Activating Terminal Payments

Before you can accept card-present payments, you need to activate the terminal feature on your RevKeen account.

What you'll learn

Prerequisites for terminal payments
How to activate terminal payments from the dashboard
What happens behind the scenes during activation
How to request hardware if you don't have a PAX terminal

~5 min

Prerequisites

Before activating terminal payments, ensure you have:

An active RevKeen account with billing set up
A payment gateway configured (NMI is currently supported for card-present transactions)
A PAX A920 Pro terminal (or you can request one during setup)

Terminal payments use the same gateway as your online payments. If you already have NMI configured for card-not-present transactions, you're ready to go.

Activation Steps

Step 1: Open the Terminal App

Log in to your RevKeen Dashboard
Navigate to Apps > Marketplace > Terminal (or go directly to /apps/marketplace/terminal)
If you haven't activated terminal payments before, the activation wizard will display automatically

Step 2: Complete the Activation Wizard

The activation wizard walks you through:

Equipment check -- Confirm you have (or are requesting) a PAX terminal
Install the connector -- Download the RevKeen Terminal Connector for your operating system
Link the connector -- Generate a 6-digit linking code and enter it in the connector app

The linking code expires in 10 minutes and can only be used once. If it expires, you can generate a new one.

Step 3: Verify Activation

Once the connector is linked, you'll see it appear in the Terminal settings page with a status indicator:

Online (green dot) -- Connector is connected and ready
Offline (amber dot) -- Connector is not currently connected
Not registered -- Connector has not completed the linking process

What Happens Behind the Scenes

When you activate terminal payments, RevKeen:

Creates a processing account linked to your existing payment gateway
Registers the connector device in your merchant account
Establishes a secure WebSocket channel between the connector and RevKeen Cloud
Once a PAX terminal is paired, creates the device record with the terminal's serial number

Requesting Hardware

If you don't have a PAX terminal yet:

During the activation wizard (Step 1), click Request Terminal
RevKeen will create a hardware order on your behalf
You'll see a confirmation with a reference number
The terminal will be shipped to your registered business address

You can continue with the connector installation while waiting for your terminal hardware to arrive.

Next Steps

Install the Connector -- Download and set up the Terminal Connector app
Process Your First Payment -- Send a payment to the terminal