Configuration Screens

Configuring the IN-tact 1101

 

 

On Demand Mode Settings

(Used when configuring connections requiring a on demand connection mode)

On the navigation tree, click IN-tactSetup > Application Setup > Host Port. Click Edit, then select an on-demand connection type. Click Edit again.

This screen allows you to further define options for an on demand connection type. Options include how transaction headers and certain protocol settings are handled by the IN-tact. You may need to change these settings for hosts that use different framing or protocol options. Contact the host processor to obtain the correct settings for these options if unknown.

Field/Button

Description

NII

This is the NII routing code entered for this processor on the Host Port

 

Settings screen. It is provided as a reminder of which processor you

 

are currently working with.

 

 

Description

This is the description (or name) entered for this processor on the

 

Host Port Settings screen. It is provided as a reminder of which

 

processor you are currently working with.

Include Two-byte Message

Use this checkbox to include a two-byte message length indicator if

Length Header

required for this host connection. This option is disabled by default.

 

The two options below allow further control of the header and should

 

be enabled or disabled according to how the host processor is

 

configured.

 

 

Include Length Field in Length

As mentioned above, the first two bytes of the POS LAN header are a

Calculation

length indicator. This option determines whether or not these first two

 

bytes are included as part of the length calculation. This option should

 

be set to match host processor configuration.

 

 

Include TPDU

The TPDU is the next five bytes of the POS LAN Header and includes

 

information used for routing purposes. This option determines

 

whether or not these five bytes are included as part of the header.

 

This option should be set to match host processor configuration.

 

 

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