Procedures for starting the laptops

  1. Take laptop out of case.
  1. Insert Verizon wireless card on the left side of the laptop.
  1. Put laptop on docking station.
  1. Turn computer on.
  1. Click on VZAccess Manager Icon. Verizon wireless should start on it’s self, if it does not click on connect button in the upper left hand corner of the Verizon box.
  1. Once the Verizon box in the lower right hand corner comes up saying connected, minimize the VZAccess screen.
  1. Click on Remote Desktop.
  1. Click on connect.
  1. The Horizon screen will come on.
  1. Enter password.

Shut down procedures

  1. Exit out of Horizon.
  1. Click on VZAccess.
  1. Click on the disconnect button in the upper left hand corner.
  1. Wait for Verizon to disconnect, box will come up in bottom right hand corner.
  1. X out of VZAccess, right hand corner.
  1. Shut down computer.
  1. Take out Verizon wireless card.
  1. Put computer in case.

PC Reliance

Check-in and/or Check-out

Choose File-Upload to Server – Click yes to continue with the upload process.

In most cases, the check-in laptop files should be uploaded first.

The Data Transfer Progress dialog box will appear.

If the upload was successful, it should display 0 errors when finished.

If upload was not successful, it will display # of errors. Tech Support should be called for assistance.

Once you have uploaded the transactions from each laptop to the server, you must process the transactions. You can process transactions from any terminal.

From the Horizon side menu, click on Circulation-Off-line Circulation Control Menu-Off-line Circ.

Upload Utility.

Highlight Reliance-enter and Process-enter.

A screen will appear with the number of processed check-ins and check-outs and the transaction numbers of exceptions. A note should be made of the exception transaction numbers.

To view the exception list, click on Off-line Circ Exception Report, enter the date and transaction numbers you wish to print. Once the report has come up, it can be sorted and printed.

If the upload process was successful (with no errors), click Yes. The files will be cleared.

If the upload process was unsuccessful (with errors), click No. The files will not be cleared.

If a problem should arise, call Tech Support at 506-8576

Once the laptop files have been uploaded, processed, and files cleared, the laptops can be shutdown and stored.