Getting help with Genius for Restaurant

Getting help with Genius for Restaurant

Where to go when something is wrong, in the order that gets it fixed fastest.

1. POS Specialists

For anything we installed or support, open a ticket with us first. We hold the site history, the network detail and the relationships with the vendor teams.

2. Genius Restaurant Support

What to have ready

  • The site name and location.
  • The POS app version, device name and IP address, from the Info screen. See Info screen reference.
  • Whether the socket server icon in the Room screen shows connected.
  • Whether the problem is on one station or all of them.
  • What changed most recently: a Publish from the Admin Portal, an app update, a network change or new hardware.

Before you call

A large share of Genius calls resolve with three checks:

  1. Has the payment device finished reinitializing? Wait two to three minutes on the PIN screen after any restart, update, cache clear or Publish.
  2. Is the site Wi-Fi on WPA2 rather than WPA3? NextGen and Mobile 2.0 devices do not support WPA3.
  3. Is a default register printer set on the station? Without one there are no guest checks and no cash drawer.

Known limitations

Global Payments publishes a current limitations list for Genius for Restaurants. Check it before escalating a missing feature as a bug: Genius for Restaurants Limitations List.