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Choose the Right Hardware for Your Setup

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Owners, managers, and implementation leads planning a new Selio rollout or improving an existing setup.

Choose the Right Hardware for Your Setup

Reviewed by: Selio Support Team

Last updated: January 1, 1980

Summary

Choose the right hardware setup so your restaurant uses the right number and type of devices for its real service flow.

Before you begin

  • Define how the location actually operates during peak service
  • Confirm whether the business is quick service, full service, delivery-heavy, or mixed
  • Review the team structure for front of house, kitchen, dispatch, and checkout
  • Decide whether the location requires printing, fiscal processing, Tap to Pay, or kitchen screens

Steps

  1. Start with the service model of the location.
  2. Decide how many POS devices are needed for front-of-house or checkout flow.
  3. Decide whether the kitchen needs one or more KDS screens.
  4. Review whether printers are required for receipts, prep, or fallback operations.
  5. Confirm whether fiscal devices are required for the location and market.
  6. Decide whether Tap to Pay on Android should be part of the setup.
  7. Build the final hardware plan around real workflow, staff movement, and service pressure.

Troubleshooting

  • The team wants premium hardware without workflow clarity: Start from operational need, not device preference.
  • A location buys too few devices: Recheck the peak-volume workflow, not the average shift.
  • A location buys too much hardware: Remove redundancy that does not improve service speed or control.
  • The setup works on paper but not on the floor: Walk the full service flow physically before finalizing the hardware plan.

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