Daylight Savings Time Equipment Update

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, AT 2:00AM!

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour, and remember to do this for your payment terminals, too. See below for some quick instructions.

First Data Terminals image004.png

From “Swipe or Insert Card” Screen
  1. Tap the settings button (orange button with wrench and screwdriver icon)
  2. In the System Menu, press “Date/Time”
  3. Enter Date in MMDDYYYY format, press Enter (green key)
  4. Enter Time in HHMMSS (military time format), press Enter (green key)
  5. Press the Red “X” key until you are back at the home screen
  6. Updated Date/Time should now appear

Verifone Terminals verifone-terminal-rev.png

From “Sale Refund Void” Screen
  1. Press Enter
  2. Press F2 for Setup
  3. Enter Password (1, Alpha, Alpha, 66831), Press Enter
  4. Press More (purple key) until you see “Date/Time”
  5. At Setup Screen, press “F” key associated with “Date/Time”
  6. Enter Date in MMDDYYYY format, press Enter(green key)
  7. Enter Time in HHMMSS (military time format), press Enter
  8. Press “Clear” twice until you are back at the home screen
  9. Updated Date/Time should now appear

New Internet Security for IP Transactions

A new internet security standard went into effect on January 1st of this year. It is another layer of security to keep the bad guys out. It is called SHA 256 and it layers security exponentially.

This change only affects businesses using the internet for transmission of data, not old fashioned land lines. If you are experiencing delays or processing challenges since we turned the calendar, get in touch with us for a fast and easy solution.