Log in to your RPS account
Click the Menu icon
Expand the Point of Sale menu option
Click on the Settings menu option
Click on the Terminals tab on the screen or press the hot key “e”.
A view showing Terminal Settings and Terminals will appear. Make sure you have your TSYS provided settings handy for the next steps.
Terminal Settings
Click the + Settings button
Enter in the following required information:
Location: The location where your TSYS terminals will reside.
Payment Processor: Select TSYS as the payment processor
Name: The name that is provided by TSYS.
Site ID: Site ID that is provided by TSYS
Key: Key that is provided by TSYS
Web API Key: Web API key provided by TSYS
Click the Save button
RPS will contact TSYS’s servers and validate your provided credentials. If you receive an invalid credentials carefully retype the credentials and try again. If the problem persists contact TSYS for help.
Now that your Terminal Settings are entered you can start adding Terminals.
Terminal Setup
Click the + Terminal button
Enter the following required information:
Terminal Settings: The TSYS settings that you want to associate the terminal with.
Host Name: The host name given from the terminal. Information below in the “Locating the Terminal Host Name on Genius” section.
Name: The name that you will use to identify the terminal throughout the RPS system.
Description: Description of the terminal used by the RPS system.
Click the Save update button
RPS will validate the information you entered and check that it will be able to connect to the terminal. Repeat Terminal Setup for each of your Genius terminals.
If you have an issue saving the Hostname, contact TSYS for help. This is usually an issue with the SSL on the Network end. (Network end allows the Dealers to enter the Hostname)
Information needed when contacting TSYS:
Need MID # of the dealer when calling
Site ID
S/N on device
Locating the Terminal Host Name on Genius
In order to setup a Genius terminal you will have to provide a host name or IP address from the Genius terminal to RPS. To locate this, press 000 on the key pad of you Genius device. An Admin prompt will appear on the terminal screen. Enter in 9416557 and press the enter key on the key pad. The Admin page will appear on the terminal screen. Locate the IP address at the top of the screen. Use that IP address to enter in the “Host Name” input while setting up the terminal.
Important: Make sure the terminal’s screen is off the admin screen information when you attempt to add the Terminal to RPS.
Finishing up.
Test to make sure the terminal is working correctly by clicking the check status button. Terminal information will appear here and the current screen. Note the screen preview image may be different from your device.
Finally, navigate to a payment screen in RPS and verify that you can take a payment on the terminal.