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Chapter 5 | Maintaining Your Time Clock
The Universal Time Clock application offers a simple way of backing up your data, removal of unneeded data and performing
updates to keep your system running at an optimal level. This chapter shows you how to create backups of your time clock data,
how to restore those backups for future reference, how to delete unneeded data and perform system updates.
Creating a Data Backup
It is important to make a backup (copy) of your employee time clock data periodically. Use this backup to restore your data in case of
any data loss. We recommend creating a backup of your time clock data each pay period and prior to performing any updates to
your time clock.
Data Backup from the Software Interface
Follow the instructions below to create a backup of your time clock's data:
To create a backup file, select
Files | Save to Backup File
.
1.
Click
Submit
to create a backup in the Save to Backup File screen.
2.
Click
Save.
3.
A file name is automatically assigned for you. The file name includes the current date for
4.
easy reference. For example, a typical file name might be icon-2014-08-15.db.
If you prefer a different file name, enter the name in the File name field.
Browse to the directory where you would like to save the file.
5.
Click
Save
.
6.
After the download is complete, click
Close.
7.
Data Backup to a USB Flash Drive
Creating a backup of your data can be simplified even further by simply saving your backup to a USB flash drive. A flash drive is a
portable device that you can purchase at any computer store. Follow the directions below to create a backup of your time clock data
using a USB flash drive.
Plug the USB flash drive into the bottom of the employee time clock terminal.
1.
Enter into Supervisor Mode:
2.
Press
on the time clock.
Enter your security code - the default security code is "00 00 00".
Press
Up
or
Down
until the
DOWNLOAD BACKUP
option displays.
3.
Press
ENTER
.
4.
The clock will display
Backing up data
and then
Backup complete
.
5.
