Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Step 1:  Sign up

                How to Sign up

Step 2:  Configure the Back Office

                Settings

                User Management

                Create Your Menu

                Publish Changes to Your iPad

Step 3:  Setup your iPad

                Install Linga POS on your iPad

                Sync to your Back Office

                Link your Receipt Printer

                Configure your POS Settings

Step 4:  Start using Linga POS

                Take Orders

                Close the Day

  

Step 1:  Sign up

               How to Sign up

o   Open your internet web browser (i.e. Google Chrome, Fire Fox, Internet Explorer, ETC...)

o   In the URL section of your web browser type: https://www.lingapos.com/and click the enter key on your keyboard.

o   Click on 

o   Complete all the required information and the click on the  button.

o   You will be automatically logged into the Back Office


 

Step 2:  Configure the Back Office

               Settings

o    Click on the Settings tab on the left Navigation Panel.

o    Click on the Store tab on the left Navigation Panel.

o    Click on the Store Information tab on the top and fill out all relevent information.

o   Click on the Settings tab on the top and fill out all relevent information.

o    Click on the Store Hours tab and set business hours for each day of the week.

o    Click on the Overtime Settings tab and configure Daily and/or Weekly overtime.

o    Click on the Notifications Settings tab to configure staff alerts.

o    Click on the Printer Configuration tab to configure all printers and receipts.

§   Front End Receipt

§   Kitchen Receipt Template

§   Email Receipt Template

§   Kitchen Printers – Make sure you enter the correct IP

§   Receipt Printers – Make sure you enter the correct IP if using a LAN printer

User Management

o    Click on the User Management tab on the Navigation Panel.

o    Click on the Users tab and then click on the edit button to complete the setup of the existing user.

o    Click on the Roles tab and verify the access rights for each of the roles assigned to the new users.  You may have to add/remove rights as necessary. 

 

               Create Your Menu

o    Click on the Products/Items tab on the Navigation Panel.

o    Click on the Departments tab and verify whether the existing options are sufficient.  If not, you may click on the +Department button to add more.  You may also edit existing options.

o    Click on the Coursing tab and verify whether the existing options are sufficient.  If not, you may click on the +Coursing button to add more.  You may also edit existing options.

o    Click on the Serving Size Levels tab and verify whether the existing options are sufficient.  If not, you may click on the +Serving Size Level button to add more.  You may also edit existing options.

o    Click on the Taxes tab and then edit the existing tax rate or click on the +Tax button to add the sales tax.  You may click on the +Tax button again if you have multiple taxes.

o    Click on the Categories tab and verify whether the existing options are sufficient.  If not, you may click on the +Category button to add more.  You may also edit existing options.

§   Click on the Sort Category button to choose the order that the categories will appear in the LingaPOS iPad application.

o    Click on the Sub Categories tab if you wish to add Sub Categories.  Click on the +Sub Category button to create a Sub Category. 

o    Click on the Modifiers tab to create modifiers for your menu items.  The Modifiers MUST be created before the Modifier Groups.  Click on the +Modifer button to create a Modifier.

o    Click on the Modifier Group tab to create Modifier Groups to assign the Modifiers to.  Click on the +Modifer Group button to create a Modifier Group.

o    Click on the Product/Items tab to create Menu Items.  Click on the +Menu Item button to create a Menu Item or on the +Retail Item to create a Retail Item.  Complete each of the required fields under the Basic Details and then move across the progress bar on the top.  This is where you will attach the Modifiers/Modifier Groups that you created earlier.

               Publish Changes to iPad

o    Click on the My Stores tab on the Navigation Panel.

o    Click on the Publish Your Menu Changes to iPad button  to the far right.

o    You will see a “Store data published successfully” message.

 

Step 3:  Setup your iPad

               Install LingaPOS on your iPad

o    Open the App Store on your iPad.

o    Search for Linga Point of Sale in the top right Search box.

o    Click on the  button next to the LingaPOS app to download.

o    Click on the  button next to the LingaPOS app to download.

Sync to your Back Office

o    Enter your email address and password that was used to create your LingaPOS account and click 

o    Key in your 4 digit Pin number that you created under the User Management section and press the clock  button.  If you did not change your PIN, the default is “1234”. You should receive a “Success Clocked-in” message.

o    Key in your 4 digit Pin number and press the button.


               Link your Receipt Printer

o    While still on the Operation screen, click on the  tab.

o    Perform the following for LAN Printers:

           §   Select Printer Settings

§   Receipt Printer should show the correct IP that you entered when setting up the printer in the back office

§   Receipt Printer should have a green Online next to it

§   Receipt Printer should have a red check mark to the far right

o    Perform the following for Bluetooth Printers:

           §   Click on BT Printer Type under Select a Blutooth Printer

§   Choose BLE

§   One or more printers should pop up named printer001, printer002, etc.

§   Make a selection by touching the printer

§   Printer selected should move up to Connected Bluetooth Printer box and a receipt chit should print with a message (i.e. Connected with: Bob's iPad)

               Configure your POS Settings

o    While still on the Operation screen, click on the  tab.

o    Turn on the Enable Employees to set till slider

o    Turn on the Enable Cash Drop slider if applicable

§   Set First cash drop limit to what you want

§   Set Second cash drop limit to what you want

o    Click on the Save Changes button 


Step 4:  Start using LingaPOS

               Take Orders

o    From the main login screen, key in your 4 digit Pin number and press the  button.

o    Make your selections beginning with the Category buttons across the top.

o    Ling POS will guide you through each of the modifier selections that you created in the back office for the menu items.

o    If the item has modifiers, you will need to press the button to move on.

o    Once all items have been selected, press the  button on the bottom to send to the kitchen printer (if applicable).

o    If you only take cash, press the  button on the bottom of the screen to complete the sale.

o    If you take multiple forms of payment, press the  button on the bottom of the screen to complete the sale.

               o    Press the  button on the bottom of the screen if you are done                    taking orders.


               Close the Day

o    While still on the Operation screen, click on the  tab.

o    Click on the button.  You will receive a “Cashier Out Successfully” message.


o    Click on the  button.  You will receive a “Close Day Successfully” message.


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