in the NVR menus.

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17. Click, "Connect"

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18. Input some example text in the bottom box, and hit, "Send"

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18. The text should appear on the video feed assigned in the NVR.

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19. The last step is to configure your Point of Sale to the PC's local IP address and port. This can be done with a serial connection or via IP.

Example of Working Setup

Below is an example image of a POS simulator, Net Assist operating as the client, and USR-TCP232-Test functioning as the TCP Server.

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