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We are going to be making the move from a stand alone credit card processing unit to the integrated processing in Microsoft RMS. Based on other discussions I've read in this community, I decided to use Mercury Payment Systems as the processor. They beat our current processor's rates and were suggested by others in the forum.

What I need some help on now is the hardware side. In another post titled "Credit Card Processing", Jeff suggested using Magtek magstripe readers. Pointing to this site:

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Ultimately, what reader is going to get the job done? What is going to integrate the best/easiest with RMS? I was leaning towards the mini-USB from magtek, but wasn't sure what product to go with.

Jeff suggested using the keyboard emulation vs. HID, but in Magtek's reading, they say there is a possiblity of data getting mixed up if the cashier accidentally presses a key on the actual keyboard while card data is being transmitted with a keyboard emulator.

product 21040109 (Track 1 and 2) -Keyboard Emulation product 21040107 (Track 1, 2 and 3) -Keyboard Emulation product 21040147 (Track 1, 2 and 3) - Dual head Keyboard Emulation

These are also available in HID. Any input on this?

Thanks, Michael

- First District Association

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Michael Behm
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Ultimately, what reader is going to get the job done? What is going to integrate the best/easiest with RMS? I was leaning towards the mini-USB from magtek, but wasn't sure what product to go with.

Jeff suggested using the keyboard emulation vs. HID, but in Magtek's reading, they say there is a possiblity of data getting mixed up if the cashier accidentally presses a key on the actual keyboard while card data is being transmitted with a keyboard emulator.

product 21040109 (Track 1 and 2) -Keyboard Emulation product 21040107 (Track 1, 2 and 3) -Keyboard Emulation product 21040147 (Track 1, 2 and 3) - Dual head Keyboard Emulation

These are also available in HID. Any input on this?

Thanks, Michael - First District Association

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CptSoft

Jeff,

Thanks for the response. It's good to know that the Magtek product will integrate nicely with this system. After talking to a Magtek rep, I decided to purchase the dual head version of the model you mentioned. It sounds like the same thing, except you can run the card through with the magnetic stripe facing either way.

It's nice to know that this reader should just work when I plug it in, with little or no hardware setup required.

Michael

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Michael Behm

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