IWL 200 Series Set Up

Owned by Amy Green
11 October 2022
7 min read

  1. ICT 250 (Ethernet/Phoneline)

  2. IWL 251 (GPRS)

  3. IWL 252 (Bluetooth)

  4. IWL 258 (WiFi)

 

  1. ICT 250

Please note that the items mentioned below, are not replaced during a swap out, only the relevant part i.e. physical terminal

Ensure you have the following items included with your terminal:

  • 1x Card machine

  • 1x Magic box cable (connected to terminal)

  • 1x Power cord

  • 1x Ethernet cable

  • 1x Phone line cable

Not included with your terminal:

  • Telephone socket

  • Router or wall mounted Ethernet socket

You will also need the following information:

  • Merchant ID Number. This is the “MID NUMBER” that you can find on your Blink Portal, or an acquiring statement.

 

Power

You first need to connect your Terminal to a
power supply:

  1. Place the Terminal in a convenient location for both you and your customers.

  2. Plug the Power Cord into the Magic Box Cable.

  3. Plug the Power Plug into an electrical socket.


Communication

You then need to connect your terminal to either a broadband or telephone line:

A. If using a broadband connection (recommended), connect the Magic Box to a router or wall mounted Ethernet socket, using an Ethernet cable. This connection port is labelled ETH.

B. If using a standard telephone line connection, connect the Magic Box to a wall telephone socket using a standard telephone lead. This connection port is labelled IN.

SET UP

  1. Your terminal will now prompt you to select one of two connection methods:

    1. Local Network is for broadband connections.

    2. Telephone (PPP) is for standard telephone line connections.

Select the appropriate option using the payment terminal arrow keys. Once selected, press the green ENTER button  to continue.

  • Note, for Telephone (PPP) connections, the terminal will ask you if:

    • You have ‘call waiting’ or ‘1571’. If applicable, select the correct option and press the green ENTER button  to indicate your selection.

    • You hold a “dial prefix”. If applicable, enter the prefix when prompted and press the green ENTER button .

  1. You will now be prompted to enter your Merchant ID Number. Key in your MID Number and press the green ENTER button . A download will then begin.

  2. Once you have successfully installed your Terminal the MID Number will be displayed on screen. You are now ready to start taking card payments.

  3. Make a 1p transaction on your personal card to ensure the setup has been successful.

 

 

IWL 251 (GPRS)

Please note that the items mentioned below, are not replaced during a swap out, only the relevant part i.e. physical terminal

Ensure you have the following items included with your terminal:

  • 1x iWL251 card machine

  • 1x charging base unit

  • 1x power cord

  • 1 x supervisor card

  • 1 x SIM card

 

  1. Place the terminal within the Base Unit.

  2. Plug the Power Cord into the Base Unit.

  3. Plug the Power Plug into an electrical socket. A blue ‘:-)’ symbol will then appear on screen.

Note: Ensure your terminal is fully charged before beginning the setup process.

  1. Switch on the terminal by holding down ENTER .

  2. Navigate through the set up, by selecting either automatic mode or manual mode (SIM settings)

  3. Enter the merchant ID, the terminal should begin installing

  4. Should the terminal get stuck, use the supervisor card to access the function codes (function 91)

  5. Make a 1p transaction on a card to ensure the setup has been successful

Note: This test transaction must be made by inserting your card and entering your PIN, not a contactless transaction.

 

IWL 252 (Blueooth)

 

Ensure you have the following items:

(Please note that during a swap out, only the relevant hardware will be provided, such as the Terminal itself, or the Base unit)

  • 1x Ingenico iWL252 base unit

  • 1x Card machine

  • 1x Power cord

  • 1x Ethernet cable

  • 1x Phone line cable

Not included with your terminal:

  • Telephone socket

  • Router or wall mounted Ethernet socket

You will also need the following information:

  • Merchant ID Number - this is the “MID” that you can find on your Blink account, or your Acquiring Bank statement

 

Power

You first need to connect your Base Unit to
a power supply:

  1. Place the Terminal within the Base Unit, in a convenient location for both you and your customers.

  2. Plug the Power Cord into the Base Unit.

  3. Plug the Power Plug into an electrical socket. A blue ‘:-)’ symbol will then appear on screen.


Communication

You then need to connect your Base Unit to either a broadband or telephone line:

  1. If using a broadband connection (recommended), connect the Ingenico iWL 252 base Unit to a router or wall mounted Ethernet socket, using
    an Ethernet cable. This connection port is on the back of the base unit, next to the power cord.

  2. If using a standard telephone line connection, connect the IN socket on the Base Unit to a telephone socket using a standard telephone lead. The IN socket is located on the bottom of the Base Unit, to access it simply lift off the cover.

a. F1-F4 Keys. Function keys enable scrolling up and down through menus.

 

b. Menu Key. To enter the application menus, press the MENU key  from the READY prompt. Pressing this key again moves to the next menu (if available).

c. Correction Keys. When entering numbers or letters, the yellow CLEAR button  deletes one character at a time, whilst the red CANCEL button  deletes the entire line (this key also cancels transactions).

d. Confirmation Key. The green ENTER button  is used to confirm anything that has been typed into the terminal.

e. Paper Feed. To test the feeding of the paper through the printer, press and hold CLEAR .

f. Reboot Terminal. To reboot the terminal hold down CLEAR  and ‘ . ,’ ’  simultaneously.

 

THE SET UP

  1. Your terminal will now prompt you to select one of two connection methods:

    1. Local Network is for broadband connections.

    2. Telephone (PPP) is for standard telephone line connections.

Select the appropriate option using the payment terminal arrow keys. Once selected, press the green ENTER button  to continue.

  • Note, for Telephone (PPP) connections, the terminal will ask you if:

    • You have ‘call waiting’ or ‘1571’. If applicable, select the correct option and press the green ENTER button  to indicate your selection.

    • You hold a “dial prefix”. If applicable, enter the prefix when prompted and press the green ENTER button .

  1. You will now be prompted to enter your Merchant ID Number. Key in your MID Number and press the green ENTER button . A download will then begin.

  2. Once you have successfully installed your Terminal the MID Number will be displayed on screen. You are now ready to start taking card payments.

  3. Make a 1p transaction on your personal card to ensure the setup has been successful.

 

Note: This test transaction must be made by inserting your card and entering your PIN, not a contactless transaction.

 

 

IWL 258 (WiFi)

 

(Please note that during a swap out, only the relevant hardware will be provided, such as the Terminal itself, or the Base unit)

Ensure you have the following items included with your terminal:

  • 1x Base unit

  • 1x Card machine

  • 1x Power cord

Not included with your terminal:

  • Router

You will also need the following information:

  • Merchant ID Number

 

Part 1

You first need to connect your Base Unit to
a power supply:

  1. Place the Terminal within the Base Unit, in a convenient location for both you and your customers.

  2. Plug the Power Cord into the Base Unit.

  3. Plug the Power Plug into an electrical socket. A blue ‘:-)’ symbol will then appear on screen.

 

Part 2

  1. Follow the Set Up which is initiated automatically

  2. Select WiFi Set Up

  3. Select option ‘Profiles’

  4. Select option ‘New Profile’ by pressing ENTER 

  5. Select option ‘Automatic Scan’ by pressing ENTER . A list of available networks will appear. Choose the WiFi Network you want to connect to

  6. Select option ‘Home Security’ by pressing ENTER 

  7. Select option ‘WPA/WPA2’ by pressing ENTER 

  8. Key in your WiFi password by pressing the number keys to scroll through the characters. To enter your password, navigate to the green circle icon  and press ENTER 

  9. When the network symbol  turns green, your terminal is successfully connected to the internet

  10. The terminal should request the merchant ID, which should be inserted so that the terminal can install

  11. Once installation is complete;

  12. Make a 1p transaction on a personal card to ensure setup has been successful. Begin by keying in the transaction amount and pressing ENTER . When the prompt appears, insert your card into the terminal

  13. Set a new supervisor password

  14. Re-enter the password by typing it in again and pressing ENTER . The terminal will display ‘parameter saved’

  15. Terminal will then proceed to the payment screen by asking for the PIN number of the card – Enter the PIN to proceed with the 1p sale

Note: This test transaction must be made by inserting your card and entering your PIN, not a contactless transaction.