1 | Manager Cards Interface Setup

This article provides an overview of the interface setup for the Manager Cards External Payment Link.

This is a requirement for some Venues who wish to interface to their existing Manager Card Authorisation system
This authorises a manager to "Comp" a transaction
A new External Payment Interface is Required
Upon selecting "Manager Comp" a manager card is swiped and then a packet is sent to the external system for validation

The response will either decline or send back the amount available
The operator then enters the amount to Comp and the external system will authorise this

To begin the implementation process, the Implementation Operator must have the following privileges enabled:

After adding a new Device, enter a Device Name and then set it as follows:
1. Device Type: External Payment Link
2. External DLL Name: Extpay_star.Dll
3. Class Name: Manager Cards
Set the Job Options as follows:
1. IP Address: The IP Address of the Casino Manager Card Endpoint
2. TCP Port: The TCP Port of the Casino Manager Card Endpoint
3. Timeout: The Timeout for messages to be received
4. Payment Number: Ext Payment 1 (The Ext Payment Name 1 should also be set in the Venue Record)
5. Food TypeGroup: Whichever Type Group signifies Food Products in the Venue
6. Beverage TypeGroup: Whichever Type Group signifies Beverage Products in the Venue
7. Card Strip #Chars: The number of characters on the Magnetic Card stripe that appears prior to the Manager Card Number
8. Card Use #Chars: The number of characters on the Magnetic card stripe that constitute the Manager Card Number
Click OK to save the Job

Once the above settings are completed, including the External Payment Name 1 is set, then the new Payment Button will appear on the Payment Screen in SmartPOS