PAX Setup

Quick Startup Checklist

• Verify configurations for PAX Terminals from the NorthStar Credit Card Team. 
• ECM Setup
  1. Verify all Peripheral Setup for PAX Terminals
  2. Verify iPad Devices are set for PAX Terminals
  • • See: PAX Installation Quick Start 

• Verify site's payment processors allow PAX transactions (Implementation Team)

Basic Info

• The payment terminals function as external credit card/gift card processing devices. PAX devices can be customer facing and do not read Manager/Employee security cards. 
• Each PAX terminal holds encrypted credit card/gift card transaction data exclusively 
• Credit card/gift card transactions run on a PAX terminal are held in that specific PAX terminal
• The PAX terminals batch out these stored CC/GC transactions at a specified time 
  • This is set up in terminal's physical setting options.
• Note: These are not the same as the Verifone VX805s
  
• Processors: Currently we have four main processors that are live with PAX terminals:
1. FDMS - MacGrill, PF Chang's
2. TSYS - Kona Grill
3. Heartland - Torchy's Tacos
4. Shift4 - Brix Holdings (Smoothie Factory, Orange Leaf, etc.

Check ECM > Site > Payment tabs to verify processors for a specific site

Remote downloads

After a remote download of parameters from the following processors, the PAX device password will change to the following:

All other processors will retain their current password, which is the date.

Related articles

PAX Installation Quick Start

PAX Terminal FAQ

Payment Terminal Setup