Setting up PC-EFTPOS to work with Virtual PinPad is a P-ITA, so do the following dance, and things might work.
- During setup, remember to select "PINPad will be attached..." .
- In EFT Client UI, change COM Port to
TCPIP
- Press
Stop
and relaunch EFT Client UI again - Setup Virtual PinPad https://pceftpos.com/media/KnowledgeBase/How%20To%20Set%20Up%20A%20Virtual%20PINPad%20to%20work%20with%20PC-EFTPOS.pdf
- Try changing to 2011 but 2012 should be the correct value. 2011 should be used for sending payment to EFT Client, and 2012 should be used for connecting Virtual PinPad to EFT Client.
- Using port 2011 can seem to work and you may still be able to see
PC_EFTPOS DEMO READY
but don't be fooled because sending a transaction amount will be unsuccessful.
- Using port 2011 can seem to work and you may still be able to see
- You might have to close the virtual pinpad and open it again, until
you see
PC_EFTPOS DEMO READY
.