DORC - Darwin Off Road Cyclists

Mountain Biking, Trail rides and and adventures in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia

Get Paid using the Square Reader

You’ve arrived here because you hit the QR code for the Square Reader.

Overview

You need three things to make it work.

  1. Wifi hotspot ( from your personal phone)
  2. DORC phone, to be used as the point-of-sale device.
    This is connected to your phone by wifi
  3. Square device
    This is connected to the DORC phone by bluetooth

Setup

You only need to do the setup once.  Following that, you can switch it on, wait for software upgrades (if needed) and proceed straight to sales.

  1. Check the setup the day before
  2. Set up your Wi-Fi hotspot
  3. Connect the DORC phone your Wi-Fi hotspot
  4. Connect the Square to the DORC phone
  5. Sell stuff

Square App Icon

The Square Device

The Square Doovalaka

Setup

1. Before the event

Charge the phone.  Charge the Square

Take the time to try the phone setup on the day before the event.  Often, the phone, the Square App and the Square itself need to download upgrades.  Just let them do their thing.

2. Set up your phone Wi-Fi hotspot.

The Square will use your phone data.  The volume is extremely low.

Instructions for iPhone and Android are here

All Square communications are encrypted.
Your phone security will not be compromised.
It is strongly suggested you set a password for your hotspot to prevent others using your phone for access 

3. Connect the DORC phone to your Wi-Fi hotspot

If you have done this before, it should connect automatically.

From the top of the phone display, drag your finger down to reveal the device settings Menu

Android Settings
  • Select and hold the Wi-Fi Icon to reveal the wi-fi settings. 
    A list of Wi-Fi networks will appear.
  • Select the Wi-Fi hotspot from the previous step.   You will be asked to enter the password.
  • A status of Connected should be returned.

4.  Check the Bluetooth Connection to Square

The square should connect automatically.  If not, follow these steps

  • Press and hold the button on the square reader to put it into pairing mode, four orange lights will flash 
  • In the Square App, open the menu.  Go to Settings > Hardware > Connect a Reader
  • Square should display with a status of Reader Ready

If not.. go here Wirelessly Connect Your Contactless + Chip Reader

5. Sell Stuff

Using contactless payments.

  1. Open the Square App  
  2. Add items to your current sale, and then tap Charge.
  3. When you see one green light on the reader, it’s ready to take your customer’s payment. Ask your customer to hold their card over the reader to complete the sale.
    1. If they have a payment enabled phone. Tap that motherfucker
    2. If they have a chip card, insert that motherfucker (enter the PIN on the app).
  4. When you see four green lights, hear a beep, and see a confirmation in the Square app, the payment has successfully completed.

Then… sell more stuff

Pro tip: If you’re selling Jerseys, use the library icon to itemise the Jersey sale. This helps us with stock control.

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