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Board the terminal - VX680

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

Board with the Adyen POS App (Integrated)

  1. Press **  + 9**  to open the admin menu.
  2. Enter the PIN code for the Admin menu. If you do not know this code, see our POS Troubleshooting section.
    The terminal displays the Admin menu.
  3. Press 1. Network.
  4. Press 2. Wi-Fi.
  5. Press 3TCP/IP settings to view and make a note of the terminal's IP address.
  6. Download and install the iTunes or the Google Play Store.

Board with an Android device

  1. Open the Adyen POS App.
  2. Enter the details of your API credential. 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  (Integrated)

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

Boarding with the Adyen Customer Area (Standalone)

  1. Log in to the Adyen Customer Area with your credentials.
  2. Go to your Merchant account page.
  3. Click Customize this page.
    A widget dock appears.
  4. Drag the Point of Sale widget from the widget dock to columns on the page.
  5. Click Back to Dashboard.
  6. On the Point of Sale widget, click Board terminal.
  7. Under Register Terminal, specify whether your terminal is integrated with a POS system.
  8. Under Receipt, review the printer status and custom receipt lines.
  9. Under Terminal(s), type your serial number and select an API credential.
  10. Click Add more to board more terminals.
  11. Click Register.
  12. Make sure that the terminal is powered on.
  13. Click "Show one time password".
  14. Enter your one-time password on the terminal.
    The terminal may reboot more than once.
  15. After rebooting, the terminal will begin to update to the latest merchant configuration.
  16. Once the latest configuration has been applied, you can begin processing payments..

Board the terminal with the Adyen Application (Standalone)

Board the terminal using the Adyen POS App once to register it to the Adyen payments platform and configure it for standalone mode. From there you can continue to use the terminal in standalone mode, without the use of the Adyen POS App or our integrations.

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