SiteCafe (Client Configuration)

SiteCafe Manager is a free addition to SiteKiosk's Payment Bundle Version 6 or higher. If you want to use SiteCafe Manager, download it from our website and install it on your computer.
SiteCafe lets you create and manage user accounts and prepaid PIN codes and also allows you to simply unlock computers for use from a central workstation.

You can also test SiteCafe on one computer only. Simply configure the payment device following the steps below and launch SiteCafe Manager prior to starting SiteKiosk.  

 

Installing and configuring SiteCafe Manager

Installation
Install the current version of SiteCafe Manager (Download) on the machine you want to use as a server. This program is free and does not require you to obtain a license.

Configuration
Please refer to the Help menu included with SiteCafe Manager.

Please note:
If you employ an Internet server with a firewall, you will have to enable the PORT 45540. At some firewalls you have to allow the application "SiteCafeService.exe" as well!
Please note that a trouble-free Internet connection is key for the proper operation of the software, as users will be logged out automatically whenever the connection collapses. However, the users's credit balance will, of course, be saved.

 

Installing and configuring the clients

Installation
Install the current version of SiteKiosk (Payment Bundle) on your client computers.

Configuration
Create a SiteKiosk configuration using the SK configuration tool. You will need to adjust the following settings to allow SiteKiosk Manager to control the SiteKiosk clients:

Select Start Page
Please select the template "SiteCafe Startpage" in the configuration tool. You can set a different Start Page, but if you do so, an additional dialog box requesting payment will be displayed.

Select Payment Device
You will be required to enable and configure the payment device "Others: SiteCafe for Cybercafes":

• Activate debug mode
  Turning this options on causes SiteKiosk to log additional runtime information about SiteCafe that is useful in case of frequently occuring errors concerning SiteCafe. These additional log entries have a log level of 10 or 0, so that you have to decrease the log level in the SiteKiosk configuration tool under Log Files accordingly in order to view them.
  Caution:
  Enabling the debug mode causes the size of the logfiles to increase dramatically (for example, every packet sent from or to the SiteCafe server is logged). You should not use this option when the terminal operates in a productive environment but only for testing or debugging purposes.
  
• Enable payment devices only after the user is logged in
  Disables external payment devices like coin machines or bill acceptors as long as no user has logged in with SiteCafe. Bills or coins will not be accepted before.
  
• Find Server Automatically
  This option is ONLY available on local networks and will allow the clients to automatically find the relevant computer on which SiteCafe Manager is running. The clients will report to the SiteCafe Manager that existed/was started first. Make sure that SiteCafe Manager is installed on only one computer within the network.
  
• Define Server

If you want to install SiteCafe Manager on an Internet server with a fix IP address, select this option. Enter the requested IP address WITHOUT specifying the protocol.
Example: 192.168.1.111

 

Start Clients

Next, launch SiteKiosk using the configuration you created on all computers. SiteCafe Manager will not list all registered clients.

1. The browser status bar of SiteKiosk will show zone names and rate information. However, these information do not make any sense in SiteCafe's TIME mode. Thus, you might want to turn off the checkbox "Display zone name and rate in status bar" under Visualization.
2. Do not mix up versions: Use the current available version of SiteKiosk and the current available version of SiteCafe, e.g SiteKiosk 6.2 and SiteCafe 1.1 but NOT SiteKiosk 6.2 and SiteCafe 1.0.
3. When using SiteCafe only use the revenue information of the SiteCafe Manager. SiteKiosk terminal log files and logs and reports on the SiteRemote server do not contain exact revenue data when using the SiteCafe payment option.