How to Replace USB Menu Boards with an Online Menu System

Move restaurant menu images from USB drives to an online system. Follow a gradual rollout, test your TVs, and prepare for Wi-Fi outages and restarts.

Why USB sticks stop working at scale

A USB menu works for one TV in one store. With three stores and eight TVs, every price change means burning eight sticks, driving to each store, and hoping nobody plugs in last month's version. An online board replaces all of that with one change from your phone.

Week 1: Move one TV

Pick the TV that is easiest to reach. Upload its current menu image to EZmenu, create a menu, and pair the TV with the six-digit code. Leave the USB stick taped to the back of the TV for a week.

Week 1 checks

Turn the TV off and on and confirm the menu comes back by itself. Unplug the router for a minute and confirm the menu stays on screen. Change the image from your phone and watch it update.

Week 2 and after: Roll out store by store

Move the remaining TVs one store at a time. Reuse the same menu for every TV that should match, and create a separate menu only where prices differ. Remove the USB sticks once each store has gone two weeks without an issue.

Train the team in two sentences

Prices change from the workspace, never on the TV. If the TV shows a code instead of a menu, call the manager and read them the code.