See: SIP Documentation
(From the PC Reservation Technical Manual)
If the ILS server will be unavailable for any period of time you canzconfigure PC Reservation to allow patrons to continue to book and use the system.
Option 1
Note: this method will not enforce any sessions or minutes per day restrictions
Option 2
Note: this method will enforce any sessions or minutes per day restrictions
Using either of these methods ensures that the patron receives their normal authentication prompts so the patron behavior is unchanged, but as there is no validation occurring any input is accepted.
(From the PC Reservation Technical Manual)
If “Require User to enter last name to make a reservation” is checked, PC Reservation requires that a user enter a part of his or her last name along with the complete user ID in order to make a reservation. Because SIP does not provide a mechanism for distinguishing last name from the rest of a name, the system must allow any portion of a last name match.
If you want to specify different sets of computers for children, teens, and adults, set up the rules so that children (age less than 11, for example) are allowed to access only childrens computers, and adults (age greater than 18, for example) are allowed to access only adult computers. By default, teens between those two ages will only be allowed to access the teen computers.