Internet/IP Troubleshooting | PAX S80

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Last updated: Jan 19, 2021
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Basic Troubleshooting

Hardware Troubleshooting

  • Power cycle the terminal

  • Check that the ethernet cable is securely connected both to the LAN port on the bottom of the terminal and to the port on the router

    • Just to make sure, unplug and re-plug at both ends

    • Verify an ethernet cord is being used, and not a phone cord

  • Try another ethernet cable. If no other cable is available, try using one from another device

  • Try moving the ethernet cable to another port on the router

  • Reset the router (Power it down, wait 30 seconds, power it back up)

  • Make sure the lights on the router are green on all ports with connections

  • Verify a modem/router is being used, and not a network switch

    • A network switch doesn't assign an IP address, so DHCP will not work, a static IP address must be used

    • Get specific model numbers to verify type of modem/router/switch

Software/Additional Troubleshooting

  • Check to see if other devices connected to the router are working properly

  • Check the internet connection on a computer

  • Run a Ping Test on the terminal

  • Check whether a static or dynamic (DCHP) address is being used

  • Check if the correct comm type is set

  • Make sure the firewall has not been changed to block the transaction port on the Processor Host server

Advanced Troubleshooting Steps

To switch from DHCP to Static IP

  1. Press Menu

  2. Press 6 for Communication

  3. Key-in the password (today's date- MMDDYYY) and then press Enter

  4. Press 7 for LAN Parameters

  5. Press 1 for LAN Type

  6. Press 2 for Static (or 1 to switch back to DHCP)

  7. Enter in the appropriate static addresses (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP, DNS IP, Ping address)

Once the terminal is updated, contact support in order to update the terminal file (BroadPOS) with the static IP addresses/settings.

Note: If you still get Connect Error after switching to static IP or after completing a download on static IP, make sure the DNS server is configured on the file (BroadPOS) and in the terminal. To do so, please contact support.

To run a ping test

  1. Press Menu

  2. Press 6 for Communication

  3. Key-in the password (today's date- MMDDYYY) and then press Enter

  4. Press 7 for LAN Parameters

  5. Press 6 for Ping

  6. By default www.google.com will be listed, press Enter to run the test

    • If the terminal connects to Google.com, the word “Success” will appear

    • If the terminal fails to connect to the Google server, the words “Ping Failed” will appear

If the Ping test fails:

  • Troubleshoot above

If the Ping test succeeds:

  1. The terminal, cable, router and ISP are working properly

  2. It’s an indication that there is a connectivity issue at the processing host

  3. Try running a test transaction