In Universal → Central Pay, you can build a CCM profile for Central Pay or Central Pay Lite. Click Universal → Central Pay to enter this section, and you will see three tabs; each of the three tabs will be introduced in the following content.
Location
After you click the tab Central Pay, the content of Location will be displayed by default. If it presents otherwise, you can click the tab Location to enter this section. Fill in or tick the values for Location ID, Room ID, Site Code and Payment Options, respectively. Please define them as needed; you can refer to table below for descriptions of the fields.
Field Name | Value Needed | Description |
Location ID | Alpha-Numeric | To select a certain location that is previously created in Locations → Create Location. Default value is 1. |
Room ID | Numeric | To enter the room number that is created in Locations → View Location - Rooms. |
Site Code | Numeric | When a certain Location ID is selected, the corresponding Site Code will be automatically matched. |
Payment Options | Not Available | Select the payment options to be supported. Default value is Credit/Debit Card. Note: For now, the option is reserved to be compatible with other payment type defined by other profiles. |
Machine Profile
Machine Profile allows users to define the machine-related parameters. Click the tab “Machine Profile” to enter this section for configurations. Please define them as needed; you can refer to table below for descriptions of the fields.
Field Name | Value Needed | Description |
Machine Type | Drop-down Choice (Central Pay/Central Pay Lite) | Defines the machine type for which you are creating the profile. Default value is Central pay lite. |
Display Timeout (s) | Numeric | Defines the time length to display a specific page when there’s no action performed. The screen display will return to the Idle Screen after the timeout defined herein. Default value is 60 seconds. |
Service Call | Numeric | Defines the help desk phone number displayed on the screen when the machine failed to connect. |
Email Receipt | Drop-down Choice (Enable/Disable) | Defines whether users have the option to receive a receipt of payment details via email post-payment through Central Pay/Central Pay Lite. Default value is Enable. |
Phone Receipt | Drop-down Choice (Enable/Disable) | Defines whether users have the option to receive a receipt of payment details via SMS post-payment through Central Pay/Central Pay Lite. Default value is Enable. |
Vendor Logo | Uploaded Image | The vendor logo image that will be displayed at the bottom of the reader’s idle screen. File size: < 50KB recommended; Image Format: .png The maximum length of the logo file URL is 120 characters. |
Data and Processing
Click on the tab “Data and Processing” to define data-related parameters. Please define them as needed; you can refer to table below for descriptions of the fields.
Field Name | Value Needed | Description |
Data Upload Time | Drop-down Choice | Defines the time to upload transaction reports on a daily basis. Please keep the default value and make no change. |
Data Upload | Drop-down Choice (Enable/Disable) | Upload transaction reports to the server. Default value is Enable. |
Reboot Time | Drop-down Choice | Time to reboot the machine every day. |
Work Mode | Drop-down Choice | There are four work modes: Retail/Master/Backup/Normal Normally when you have multiple machines in a room share one POS ID for bank card transactions, you need to define one machine as the Master machine to own the POS ID and the other machines will go through this one for bank communication. For security purposes, one Backup machine shall also be configured just in case the Master machine goes down. And all other remaining machines can be defined as Normal machines. If only one machine uses the POS ID for bank card transaction in this room, you can define it as Retail mode. Default value is Retail. Please keep the default value and make no changes. |
Payment Gateway Options | Drop-down choice | It is determined by the gateway selected in Settings → Payment Gateway → Reader. |
POS ID/Terminal ID/Device ID | Numeric | This is a unique ID that associates the POS device with a unique merchant hierarchy. |
Auth Code | Numeric | It is a code provided to POS for the user to enter when doing POS Authentication. |
Auth Factor | Numeric | It is the Merchant's 5 digit US Zip Code or 6 character Postal Code. |
QR Code Support | Drop-down Choice (Enable/Disable) | Defines whether to support QR code transaction. Default value is Enable. |
WiFi SSID | Alpha-Numeric | The WiFi SSID of the router. It must be exactly the same as the WLAN WiFi SSID in the router’s setup. Default value is techtrex. |