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      2 | Utopia Gaming CALink Interface and BackOffice Setup

      This article covers the CALink BackOffice setup guide for the interface to the Utopia Gaming System and Bepoz. This interface allows Operators to get customer details and points totals and redeem points via SmartPOS.

      This article covers the CALink & BackOffice setup guide for the interface to the Utopia Gaming System and Bepoz.

      This interface allows Operators to get customer details and points totals and redeem points via SmartPOS.

      Prerequisites
      • For an operator to be able to setup Utopia Gaming Interface, the following privileges must be enabled 
        • Venue Maintenance "Main" Tab (General Settings)
          • All 'System Setup' Flags
        • Operator Maintenance 'General' Tab  
          • System Setup: "Access Venue, Stores & Tills" Flag
          • System Setup: "Maintain Venue, Stores & Tills" Flag
          • System Setup: 'Maintain Card Prefixes'
        • Operator Maintenance 'Maintenance' Tab  
          • Accounts & Memberships: 'All' Flags
      CALink Setup

       

      Fields

      Description

      Server Type
      • This is the type of server used: Utopia

      Server IP Address
      • This is the IP Address provided by Utopia Gaming

      Server TCP Port
      • This is the port that CALink uses to connect to the Utopia interface
      • This is provided by Utopia

      Till Connection TCP Port
      • This is the port at which CALink connects with backoffice

      Username
      • This is the username to connect to Utopia Gaming CALink
        • This is provided by Utopia Gaming

      Password
      • This is the password given for the above username
        • This is provided by Utopia Gaming

      Client ID
      • This is the Client ID provided by Utopia

      Client Secret
      • This is the Client Secret provided by Utopia
       

       

      BackOffice Setup
      • Below are the BackOffice setups that need to be configured which allows BackOffice to connect to CALink for the purposes of this interface
      Venue Setup
      1. Go to Backoffice -> System Setup
      2. Select Venue, Stores & Tills, and open Venue Maintenance
      3. Select a Venue and open Venue Maintenance
      4. In the External Links Tab, set the CALink #1 Gaming Points Link as follows:
        1. CALink Name: Name of the CALink instance
        2. CALink IP: This is the IP Address of the CALink communication with the Gaming system
        3. CALink Port: This is the TCP Port of the CALink communication with the Gaming system
        4. Timeout Seconds: Set the timeout seconds as required
        5. Enable the flags: 
          • Update Bepoz Accounts: When enabled, will create or update accounts in the local database for Utopia accounts received via CALink
          • Use Tiering: When enabled, it gives information of the Bepoz account and gives what tier the member is in
          • Get PointType Vouchers: When enabled, requests the multiple Points Buckets from the Gaming system and converts them into PointType Vouchers in Bepoz

       

       

      1. On the Venue Maintenance 'Main Tab', set the Points Earn Percent to 100.00% and Points Redeem Percent to 10,000.00%

       

      Till/ Workstation Setup
      1. Login to Backoffice and go to System Setup
      2. Go to Venue, Stores & Tills which will open a window
      3. Select a required Till and open Workstation Maintenance
      4. In the Flags/Other Tab, enable the 'Use CALink' Flag

       

       

       

      Account Maintenance
      1. Login to Backoffice and navigate to the Maintenance Menu
      2. Select 'Accounts' to open the Account List
      3. Select and double-click the Account Group called 'Tier Valued' which opens the Account Maintenance window for the Group
      4. In the Main Setup Tab:
        • Enable the 'Earn Points' Flag and give the value as '100.00 %'
        • Enable the 'Redeem Points' Flag and give the value as '100.00 %'
        • Enable the 'Use CALink for Points' Flag 
      5. Click 'OK' to save the settings

      Note:  To know more about Points Earn and Points Redeem, please refer to documentation for the  Account Maintenance "Main Setups" Tab article

       

      Card Prefixes Setup
      1. Login to BackOffice and go to System Setup
      2. Select Card Prefixes from the Menu
      3. Select 'Add CardPrifix' to add a new card prefix
      4. Enter the below details to create a new card prefix:
        • CardPrefix:  ; 
        • Strip Chars:  1
        • Use Chars:  8
        • Card Type:  Select 'Account Card' from the drop down
      5. Exit Edit mode to save the settings