How to Hook Up a Barcode Scanner to a Laptop
Determine what kind of USB ports your laptop has., Boot into your OS fully. , Plug in your scanner into the USB Port., When completed open up Notepad or another text program.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Determine what kind of USB ports your laptop has.
If it has a standard USB port then you can plug in the scanner directly to your laptop, if it only has a micro or mini USB port then you will need an adapter that will go from USB Female to USB Mini Male. -
Step 2: Boot into your OS fully.
, Windows will auto-detect either your scanner or an "unknown human HID device". Windows has drivers embedded for either scenario, so let the driver installation run by itself. , Locate the cursor inside the program and scan the barcode. If the drivers auto-installed correctly then where the cursor is located is where the scanner will send the barcode information to. -
Step 3: Plug in your scanner into the USB Port.
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Step 4: When completed open up Notepad or another text program.
Detailed Guide
If it has a standard USB port then you can plug in the scanner directly to your laptop, if it only has a micro or mini USB port then you will need an adapter that will go from USB Female to USB Mini Male.
, Windows will auto-detect either your scanner or an "unknown human HID device". Windows has drivers embedded for either scenario, so let the driver installation run by itself. , Locate the cursor inside the program and scan the barcode. If the drivers auto-installed correctly then where the cursor is located is where the scanner will send the barcode information to.
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