Oracle MICROS recommends that a qualified network professional plan, install, and certify the network.
For reliability and ease of troubleshooting, all current Oracle MICROS products use 100/1000 BaseT networking topology based on twisted pair cabling. The benefits of this include:
Reduced Cable Costs
The installation of cable costs far more than the cable itself. The widely touted appeal of 10/100/1000 BaseT is that is gives one the option of using existing telephone wiring, thus saving installation costs. However, most sites do not have enough existing high-quality twisted pair cable available to support a network installation, so more cable has to be pulled anyway. The use of existing telephone wiring requires Oracle MICROS approval.
Troubleshoot Management, Fault Isolation, and Security
With the Ethernet star topology, problems are easy to troubleshoot. A single workstation or printer is connected to a single port on the hub, switch or router, allowing the behavior of each connection to be individually monitored. LED indicators on each port provide immediate feedback on the link integrity and speed. A failure is quickly isolated, and the remaining Ethernet devices continue to operate while the problem is being addressed. Adding or moving devices is as simple as installing a wall plate or plugging into a pre-wired connection at the switch or patch panel. Even in small or low-cost installations, the single point of concentration, point-to-point connectivity, and link status LEDs make diagnosing a problem on a 100/1000 BaseT network much easier than checking an entire length of coax cable for a break.