2 Getting Started

1. Power on the server.
2. Select your regional settings, and click Next.
3. Accept the license agreements, and click Next.
4. Select Use Express Settings and create a user account.
5. Enter a password in the Password field. The password:

   • Cannot contain the user account name

   • Cannot contain more than two consecutive characters from the user full name

   • Must be at least eight characters in length

   • Must adhere to at least three of the following:

     • Contains an English uppercase character (A through Z).

     • Contains an English lowercase character (a through z).

     • Contains a base 10 digit (0 through 9).

     • Contains a non-alphabetic character (for example: ! $ # %).

6. You can create a password Hint,, and then click Next.
7. You can register the server with the manufacturer, and then click Next.
8. After completing the server initialization and booting into the operating system, Oracle Hospitality e7 Point-of-Sale application starts. Click OK when prompted to program an employee and a job to use the e7 Configurator.
9. You can now:

   • Restore a database.

   • Configure the POS application.

10. The Oracle Hospitality e7 Point-of-Sale Security Guide contains information and instructions for securing the application and environment.