Installing the Hardware Service

The following steps will help you set up to use hardware with Sportsman Web.  The process assumes you already have your devices ready and any drivers installed and settings configured. This process will require you to download and install a small program on your PC or laptop to start using them with Sportsman Web.   You may need ‘Administrator’ level computer rights to do this.  If you do not have those permissions on your PC, please call your IT contact for assistance.

Controlling peripheral devices such as bar code scanners, cash drawers, credit card readers, etc. is not straightforward from a browser.  For security reasons, direct access to the PC is not allowed so you will need to add a small program to use your devices with Sportsman Web.    

Since the use of such devices is essential for many Sportsman users, this requires the installation of a hardware layer that runs on the computer.  This layer runs as a service and takes very little computer resources such as disk space and memory.  Sportsman Web can then communicate with that hardware service via approved web protocols to effectively control those devices.  You do not need to be running Sportsman Desktop application on the same PC you are using to access the Web.

Prerequisite:  You must already have your devices set up on your computer including any drivers that need to be installed. 

 This document will cover:

• Installation

  • Running Installer

• Entering Hardware Configuration

  • Verify Hardware Service Connection

Note: Once you have installed the Hardware Service, it will auto-update whenever there is a new version.