Switch from WiFi Card Reader (Legacy) mode to Advanced Reader mode
Switch from WiFi Card Reader (Legacy) mode to Advanced Reader mode
Remove a card reader from Wi-Fi mode and repair it in Advanced Reader Mode.
Complete the following steps on each Point of Sale device that has a card reader paired to it in Wi-Fi Reader Mode. Advanced Reader mode cannot be set up if there are any card readers in WiFi reader mode.
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Navigate to POS Settings > Card Readers
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Remove the card reader in Wi-Fi Reader Mode by clicking the X next to the reader
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Navigate to Tipping within the Point of Sale settings and toggle off Reader TippingSet Tipping Mode to Before Payment or After Payment
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Navigate to Advanced Settings in settings > Restart App
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Navigate back to POS settings > Card Readers
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On the card reader, swipe from left to right on the screen > press Device Settings > enter pin 07139 > Generate Pairing Code
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Click Add Reader > enter pairing code > label reader > select Host Device of the iPad you are on > click Save
How to repair an existing reader
How to repair an existing reader
The WiFi password will need to be inputted during this process.
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Select reader to repair
On the Point of Sale tablet
- Press the tribar in the upper left screen corner
- Press the Settings button
- Scroll down to Card Readers
- Click the pencil icon next to the card reader to repair
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Remove reader
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Factory Reset card reader
Hold down the power button and two volume buttons at the same time (that’s all 3 buttons at once!)The screen will ask to Factory Reset, press Yes
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Repair Reader
Once the reader turns back on, the reader setup steps will begin. Follow these steps to repair a reader to the Point of Sale.
If the reader settings screen does not appear right away, swipe from left to right on the screen > press Reader Settings > PIN 07139If an error screen appears, press Reader Settings > PIN 07139.If an error screen continues to appear, hold down the power button for 10 seconds until the screen turns black and reboots.