Technical Note: 20060721029

PC-EFTPOS Setup (Australia)

(Maitre'D 2005, from Service Pack 4 and later versions of Maitre'D)

Maitre'D supports the PC-EFTPOS interface for the Australian market. This protocol has two media types, Pre-Autho. or Sale, for sit-down restaurant or Fast-Food/retail transactions.

Electronic Funds Transfer / View / Options / Interface

Interface:

PC-EFTPOS

Protocol:

PC-EFTPOS

Electronic Funds Transfer / View / Options / Identification

Use Pre-Authorization:

Enabled

Electronic Funds Transfer / Transaction

All Maitre'D Back-Office Transactions are disabled.

Cards With Pre-Authorization

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Media Type

Payment Type:

PC-EFTPOS Pre-Autho.

Payment surplus:

Tip Entry, as credit card companies do not allow cash advances.

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Media Type / Option

Folio:

Enabled

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Card Property

EFT Category:

Others

Electronic Fund Transfer:

Enabled

Hide card number:

This option can not be disabled with CISP compliant protocols. It masks some digits of the credit card number on the EFT voucher.

Validation:

Disabled

Expiration:

Enabled. The expiration date of a credit card has to be entered in the format MM / YY.

Number of digits:

Empty

Starting With:

Empty

Cards Without Pre-Authorization

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Media Type

Payment Type:

PC-EFTPOS Sale

Payment surplus:

Tip Entry, as credit card companies do not allow cash advances.

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Media Type / Option

Folio:

Enabled

P.O.S. Control / Payments / Card Property

EFT Category:

Others

Electronic Fund Transfer:

Enabled

Hide card number:

This option can not be disabled with CISP compliant protocols. It always masks the first digits of the credit card number and only shows the last four digits on the EFT voucher.

Validation:

Disabled

Expiration:

Enabled. The expiration date of a credit card has to be entered in the format MM / YY.

Number of digits:

Empty

Starting With:

Empty

P.O.S. Control / Workstation / Options / Devices / PIN Pad

Type:

Serial

Port:

Select the COM port where the IngenicoPIN Pad is connected.

Driver:

PC-EFTPOS

Setting the Employees

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Configuration / Invoice / Payment

EFT reprint:

Enable this option to allow the employee to print duplicate EFT vouchers.

P.O.S. Control / Employees / Configuration / Media

Enable the proper payment type depending on whether these employees can perform pre-authorizations for tip in a sit-down restaurant, or only close card transactions immediately in a Fast-Food or retail environment.