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Activating Card Readers

To activate a USB card reader:

  • Register it on the printing device’s touch panel

  • Add the card reader's Vendor ID and Product ID to the USB device list on the printing device’s Web UI.

Registering the card reader on the printing device’s touch panel

  1. On the initial screen of the MyQ Embedded application, tap MyQ to open the admin login screen.

login screen
  1. On the admin login screen, enter the admin password (the default password is 1087), and then tap OK. The Admin menu opens.

admin login screen
  1. Tap Admin Login for opening the device’s panel screen.

admin settings
  1. On the screen, tap User Tools. The User Tools screen opens.

user tools on the admin menu
  1. Tap Screen Features. The Screen Features screen opens.

Screen Features on the admin menu
  1. Tap Screen Device Settings. The Screen Device Settings screen opens.

Screen device settings on the admin menu
  1. On the Screen device Settings screen, scroll down and tap IC Card/Bluetooth Software Settings. The IC Card/Bluetooth Software Settings screen opens.

Select IC Card Bluetooth Software Settings
  1. Tap Select IC Card Reader. The Select IC Card Reader dialog box appears.

Selecting IC Card Reader
  1. Tap Proximity Card Reader. The dialog box is closed.

Selecting the Proximity Card Reader setting
  1. Back on the IC Card/Bluetooth Software Settings screen, tap Proximity Card Reader Settings. The Proximity Card Reader Settings screen opens.

Selecting the Proximity Card Reader settings
  1. Plug in the card Reader to the Android panel via Mini USB — USB (female) reduction. The Proximity Card Reader Settings message box informs you that a USB card reader was registered.

Plugging the card reader in the printing device
  1. Tap OK to close the Proximity Card Reader Settings message box.

Card Reader registered message
  1. Back on the Proximity Card Reader Settings screen, remember (write down) the VENDOR_ ID number and the PRODUCT_ ID number displayed under Card Reader Info. These numbers have to be added to the printing device USB device list.

Vendor ID and Product ID numbers
  1. Exit the system settings.

For some newer devices, the system menu is different. Here are the steps in the updated system menu.

  1. On the initial screen of the MyQ Embedded application, tap the MyQ logo to open the admin login screen.

login screen
  1. On the admin login screen, enter the admin password (the default password is 1087), and then tap OK. The Admin menu opens.

admin login screen
  1. Tap Admin Login for opening the device’s panel screen.

admin menu
  1. On the device panel, open Settings.

Admin menu settings
  1. Tap System settings.

Admin menu system settings
  1. Open Network/Interface and then tap External Interface Software Settings.

Admin menu network-interface settings
  1. In the Select IC Card Reader field, tap on Do not use.

Admin menu externa interface software settings
  1. And then select Proximity Card Reader.

Admin menu, selecting proximity card reader
  1. Select Not Set for Proximity Card Reader Software Settings.

Proximity Card Reader Software Settings
  1. Connect the card reader when this screen is displayed:

Connect card reader message
  1. Confirm the settings.

Confirm your settings
  1. Restart the device.

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