Host Processor Setup - Minimal with Multiple Hosts

Host Processor Setup - Minimal with Multiple Hosts

This is an example of a multiple host processor configuration. Three screens are used to define the host processors in use (Figures 4, 5 & 6).

Figure 4. Host Port Settings Screen - Multiple Hosts

By defining and enabling multiple host processors, the end-user terminals send POS transactions to the destination specified in the NII portion of the TPDU sent from the terminal per each transaction (see Figure 3).

Field/Button

Description

NII

Allows those terminals initialized with the same NII to be matched for

 

transmission of all traffic to the associated primary IP address

 

 

Description

A free-form text entry used to identify the processor

 

 

Enabled

Allows you to temporarily disable, but not delete, a processor

 

 

Connection Type

Defines whether a Standard or HTTP connection is being used by the

 

processor

 

 

Edit

Displays the related connection type screen (see Figure 4) and allows

 

you to define IP addresses.

 

 

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