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Xenial Product Documentation

Payment Device (Bluetooth)

Xenial Cloud Portal 4-Dot Menu Data Management Ordering Settings Hardware Peripherals

To define settings for a payment device with a Bluetooth connection:

  1. From the upper-right of the Peripherals area, select New Peripheral.

  2. From the Peripheral Type dropdown, select Payment.

  3. From the Peripheral Schema dropdown, select Payment.

  4. From the Connection Type dropdown, select Bluetooth.

  5. Select Continue.

  6. Locate the Peripheral Type section.

    • Toggle Active to Active if the device is available for use at the site.

    • Multi-site users: To the right of the field, select the globe icon to define values for each site.

  7. Locate the Peripheral Configuration section.

    Field

    Description

    Peripheral Name

    Type a name for the device.

    Payment Platform

    From the dropdown, select the processing application used by the device.

    Vendor

    From the dropdown, select the vendor associated with the device.

    Model

    From the dropdown, select the device model.

    Show Tips Dialog

    Toggle Yes to display the dialog for guest tips when processing a payment for an order.

    Batch Timeout Seconds

    Type the number of seconds to wait to successfully process batch settlement commands before timing out.

    Enable Swipe Ahead

    Toggle Yes to allow guests to swipe their payment card and type their PIN (or sign for the transaction) BEFORE the cashier finishes entering the order. Once the order is entered, the guest approves the order total and the receipt prints. This feature speeds up the order tendering process.

    • This feature is not supported by all devices. If the feature is not supported, a message is displayed below the Enable Swipe Ahead toggle.

    Swipe Ahead Availability

    This field is only available when Enable Swipe Ahead is toggled Yes.

    From the dropdown, select the desired option:

    • On Order Create - The guest is able to swipe their payment card as soon as the order is started.

    • On Payment Selection - The guest is able to swipe their payment card as soon as the cashier selects the payment type.