Connection Manager Pro

About

This software is an enterprise version of the device manager tool available in EBizCharge’s virtual terminal. The Connection Manager Pro is ideal for companies that need to manage several EMV devices remotely. Users can log into EBizCharge’s developer portal, which is capable of handling thousands of EMV devices from multiple locations. This outstanding solution will allow developers to deploy multiple locations remotely by rebooting, restoring and re-pairing EMV devices.

To Login to the Developer Portal

To login to the developer portal, go to https://sandbox.EBizCharge.com/_developer/app/login. If you do not already have a developer login, simply click "Register for an account" to create one. You can login immediately after you have registered.

Devices

The Devices page of the Developer Portal page will show the list of devices you are currently managing. This list can contain devices over multiple merchant accounts. You can add devices that have already been registered or register the devices as you add them.

Add Device

New Device vs. Registered Device

A new device is a device that has NOT been paired or registered in the Merchant Console Device Manager. If you are pairing a new device then it can be registered as a stand alone or a managed device. If you are going to connecting the device to the Virtual Appliance then the device will ALWAYS be a new device.

A registered device is one that has been paired or registered in the Merchant Console Device Manager.

Stand Alone vs. Managed Device

A stand alone device is one which you do not need a virtual appliance to manage. Castles MP200's will be stand alone device, and all registered devices will automatically be categorized as stand alone.

A managed device is one which you use one of the appliances to manage, like the Ingenico ISC480. Visit the Connection Manager for Windows and the Connection Manager Virtual Appliance pages for more information.

Adding a Device

Creating an API Key

If it is your first time adding devices to the Connection Manager Pro, you will need to make sure you have an API Key created to attach each device to. You can add more than one device to each API Key. If you are managing devices from multiple merchant accounts, then you will need to create an API Key for each merchant account, because the API Key is what links that device to that specific account.

Login to the merchant account and create an API Key/Source Key and PIN for your devices. Instructions for both the Legacy Console and Console 2 are listed below.

Legacy Console

  • Go to the Settings tab, then the Source Keys sub tab, and click "Add Source". Add Source
  • Enter required fields and click "Save". Required fields are listed below:
    • Name- Name the source key for the payment device.
    • PIN- Create a pin for this source key. This is NOT optional when creating for a payment device. Source Details
  • The system will generate a source key and return to the main Source Keys page. Source Key

Console 2

  • Go to the Settings tab, then the API Keys sub tab, and click "Add API Key". Add API Key
  • Enter required fields and click "Save". Required fields are listed below:
    • Name- Name the API Key for the payment device.
    • PIN- Create a pin for this API Key. API Key Details
  • The system will generate an API Key and return to the main API Keys page. API Key

Add Device Info

  • Click "+ Add Device" at the top of the page on the Devices tab. Add Device
  • Enter ALL of the fields. Different kinds of devices will require different fields. If a field is not displayed then it is not required. Description of each field are below:
    • Select New or Registered- See above for more information.
    • Name of Device- Name the Device. Device name can contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dashes. All other characters will be filtered out.
    • Type- Choose Managed for devices being managed by an appliance and Stand Alone for all others. See above for more information.
    • Source Key- Enter the API Key you created above.
    • PIN- Enter the PIN associated with the API Key you created.
    • Device Key- The unique device key listed in the Device Manager.
    • Device Make- Click dropdown menu and select the make of the device you are connecting.
    • Server Key- Select the Device Server that you would like to link this device to. If you are using an appliance, you will need to create this server before connecting devices. See the Device Servers section below for more information.
    • Device IP- Enter IP address of the device you are connecting.
    • Environment- Sandbox or Production. The environment must match the API Key environment. Device Detail
  • Click "Apply" or "Save" and and the portal will confirm the device was successfully connected. Connected
  • The device will be listed on the "Devices" page and in the Connection Manager Pro (see below). Repeat this process for all devices you wish to manage from the Connection Manager Pro.

Device in Dev Portal

Import Devices

The Connection Manager also allows you to add multiple devices to your device servers by uploading information for multiple devices in a CSV document. Below are the steps for uploading both a managed and standalone devices.

Prepare the File

First, you will need to prepare the document with your device information. It must be in .csv format. Below you will find descriptions of the fields the file could include and an example template. Please Note: Documents must include only the devices that have the same type (Stand Alone or Managed) and same make.

Field Requirements Description
Store Optional Store number associated with device.
DBA Optional Name of merchant associated with device.
device_name Required for ALL Merchant assigned terminal label. Device name can contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dashes. All other characters will be filtered out.
apikey Required for ALL API key device should be connected to.
apipin Required for ALL API pin for the above api key.
device_ip Required for Managed IP address associated with device.
devicekey Required for Standalone Unique gateway assigned alphanumeric string.

Device Import Templates:

Specify File Information

Once you have prepared the document, click the 'Import' button at the top of the 'Devices' page.

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Next, specify if the file contains managed or stand alone devices, and the fields associated with that device type will populate.

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Managed Devices

When importing managed devices you will have to specify the following fields:

  • Select a Server Key- Select the Device Server that you would like to link this device to. If you are using an appliance, you will need to create this server before connecting devices. See the Device Servers section below for more information.
  • Select Make- Select the make of the device you are connecting.

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When complete click 'Upload CSV' button.

Stand Alone Devices

When uploading Stand Alone devices, you will only need to specify the Environment (Sandbox or Production). The environment must match the API Key environment.

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When complete click 'Upload CSV' button.

Upload and View Errors

Choose the file you wish to upload and click 'Open' and the developer-portal will parse the data in the file.

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Once the data is parsed, the portal will show the following fields:

  • Total Attempted- The number of devices you attempted to import.
  • Successfully Saved- The number of devices that were successfully added to the device list.
  • Errors- The number of devices NOT added to the list due to an error.

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If you will to view the errors in your upload click 'Download Import Results' button. You will see the same .csv file that you uploaded and with two additional columns added:

  • Saved- If this column says 'TRUE' then the device was uploaded successfully. If the column says 'FALSE' then the device was not uploaded
  • Reason- This will be 'n/a' for successfully uploaded devices. For unsuccessful devices, it will show all relevant errors.

Once uploaded, the devices will be listed in the Devices section of the Developer Portal.

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Device Servers

If you are using an appliance, you will need to create this server and link it to the appliance before connecting any devices. Instructions for creating the server are shown below.

Adding Device Servers

Add Server

  • Go to Developer Portal, select the "Device Servers" tab on the lefthand side, and then click "+ Add Device Server" at the top of the page.

Server Details

  • Enter all fields:
    • Name- Name your device server
    • Pairing Code- The pairing code provided by the appliance.
    • Select an Environment- Choices are, Sandbox or Production. NOTE: You must choose the same environment you selected in the appliance.
  • Click "Apply" or "Save". The Device Server will be created.

Change Log

2017-08-25

  • Added Import Devices feature.