POS setup and support

The box arrived. Now what?

Toast, SkyTab by Shift4, SpotOn, the system your bank talked you into, and even Clover when it's bought direct: sold over the phone or across a desk, shipped to your door, and from there it's you, a quick-start card, and a 1-800 number. We're the local team that finishes the job.

✓Any POS, any processor ✓In person across Northern California ✓Included for Evident merchants
What the box leaves to you
  • Plugging it in so the terminal, printers, cash drawer, and card reader see each other.
  • The network it runs on: coverage, no dead zones, card traffic kept separate (PCI).
  • The menu or the items. Every item, modifier, tax, and price, built from scratch.
  • Training the crew while you're also trying to open, or run, the business.
A quick-service counter set up by Evident Business Solutions
What we do

Everything between the box and the first sale

You don't have to process payments with us to use this. If you already do, it's included.

Unbox and install

Stands, cables, printers, drawers, readers, kitchen screens. Mounted, connected, labeled, and tested before we leave.

Network check

Wi-Fi coverage where the handhelds go, wired where it counts, and your card terminal off the guest Wi-Fi. See network management.

Menu and item build

Restaurant menus with modifiers and routing, or retail items with variants and barcodes. Built right the first time, not patched over six months.

Training

Your team learns the register, the kitchen screen, closing out, and refunds on install day. In English or Spanish.

Fix what's broken

Printer stopped, orders not reaching the kitchen, reader won't pair, reports don't add up. We diagnose it on site or remotely.

Switching systems

Moving from one POS to another while you're open is the hardest version of this. We've done it on a Tuesday night so Wednesday opens on the new one.

Systems

Sold remotely, supported locally

These are good systems. What they don't ship is a person who comes to your counter.

ToastRestaurant POS sold and shipped direct. Menu build, kitchen routing, handhelds, and the network it all needs.Setup, fixes, training
SkyTab by Shift4Restaurant POS and pay-at-table devices. Installation, menu, printers, and the Wi-Fi the handhelds depend on.Setup, fixes, training
SpotOnRestaurant and retail POS. Item build, online ordering hookups, and the on-site install the box doesn't include.Setup, fixes, training
Clover, bought directSame hardware we sell, minus the dealer. We set it up either way. If you're still deciding, see dealer vs. direct.Setup, fixes, training
Square, Aldelo, Exatouch, TableTurnThe systems we sell and install every week. Already own one? Same help.Setup, fixes, training
The one from your bankSold at the branch, shipped by a processor you never spoke to, supported by an 800 number. We set it up and support it, or show you what it's costing you.Setup, fixes, training
Something elseIf it has a register, a printer, and a card reader, we've probably met it. Call and describe it.Ask us
Bought it from your bank?

Never trust a banker with a point of sale

Your banker is good at banking. A point of sale is a different trade, and the way banks sell them tells you everything about how they'll support them.

It's a referral, not a serviceThe bank hands your name to a processor and earns a commission on the account. The banker's job ends when you sign. Nobody at the branch has ever built a menu or run a close-out.
They don't know how you operateA banker sees a business as deposits and a loan file. They can't tell you whether your kitchen needs a display or a printer, how to route a modifier, or why the handheld drops orders on the patio.
You still get the 800 numberThe box ships from the processor behind the bank. When it won't pair, won't print, or the rates look nothing like the pitch, the branch sends you to a hold queue in another state.
The pricing is rarely the pointBank POS deals are built around the processing account, not the counter. Have the statement looked at before you sign the next one. Our rate review is free.
What a dealer does insteadWalks the counter, builds the menu, installs the gear, trains the crew, and answers the phone after. That's the job, and it's the whole job.
Already stuck with it?We'll set up and support the system your bank sold you. When you're ready to compare, we'll show you the numbers side by side and you decide.
Pricing

Straight answer on cost

Evident merchantsIncluded. Setup, training, and support are part of processing with us, on any system we sell.
Everyone elseBilled by the hour, estimate agreed before we start, no retainer. Most installs are a few hours; a full menu build is quoted up front.
Want it included?Bring your processing to Evident and the same team supports you at no charge. We'll show you the numbers in a free rate review.
How it works

Call, schedule, open

1

Tell us what you have

The system, what came in the box, what's working and what isn't, and when you need to be live.

2

We come out

Install, network check, menu or item build, printers and readers tested at the counter.

3

Your team is trained

Ring, refund, close out, and who to call. Us, not a hold queue.

FAQ

POS setup questions

Yes. That's what this page is for. You keep your system and your processor; we do the on-site work and bill by the hour.

Yes. Send us the menu or the item list and we build it with modifiers, taxes, kitchen routing, and pricing, then walk it with you before go-live.

Often, yes. A printer that drops off or a handheld that loses orders is usually Wi-Fi or a router doing too much. We check the network first, and fix it if that's the cause.

Usually within a few days across the Central Valley, Sacramento, and the Mother Lode. If you're opening on a date, call early and we'll hold it.

Menu builds, settings, and a lot of troubleshooting, yes. Cables, mounting, and the network walk need a person on site.

Stop troubleshooting your own register.

Call with the system name and what's in the box. We'll tell you what it takes and when we can be there.

Any POS system Three Northern California offices Included for Evident merchants