Terminal configurations
What can be configured on an Aera terminal, Aera's default values, and how you confirm your choices before Aera creates your configuration profile.
Aera has a default terminal configuration. During onboarding, you review Aera's configuration template: you make your choices or confirm the defaults. Aera then creates the configuration profile for your terminals. Settings marked Portal are chosen when the payment acceptance profile is set up in the Aera portal.
General
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Terminal type | Multilane, countertop or portable |
| Network connection | Ethernet, Wi-Fi or 4G |
| Transaction currency | Set automatically from the merchant location registered in the Aera portal |
| Terminal language | Portal |
| Available languages | English, French, Dutch, German, Norwegian |
| POS integration | Yes |
Payment features
| Feature | Default |
|---|---|
| Offline payments | Portal, per card scheme |
| Domestic card offline parameters (Bancontact, BankAxept) | Aera default values, if relevant |
| Preferred scheme on multi-application cards | You choose which schemes get priority: Bancontact, BankAxept, Visa, Mastercard |
| Contactless | Yes |
| PIN above the contactless limit | Yes |
| Fallback to magnetic stripe | Yes |
| Tips | No |
| Cashback | Yes, if the issuer supports it. Aera default parameters |
| Refunds | Yes |
| Dynamic currency conversion (DCC) | Yes. You set the minimum amount |
| Pre-authorisation (hotels, rentals) | No |
| Minimum and maximum amount | You set the amounts and currency |
Maintenance and security
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Automatic software updates | Yes |
| Daily reboot (PCI) | Yes, between 01:00 and 04:00 CET, 2-hour window |
| Custom branding | Yes: your own logo or welcome messages. See Branding |
| Customer can change language | Yes |
| Power save (sleep values) | Aera default values |
| Beep sounds | Yes |
| PCI-compliant configuration | Yes |
| Password-protected menu | Yes |
Updated 7 days ago
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