From a technical perspective, there are several requirements for the machines operating CME:

• The station must have a reserved, static IP address.

• That IP address must be given permission to TouchNet's firewall

• The user must have Administrator access to the machine.

• Any station accepting credit card payments must be blocked from the internet (intranet-only station).

• The Ingenico and Epson drivers install with the CME download. Do not run these independently.

• Works on Windows 7 stations only.

• CME transfers large amounts of data over the internet to the TouchNet servers in Kansas so it is important that the station has a decent internet connection and the processing power to efficiently read and respond to the data transfer.