Software Management

The software downloads are managed by software distribution and device application management system. The software management feature is a quick and efficient method for simultaneously downloading applications to multiple devices. POS devices use transaction automation applications for processing their transactions. These applications are usually downloaded into the device during device deployment and are upgraded when required. When the number of devices requiring a download is large, it becomes very difficult and time consuming to download applications to the devices individually. The software management feature allows you to manage software on a large number of devices across the system with the help of Packages and Reference Sets for application download.

The download management also supports simultaneous download of multiple applications to multiple devices and offers several unique and powerful features including:

1. Simultaneous downloads of multiple applications to multiple POS devices.
2. Choice of download methods to suit your download requirements: Automated and Manual.
3. Parameter Management feature that can simultaneously update the properties of an application across multiple devices.
4. Facility to abort individual downloads as well as batch jobs.
5. Facility to schedule the application downloads and updates.
6. Facility to generate download reports.
7. Scalability for adding additional clients and servers to the system.
8. Support for automated downloads of updated applications.

This feature provides the user with a powerful and customized download methods to manage the software on the Devices. The user can select to manage the software automatically (Automated Downloads) or manually through a controlled environment.

• Automated Downloads: VHQ automatically detects the download requirement and downloads the software updates to the device(s) in the estate. For more information, refer Automated Downloads.
• Manual Downloads: The user can manually download the required software to a selected set of devices. For more information, refer Scheduling Downloads Manually. The Software on VHQ is primarily configured by importing Software Packages.