Configuring Communications

The communications base to which the terminal is registered can communicate with the Moneris Host over Ethernet or dial communication.

If you have more than one handheld terminal registered to a communications base, it must use Ethernet communication in order to process transactions from more than one of the handhelds at a time.

If you have only one handheld terminal registered to a communications base, it can use dial communication as the default rather than the backup, i.e. Ethernet communication is not required.

Click on the method of communication your terminal will use and follow the configuration instructions:

Ethernet Communication (select one as appropriate to your setup):

Before you set up your terminal to communicate with the Moneris host over high-speed Ethernet, please review the Moneris IP Readiness Checklist (available at moneris.com/checklist) and ensure that your Ethernet service and your Ethernet network are ready to support your terminal.

1. • Public Internet - Dynamic

   • Private Internet - Dynamic

   • Public Internet - Static

   • Private Internet - Static

Dial Backup and Dial Communication

If Ethernet communication goes down during a transaction, the terminal/base will use dial communication to perform the transaction  (if dial backup is available).  The terminal/base will then attempt to use Ethernet communication for the next transaction.

To determine whether the hardware is communicating correctly, check the communications status icons and messages.

Go back to "Getting Started."