Tutorials - how to plan, set up, and operate

Step-by-step documentation for how to set up a convention, starting from installing a release wad.

Overview
- What are servers and stations and how do they relate to one another?
- What does this system do, and what doesn't it do?
hardware you will need
- server(s)
- station(s)
- label printer(s)
- router(s)
- hub(s)
- power bar(s)
- cables
- pliers and probes for clearing printer jams
- maybe general reg equipment: clipboards, trash cans, et cetera
supplies you will need
- labels
- tape (to tape cables to floors, et cetera)
- Maybe general reg supplies: pens, forms, et cetera
Software prerequisites
Server installation
- At home
- For convention
Network setup
Client setup
- Client install wad
- Printer assignment
- Permissions
Configuration
- Fields
- Classes
- Upgrades
- global/server/station/printer
Importing data
Physical and logical layout
- network
- USB
- power
- tables & chairs
Payment
- cash boxes
- credit card equipment
Dry run
Start of convention
- cabling
- network
- testing
- Resync with data from home, and between convention servers
Start of day
- testing
Synchronization
Reference to routine operation documentation

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