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The MixForward utility routes the routes the data packages received from POS-terminals to the IP - address and port of a the POS - server according to in accordance with the settings specified in the configuration file. MoreoverIn addition, the utility performs allows you to establish a connection between a POS - Server and a remote Server presenting providing data.

The utility can receive the data packages from POS-terminals via the following network interfaces:

  1. RS-232.
  2. UDP.
  3. TCP/IP.

The received packages are forwarded to the IP address and port of the POS server via the TCP/IP interface.

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  • The IP-address and port number of the POS-server are determined using the routing id specified in the data package from the POS-terminal.
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  • The MixForward utility also
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  • MixForward utility works with Intellect and Axxon Next.

The MixForward utility is launched using the MixForward.exe executable file located in the

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<POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\ folder.

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The utility converts data from POS-terminals to XML format protocol using the dynamic library plug-inins. The These plug-ins connected to the utility are located in the <POS-Intellect program folder><POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\Protocols folder. \ folder.

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The protocol in use is set by the ProtocolName parameter in the mixforward.exe.xml file (see Setting up the MixForward utility).

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The utility receives the data from POS-terminals using the following protocols:

  1. RS-232;
  2. UDP;
  3. TCP/IP.

Plug-in settings files are located in the <POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\Protocols\Settings\ folder.

Transformation files are located in the <POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\Protocols\Transformations\ folder.

If logging is enabled, the log files will be located in the <POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\Protocols\Logs\ folder.

Temporary files created by some plug-ins will be located in the <POS Intellect installation directory>\Modules\Pos\Forwarders\Protocols\Temp\ folder

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