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How to Activate a Device in Terminal Mode
How to Activate a Device in Terminal Mode

The Ventrata app enables you to sell and collect tickets for your products on select hardware devices.

Lucia Burin Sestakova avatar
Written by Lucia Burin Sestakova
Updated over a week ago

By activating the terminal it is linked to, your Ventrata account synchronises your activities from the terminal with the Ventrata Dashboard.
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When the Ventrata mobile app is first installed on a phone or payment terminal, you must perform the device activation process. Once activated, new versions of the app will activate the device automatically.


Prerequisites:

  • A location for is created in the Ventrata dashboard.

  • Configs of peripheral devices, such as printers or payment terminals, are created in the Ventrata dashboard.

  • Sellers are created in terminal's destination.

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Create New Terminal

  1. In the Ventrata dashboard, go to Ticket Terminals > Terminals in the navigation bar.

  2. If you use Destinations, select the destination for which you want to add the new terminal.

  3. Press the + New Terminal button.

  4. Enter terminal 'Name'.

  5. Enter 'Serial Number' if available.

    Serial Number


    πŸ“— TIP

    If you are using a terminal device, you can find the Serial Number on the back of the device (copy the number following S/N). If you are using a phone, go to Settings > About phone for Android / System Settings > General > About for iOS.


  6. Select 'Gateway'.

    Gateway

  7. Select the configs of all peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, routers, etc. connected to the terminal.

    Configs

  8. Select the Terminals mode.

    Mode

  9. Press the Create Terminal button.
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Create Terminal


Activate Terminal

  1. In the Ventrata dashboard, go to Ticket Terminals > Terminals in the dashboard.
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  2. Select your terminal and keep the Update Terminal window open on your screen.
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  3. Open the Ventrata app on the terminal.

  4. On the Activation page of the app, type the activation code displayed at the top of the terminal details.

    Activation Page

  5. Then, back in your browser, go to Ticket Terminals > Sellers.
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  6. Select your seller and keep the Update Seller window open on your screen.

  7. On the Login page of the app, type the Pin code from the seller details.

    Seller Login


The terminal is activated and the seller is logged in.
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