Set up your payment devices using Epicor Payment Application (EPA). With the EPA Device Maintenance window, you can set up and monitor all of your devices in one location. With EPA you have the flexibility to continue to use your current Eclipse-approved processor.
The EPA Device Maintenance window is the interface for setting up your payment devices using the Epicor Payment Application (EPA). EPA is the software behind the Epicor Payment System that connects Eclipse to your current processor.
Epicor Payment Application enables your payment devices to use the Epicor payment system through the EPA Device Maintenance window. Through the EPA Device Maintenance window you "claim" and "register" your payment device. To use this window you need the EPA.MAINTENANCE authorization key.
In the EPA Device Maintenance window, complete the fields to identify the device, define the communication parameters, and activate the device.
Navigate to System > System Files > Credit Card Setup > EPA Device Maintenance
This window is for configuring all devices that will use the Epicor Payment Application. With devices at the branch that you configure through EPA, you can choose to use EPA or TriPOS as the processing gateway. Establishing the application payment processing logic that you use for your branch is done through the EPA Branch Payment Setup control record.
Prior to configuring your payment devices using EPA, complete the setup tasks that include choosing the processing gateway, the device display images, and setting communication parameters to EPA.
Use the two control records associated with the EPA setup. From the EPA Device Maintenance window, navigate to the Additional menu, and then select EPA Control Maintenance. Complete the EPA Branch Payment Setup control record and the EPA Device Branding Image control record. Refer to EPA Control Records, for additional information.
In addition, prior to configuring your devices, use the EPA Configuration window to set the way the Device Agent communicates with EPA. From the EPA Device Maintenance window, navigate to the Additional menu, and then select Configuration. Refer to EPA Configuration, for additional information.
To configure your payment device, complete the following fields:
The system fills the Computer Name field with the name of the computer that you are using to run the authorization of the device. The field then becomes read-only.
Note: You can select another row and manually enter the valid computer name. The value needs to be exactly as the System Name from System Information > System Name.
In the Branch field, select branch number that the device is at. The terminal only works at the location you specify in this field.
In the Device IP Address field, enter the IP address of the network to which you are connecting the terminal. The device needs to be set up so that it can communicate over your network.
For the Device Serial Number, enter the terminal serial number (may be identified as IPSN). This is a unique number that is located on a label on the device. The system uses this number to identify the device during registration.
In Device HW Series, enter any value. It is a required field, but the system does not use it or validate it.
Set the Mode to use either Production or Pre-Production/Test.
Enter a Lane ID that is different from any other terminal you have in use. This is another element in the unique ID for the terminal.
Enter a Customer Identifier number that is another part to uniquely identify the terminal. This identifier number is different for each terminal.
Enter the Store Number of the location where you have the terminal.
Save your work.
The Cloud Activated column provides the activation status of each device. The status is either Registered or Deactivated. These labels are buttons to click that send a signal to the device. The buttons act as a switch to turn on/off the device activation. For example, if the status is Registered, you click the button to send a signal to deactivate the device. When the deactivation is complete the status label then changes to Deactivated.
After you have configured the device, activate the terminal as follows.
Another system message follows, “You should be able to see the User Device Code on the Device’s screen. Please enter the code to continue with the activation process. This code will expire in the next 30 minutes, after that, you will have to initiate the registration process again.”
The system verifies the code, authenticates the device, and then “claims” the device. The “claim” process downloads and installs configuration files on the terminal.
After the device registration process completes, the button status label changes to Activated. The Eclipse system displays the message, “Device Activation Completed.”
Once your device is activated, it is set to use the Epicor payment system.
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