Configure barcode scanner settings for the Fixed Assets Inventory module
Perform the following steps to configure a barcode scanner for use with the Fixed Assets Inventory module.
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The Fixed Assets Inventory module is licensed separately from Fixed Assets CS.
- In the desktop installation of Fixed Assets CS, open a client.
- Open an active inventory.
- In the Fixed Assets Inventory module, selectSetup, thenBarcode Scanner.
- In theBarcode Scanner Settingsdialog, perform one of the following steps.
- For RS-232 (serial) barcode scanners, select theCOM Portoption and then select the appropriate settings from thePortandBauddropdown lists. Refer to the scanner manufacturer's guide to determine the proper settings.
- For POS-compliant barcode scanners, select theOPOSoption and then select the name of the scanner from theDevice Namedropdown list. If no devices are listed, verify the scanner software has been installed. It may be necessary to install an updated scanner driver from the manufacturer’s website.noteTheOPOSoption is not available in a Virtual Office CS environment.
- From theAsset label layout namedropdown list, select the label you used to print the barcodes.noteThe label layout you printed most recently displays in this field by default.
- From theBarcoded fielddropdown list, select the field you used to generate barcodes when you printed asset labels. The available selections are based on the selection in theAsset label layout namefield.noteThe label layout you printed most recently appears in this field by default.
- SelectOKto save the settings.