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Board the terminal - MX925

Board a terminal to register and use it with the Adyen payments platform.

Requirements

Board the terminal only after successfully connecting the device to the internet, and performing a device security inspection. For more information, see the quick start guide.

Steps

Boarding with the Adyen Customer Area

  1. Log in to the Adyen Customer Area with your credentials.

  2. Switch to the merchant account to board the terminal with.
    2.1. Click Customize this page.
    A widget dock appears.
    2.2. Drag the Point-of-Sale widget from the widget dock to columns on the page.
    2.3. Click Done.

  3. On the Point-of-Sale widget, click Board terminal.
    3.1. Under Register Terminal, specify whether your terminal is integrated with a POS system.
    3.2. Under Receipt, review the printer status and custom receipt lines.
    3.3. Under Terminal(s), enter the terminal type, serial number (found on the back of the terminal), and the merchant account to board the terminal with.
    3.4. Click Add more to board more terminals.
    3.5. Click Register.
    3.6. Click "Show one time password".

  4. On the terminal screen, tap "Board the terminal".
    4.1. Enter your one-time password.
    The terminal may reboot more than once.
    4.2. After rebooting, the terminal will receive the merchant configuration, and you can begin processing payments

Board the terminal with the Adyen POS App

Prepare to board

  1. Open the Admin menu.
  2. Press 1. Network.
  3. Press 1. Connection Status.
  4. Make a note of the terminal's IP address.
  5. Download and install the Adyen POS App from iTunes or the Google Play Store.

Board with an Android device

  1. Open the Adyen POS App.
  2. Enter the details of your API credentials. To learn how to retrieve these, see Basic authentication.
  3. Tap ☰.
  4. Tap Payment device.
    The app will prompt to select between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection.
  5. Enter the IP address of your terminal and tap Add Device.
    The Adyen POS App identifies the terminal, synchronizes with the Adyen payments platform, and verifies the terminal configuration.
  6. The terminal begins boarding and restarts.
    After rebooting, the terminal will begin to update to the latest merchant configuration. Once the latest configuration has been applied, you can begin processing payments.

Board with an iOS device

  1. Open the Adyen POS App on the mobile device.
  2. Tap the   icon.
  3. Tap the '+' at the top of the Payment device popup menu.
  4. Enter the device hostname or IP.
    The device will now be listed in the Payment device menu with the status "Not Boarded".
  5. Tap the name of the device.
    The device displays a message saying the device is not configured, with options to Cancel or Board device.
  6. Tap Board Device.
  7. The terminal begins boarding and restarts.
    After rebooting, the terminal will begin to update to the latest merchant configuration. Once the latest configuration has been applied, you can begin processing payments.

Board the terminal with library integrations 

To board the terminal with your own custom systems, review our integration guides:

If you have any issues boarding your terminal, see our POS Troubleshooting section.