Most cash registers are standalone, however many businesses are switching to touchscreen POS terminals.
Also keep in mind that most businesses will have a credit card terminal colocated with the cash register. These usually require a phone line, however most units also accept an ethernet cable, which can be used to connect to broadband internet. This results in much faster processing.
If possible I'll run both (two CAT5) so the credit card machine can fail over to dialup if the internet goes down.
Could someone explain why a coax cable would be requested to be installed instead of a cat 6?
The original cable connected IBM sales/ business terminals used twinax instead of coax and ran an IBM proprietary synchronous communication protocol. Other makers used other proprietary protocols over coax, before it became common to use IP.Here is some info ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_coax
I'm going to find out for sure tomorrow but...
Customer said Verizon wants plenum rates coax cable ran. Then they will be mounting thier modem in theIT room.??
I ordered cat 6 plenum rated cable. Planed on bringing it to the IT room. Have a RJ 46 plate at the register location.
Not that similar with telecommunications.
The original cable connected IBM sales/ business terminals used twinax instead of coax and ran an IBM proprietary synchronous communication protocol. Other makers used other proprietary protocols over coax, before it became common to use IP.
Ethernet over coax (first fat and then thin) came long before twisted pair Ethernet.
I'm going to find out for sure tomorrow but...
Customer said Verizon wants plenum rates coax cable ran. Then they will be mounting thier modem in theIT room.??
I ordered cat 6 plenum rated cable. Planed on bringing it to the IT room. Have a RJ 46 plate at the register location.
Not that similar with telecommunications.
Have a RJ 46 plate at the register location. Not that [fam]ilar with telecommunications.