Lava Computer PAYLINK-IP/232 Configuration Manual

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide © 2005 lava computer mfg inc. Www.Lavalink.Com.

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 1 of 26 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide this document describes the configuration features of the paylink-ip/232. It covers: 1. Hardware connection 2. On-line connection 3. Network settings 4. Advanced network settings 5. Terminal side configuratio...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 2 of 26 2. On-line connection configuration of the paylink-ip/232 begins by entering the ip address of the paylink-ip/232 (factory default is 192.168.0.35) into a web browser’s location bar (microsoft internet explorer recommended). An embedded web se...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 3 of 26 figure 2: configuration menu from the configuration menu you can open screens to view and modify network settings, payment terminal interface settings, host side interface settings, and passwords for the paylink-ip/232. The radio buttons displ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 4 of 26 3. Network settings the network settings screen allows configuration of the network parameters for the paylink-ip/232: figure 3: network settings the following network settings can be configured: device name use this field to supply a “friendl...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 5 of 26 • change the subnet mask of the paylink-ip/232 to encompass both subnets. By default, the paylink-ip/232 has its subnet mask set to 255.255.255.0. This setting excludes all but the fourth portion of the ip address when assessing ip addresses. ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 6 of 26 4. Advanced network settings available from the network settings page, the advanced network settings page allows configuration of network port settings for the paylink-ip/232. Figure 4: advanced network settings the following advanced network ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 7 of 26 5. Terminal side configuration if you choose “terminal side configuration” from the main configuration menu, a configuration screen will appear. Its form will depend on whether the terminal has been configured for asynchronous communications o...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 8 of 26 terminal settings the paylink-ip/232can be configured to manage connecting to and from a terminal using a number of options, as outlined in the following pages. Terminal data format • 7 bits even parity (default) • 7 bits odd parity • 7 bits n...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 9 of 26 6. Host side configuration if you choose the “host side configuration” option from the main configuration menu, a screen of the following form will appear: figure 6: host side configuration this screen presents the host configuration settings ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 10 of 26 7. Protocol configuration if you choose any of the “protocol configuration” buttons from the host side configuration page, a protocol configu- ration screen will appear. Each payment host set up on the host side configuration page can be assi...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 11 of 26 figure 8: pass through message format dp3000 data is sent as raw packets with a user-defined 4-byte header. Each byte is entered as a two-character hexadeci- mal value. The default header setting is 00 00 00 00. Data is passed through the pay...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 12 of 26 figure 13: first data framing send message as: this dialog specifies encryption options for server connection used by the paylink-ip/232. By default ssl is enabled. Options are: • ssl 3.0 encrypted data (default) • data only - ssl off (no enc...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 13 of 26 8. Password configuration if you choose the “passwords” option from the main configuration menu, a screen of the following form will appear: figure 14: password configuration this dialog box allows a new administrator’s password to be set for...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 14 of 26 9. Glossary ack. Acknowledge character (hex 06). A flow control character send from a receiver of a transmission to the sender of the transmission to indicate data has been received. Crc. Cyclic redundancy check. An error-checking method that...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 15 of 26 10. Appendix a: message negotiation “send enq”, “use syn/syn/syn”, “send ack” all disabled by default, the three settings covered under this topic (“send enq to terminal to initiate transmission”, “use syn/ syn/syn preamble to establish conne...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 16 of 26 send enq to terminal to initiate transmission this setting should be enabled in two general situations: • where the payment terminal expects an enq string to precede the transmission of data, and the payment processing server does not send th...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 17 of 26 figure 17: opening a connection — “send enq” disabled.

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 18 of 26 send ack to terminal after each received message this setting should be enabled in two general situations: • where the payment terminal expects an ack string to follow the transmission of data, and the payment pro- cessing server does not sen...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 19 of 26 figure 19: data flow — “send ack” disabled.

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 20 of 26 transaction ended by server (default): in “server (default)” mode, the paylink-ip/232 operates transparently between the terminal and the server and ends a transaction by passing closing commands between the server and the terminal on the ass...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 21 of 26 transaction ended by ack from terminal, eot to terminal: in “ack from terminal, eot to terminal” mode, the paylink-ip/232 receives an ack character from the terminal and responds to the terminal with an eot character. This shutdown mode is ty...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 22 of 26 transaction ended by ack from terminal, ack to terminal: in “ack from terminal, ack to terminal” mode, the paylink-ip/232 receives an ack character from the terminal and responds to the terminal with an ack character. This setting is used for...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 23 of 26 transaction ended by eot from terminal, eot to terminal: in “eot from terminal, eot to terminal” mode, the paylink-ip/232 receives an eot character from the terminal and responds to the terminal with an eot character. This shutdown mode is ty...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 24 of 26 transaction ended by eot to terminal when tcp/ip closed: in “eot to terminal when tcp/ip closed” mode, the paylink-ip/232 sends an eot character to the terminal if the tcp/ip connection is closed by the server. Figure 24: closing connections ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 25 of 26 transaction ended by ack to terminal when tcp/ip closed: in “ack to terminal when tcp/ip closed” mode, the paylink-ip/232 sends an ack character to the terminal if the tcp/ip connection is closed by the server. Figure 25: closing connections ...

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    Rev. A07 paylink-ip/232 configuration guide page 26 of 26 11. Appendix b: hardware status leds hardware status leds power red - power connection status on power is being received by the paylink-ip/232 off power is not being received by the paylink-ip/232 ethernet green – lan connection status on pay...