Set Up the Pay Tray Application for Authorize.net

Prev Next

This article will walk you through setting up the Pay Tray Application for use with an Authorize.net credit card reader. This will allow you to take card-present transactions through the payment terminal.

Important Note

These instructions are for existing Authorize.net customers who have already purchased the BBPOS Chipper device. New customers will not be able to take EMV payments.

Instructions

  1. Download the latest Pay Tray Application. You will need version 2.0.1.0 or newer. Versions prior to 2.0.1 will not work.

  2. Follow the Pay Tray Application Installation Instructions.

    • If you are having difficulty, see the troubleshooting guide.

    • The first time you run the tray app, you must "Run as Administrator". Skipping this step will cause your transactions to fail.

  3. When the tray application is running, you should receive a notification that the Pay Command listener has started Pay Tray App notification indicating readiness to process transactions on the taskbar.

  4. Open your Windows System tray and right-click on the Pay Tray iconWindows taskbar displaying various applications with a highlighted Pay Tray App icon.

  5. Select SettingsThe Pay Tray App menu with the Settings option highlighted.

  6. The Configuration menu should appear, expand the Authorize.net EMV panel Configuration window displaying EMV options with Authorize.Net highlighted.

  7. In the AuthorizeNetConnectionMode put USB or Bluetooth. Pick the option that you plan to use to connect your device.Configuration settings showing the Authorize.net Connection Mode set to USB.

  8. In the AuthorizeNetPaymentDeviceID, put the name of the terminal that you would like to use Configuration settings showing Authorize.Net Payment Device ID.

    Note: This will be something that you can make up but should be descriptive enough to identify the computer and device that you are using. In this example, we have put “GolfCourse”. Additionally, these settings are scoped per user. Each user will need to set their device ID before their first use of the tray app.

  9. You are ready to run a test transaction


Mobile Device Management

After the first use, you should be able to see your device listed in Authorize.net’s Mobile Device Management.

The Mobile Device Management interface in Authorize.net displays an enabled status for a device.