The choice of
interfaced versus
integrated solution will depend on the features required by the merchant and/or supported by the POS application. The table below shows the features supported by the Vault and V‑Link applets and the various protocols supported via each interface option.
VeriFone Product Matrix for POS Integration
|
|
Interface Name |
Gen-Link |
VL-Link |
VX-Link |
Vault |
|
General |
|
|
|
|
|
VeriFone Applet Name |
V-Link |
V-Link |
V-Link |
Vault |
|
POS Interface Protocol |
ASCII |
ASCII |
ASCII |
.NET |
|
Connectivity to POS |
RS232 |
RS232 |
RS232 |
Ethernet |
|
TCP/IP to POS via Ethernet Adaptor |
- |
- |
Yes |
N/A |
|
1 - Way Interface |
Yes |
- |
- |
- |
|
2 - Way Interface |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
2 - Way Interfaced with optional POS Printing |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Full POS Integration |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Eftpos Network |
Paymark |
Paymark |
Paymark |
Paymark |
|
Terminal Options |
|
|
|
|
|
Vx510 IPP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Vx510 IPP/ Vx810 two piece |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Vx810 Duet |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Vx670 WiFi |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Vx810 PINPad only (12Mb) |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Major Features Supported via POS Interface |
|
|
|
|
|
Ability to use terminal during POS Failure |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (subject to hardware type deployed & security controls) |
|
POS Printing |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
EFTPOS Dialogs on POS PC |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Standard Financial Functions (purchase, purchase + cash, refund, cash out) |
* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-Merchant |
* |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Logon |
* |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Settlement Cutover |
* |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Reprint Receipt |
* |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Card Type reporting via POS reporting |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
EOV Reporting via POS reporting |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Administration Menu commands via POS (allows various terminal admin functions to be selected via the POS interface) |
- |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Westpac Currency Conversion (WCC) |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Analysed Purchase Functions |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Hospitality Functions (Pre Auth and Completion only) |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Cheque Authorisation |
- |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
* Depends on functions supported by existing interface |
