Planning And Preparation; Logistical Planning - Magtek DynaProx Installation And Operation Manual

2 - Planning and Preparation

2 Planning and Preparation
The guidelines in the following sections are intended to help project planners and system administrators
plan for the physical and logical requirements of deploying and using DynaProx products. The most
effective way to ensure smooth deployment of a solution is to consider these factors before receiving the
device.
2.1

Logistical Planning

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Determine what type of host DynaProx will connect to. For a list of supported device types and
operating systems, see Table 1-1. When planning, be sure to include any additional support or
devices required by the host and DynaProx, such as physical locations, mounting, power connections,
and charging cradles.
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Determine what connection the host will use to communicate with the device. Depending on the
device model (see Table 1-1), the connection can be USB or RS-232.
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Determine what software will be installed on the host and how it will be configured. Software can
include operating system, transaction processing software, security software, and so on. If teams
other than the software development team will be involved in preliminary device testing, MagTek
recommends the solution development team provide a smoke test harness early in the development
process to allow basic testing (for example, communication adapter testing). In addition, be sure to
plan for any additional support required by the software, such as software licenses and network
connections. Information about software is provided in section 4.2 About Host Software.
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Determine how the device will be physically presented to the cardholder. The type of mounting will
help facilitate the cardholder's access to the DynaProx reader to allow a tap card read. Typical
mounting will be accomplished by using 4 screws through the mounting surface into the threaded
inserts on the underside of the DynaProx (See Section 4.4 for more details). Mounting the DynaProx
to a metal surface will not interfere with the contactless field; however, if the DynaProx is mounted
such that the top surface is flush with adjacent metal on the same plane, the range of the contactless
reader may be reduced. By keeping the card reading plane a few millimeters above any adjacent metal
surfaces or providing a few millimeters of gap between the reader and adjacent metal will assure
acceptable card reading performance.
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Determine how the device should be configured and specify that configuration when ordering the
device. A full list of configurable options is documented in D998200489 DynaProx Programmer's
Manual (COMMANDS).
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Select and configure a secure workstation that advanced operators will use to configure and/or update
the device. The workstation must be configured as follows:
o Available USB port.
o A secure means of obtaining files, either via the network (such as SFTP) or via removable
media, such as USB flash drives. This is required for installing software tools, copying
firmware files, etc. If you are using Magensa Services, make sure the secure workstation has
an internet connection and has all required Magensa Remote Services software components
installed.
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