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Use your smartphone as a barcode or QR code scanner to check-in and search items in the Inventory manager.
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The license is tied to the computer where you activate it. You can move a license to another computer by deactivating it. |
Download Barcode to PC to Your Desktop
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Select the relevant option to download the application.
The desktop application will function as a "server" that your smartphone can connect to.
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Download the desktop application to the computer or device where you will use the Inventory manager. |
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You can download Barcode to PC for free to as many devices as you need, but the licensed application is tied to the device where it was activated. |
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License Activation
Barcode to PC offers 300 scans per month for free from 1 connected smartphone. Purchase one of the available licenses to use more devices and scanning.
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Visit the pricing page of the product to find out which lifetime subscription plan best suits the needs of your training center. |
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You can always return to this page to check how many scans are left for the month and to check the monthly reset date. |
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Connect Your Smartphone
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Even if your computer has a wired connection, your smartphone should still automatically connect to the device as long as both are connected (wired or wirelessly) to the same internet access point. |
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If the signal in the top right corner is blank, your smartphone has not connected to the desktop application yet:
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Do you have trouble connecting your smartphone to the desktop application? Refer to the software's FAQ page. |
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Your computer and your smartphone are not connected to the same network.
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Even if your server computer uses a wired connection, make sure that the device is plugged into the same access point that your smartphone is connected to. |
The smartphone application's version does not match the desktop application's version.
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According to the software manufacturer, at least the first numbers of the smartphone and desktop versions should be the same, e.g the v3.0.0 smartphone version is compatible with the v3.2.0 desktop version. |
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To avoid version incompatibility issues, leave the Enable automatic updates switch on inside the Info tab. |
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Refer to the guide featured on Barcode to PC's website to make your computer discoverable on trusted networks. |
The following section will walk you through the steps of
- setting up the desktop client,
- setting up the smartphone application
- solving connection problems
- license activation
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Inside Network & Internet settings, select Ethernet from the side menu. |
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First, add the Barcode to PC server executable to the firewall exceptions, and allow connection to ports 57891 TCP and 5353 UDP. Then, follow the steps in the firewall settings guide featured on Barcode to PC's website. |
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According to Barcode to PC's FAQ, allowing connection to port 5353 UDP is not essential. If you do not accept connections on this port, you need to add the server manually to the smartphone. Find out how to add the server manually here. |
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In case port 5353 UDP is not opened on your server computer, connect the server manually by scanning the app pairing QR code included in the menu:
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In case port 5353 UDP is not opened on your server computer, connect the server manually by providing the IP address of your server computer:
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