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Setting up JTL-POS StandAlone

Your task/initial situation

You are a stationary seller and would like to use a POS system based on Android. You have picked JTL-POS StandAlone.

Info: JTL-POS StandAlone is an independent cash register system that you can use as stand-alone software. If you already use our ERP system JTL-Wawi and would like to connect JTL-POS to JTL-Wawi, please read our help pages on Connecting JTL-POS to JTL-Wawi.

System requirements

Operating system: Android 7.0
Processor: 1.2 GHz; Quad-core
RAM (working memory): 2 GB
Internal storage space: 0.5 MB per item (64,000 items = 32 GB)

Download and installation

If you haven't already installed JTL-POS on your device, download the app from the Google Play Store.

Open the Google Play Store on your device.
In the search field, enter JTL-POS .
Select the app JTL-POS | Cash register and eCommerce combined.
Tap on the Install button.
Wait until JTL-POS is installed on your device, then click on Open to begin the setup or start a trial period.

Please note: If your device does not have Google Play Store, you can download the APK file of JTL-POS from JTL-Customer Centre. After logging in, you will find the APK file under JTL-POS.

Registration or trial period

After you have downloaded JTL-POS from the Play Store, you can choose between the following setup options:

I am already a customer of JTL-Software and would like to log in via the JTL-Customer Centre.

If you are already a JTL customer, click Login/Registration and log in to the JTL-Customer Centre. You can then use JTL-POS straight away and without any time restrictions.

I am a new customer and would like to register as a customer in the JTL-Customer Centre.

If are not yet a customer of JTL-Software, you can register in the JTL-Customer Centre and use JTL-POS straight away without any time restrictions. Tap on Login/Registration and register in the JTL-Customer Centre.

I would like to test JTL-POS without registering in the JTL-Customer Centre.

If you are not yet a customer of JTL-Software, you can test JTL-POS for a limited period of time without registering in the JTL-Customer Centre. At the end of the trial period, you must register with the JTL-Customer Centre if you want to continue using JTL-POS. After registration, you can decide if you want to keep your test database or if you want to start over from scratch. Select the option Demo (test JTL-POS).

Restoring database backups

If you are already using JTL-POS, you can simply select a database file to be restored. That way you skip having to set it up again.

Starting the setup Wizard

With registration

Once you have logged into or registered with the JTL-Customer Centre, the Start JTL-POS setup button is enabled. Click on it. The Setup Wizard of JTL-POS starts and guides you through the most important steps of the setup.

Trial period

If you are not registered in the JTL-Customer Centre and want to test JTL-POS for a limited period of time, tap the Demo Test JTL-POS button. You will be asked if you would like to load the JTL-POS demo database with sample data. By tapping Yes, the demo database of JTL-POS will be downloaded and imported. If you select No, the JTL-POS Setup Wizard will start and guide you through the most important steps of the setup.

Please note: Log into the demo database as the user Admin and enter 123 as the password.

Under the Company section, enter your company’s details and the branch where the cash register is located. If you intend to use the cash register on the go, enter your company location as the branch location. You can edit this information later under Manage company settings.

Attention: Neither currency nor country can be changed after the first posting! Therefore, it is important to make sure that your initial settings are correct. If you have selected the wrong currency and country, and there has already been a posting, you will have to export all data and postings from JTL-POS via CSV. You must then reinstall JTL-POS and reimport the exported data. Your postings will be lost in the process. Read more on this topic here: Import/Export.

Click on Cash register. Enter a name for the cash register here and select whether a new order is to be created by scanning an item and whether receipts are to be printed automatically.
Click on User. Here, enter the name of the user you want to use for the administrator of JTL-POS. Then, enter a password. The password may only consist of numbers.
Click on Finish and then on Start JTL-POS. Setup is now complete.

Individual setup

Once you have completed the Setup Wizard, you can start with the individual setup of JTL-POS.

Display your product range in the item management or create test items.
Set up a receipt printer.
Go through all other settings.

You can find an overview of the necessary steps for setting up JTL-POS in the JTL-Guide under the entry page Setup of JTL-POS.