Configure VxCentralScan
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The following steps must be completed by an election manager.
Before you configure VxCentralScan, you must set up the machine. Follow the steps in the VxCentralScan Hardware Setup.
To configure VxCentralScan, you must do two things in VxAdmin:
Save the election package to a USB drive.
Once the election package is saved to a USB drive, you can load the file to VxCentralScan.
Set up the VxCentralScan hardware and turn on the VxCentralScan laptop.
Use an election manager card to unlock the machine. Insert the USB drive with the election package. The election package will automatically load.
VxCentralScan is now configured and in test mode. The screen will show No ballots have been scanned and election summary information (name, date, jurisdiction, etc.) will be shown in the bottom left corner of the screen.
VxCentralScan is now ready for scanning.
To remove an election package and reset VxCentralScan:
You can now reconfigure VxCentralScan with a different election package.
VxCentralScan may also be unconfigured with a system administrator card.