If you purchased credit card swipe interface, credit cards can be swiped to capture the credit card information within the reservation.
System Requirements Swipe Reader
- Compatible with AAMVA
- Reads ISO and ANSI formatted track data
- The Swipe Reader has an USB interface.
Overview
The Magnetic stripe card reader reads the Credit card and forces the data to the system monitor through the keyboard. To get the data from the Mag stripe reader, an input dialog with one text field is displayed. When the user swipes the card, the data will be written to the text area. Then the data is transferred from the input dialog and displayed in appropriate fields. The swipe cards interface button is added in the Guest and Reservation screens.
To use swipe card in Reservation Screen
The swipe card feature is available in the Reservation > Billing screen and Quick Reservation Screen.
1. | The swipe card button will be enabled always in the reservation billing screen. |
2. | When you click on the Swipe Card button, the Swipe Card input dialog opens up. |
3. | Swipe the credit card. The details of the credit card are captured into the temporary box. |
4. | Then click on the OK button. |
The credit card details are transferred to the appropriate fields. If you are not processing any transaction, click on the Save button.
Note: Swiping a Card does NOT process any amount on the card. It simply stores the card number in your screen.
Swipe card feature can be used with real time credit card processing if you are setup with Authorize.net or Stripe.