Our next generation technology solution is designed and specifically built for retailers, enabling unparalleled performance and ease during a stock take.
DART Hardware and Software Features Include:
Our Technology Advantage
- Enterprise-grade features combined with customer-grade ease of use, implementation and satisfaction
- Android operating system
- Dual core processor
- Advanced Motorola omnidirectional scan pattern designed for accuracy and quality data capture
- User friendly, high-resolution multi-touch screen
Datascan partners with companies who produce cutting-edge products and services ensuring our self-scan solution is suitable for your stock take needs.
It All Starts With a Handheld Stock Take Scanner
We have designed our Self-Scan solution to have minimum impact on our client’s IT infrastructure, requiring very little set-up and network configuration. In order to maintain high availability and ensure optimum stock take efficiency, Datascan employs redundant server pools with automated failover and backup. Also, our scanners are able to communicate with our servers via wireless or wired network using a TCP connection. Adaptable technology results in a stock take process that is simpler for our clients.
Datascan offers three connection options:
Wi-Fi
This is the fastest method of data upload as it is done instantly in the background as scanning is performed. This is only possible if there is an existing in-store? Wi-Fi network. Clients will still need to open the ports/IP ranges, as with the Ethernet connection, in order to connect as Wi-Fi does not support static IP only DHCP.
Cellular
Analog
This is the least invasive method requiring only a cabled connection between a cradle (supplied by Datascan) and a phone/fax socket. Using this method, an upload takes 45 seconds regardless of how many Areas are being uploaded.
Independent 3G Network Connection
Datascan sends 3G wireless routers directly to stores for their physical stock takes. Sufficient routers can be provided to enable store wide coverage and can be configured to use the best carrier service available in the area.
Datascan's Fit-for-Purpose scanner is designed with data security in mind.
Custom compiled Linux kernel
- No TCP/IP for added security
- Comm port only active during upload
- No shell port available
- Communicates over serial to WIFI
Embedded Serial -> Ethernet Module
- No direct access to OS
- Powered on only during communication
- No open incoming ports
- Uses common port numbers
Security protocols supported
- WEP (not recommended)
- WPA-PSK
- WPA2-PSK
- AES
- TKIP
Future security protocols
- WPA2 Enterprise
- 802.1x
- PEAP
- EAP-TLS
Stock take data security
All stock take data sent from the scanner is encrypted in the same manner as the SSID, but a different key is used for added security. Endpoint server access requires login and verification.
SSID Information security
All SSID passphrases are encrypted with 128-bit AES, and the AES key is encrypted with a 1024-bit RSA public key. On the scanner, the AES key is decrypted using the RSA public key.