High Level Diagram / Overview
See below for detailed instructions. If anything is unclear, just drop us a line.
Instructions:
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RFpay Router (Black device with 5 ethernet ports on it)
Your RFPay Router.
- Plug in the power cord
- Plug in one ethernet cable from your existing router to the RFPay Router port “Eth0”
- The other 4 ports on the router (labelled Eth1,Eth2,Eth3,Eth4) are interchangeable and are “inside” the RFpay network. Feel free to plug in any other RFpay devices you have that may need Ethernet (like kiosks, cashier nodes, optional onsite server, etc)
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WiFi
- Plug one ethernet cable from any other port (i.e. not Eth0) on the router into your Power Over Ethernet Adaptor. The order of the cables matters, see picture below:
- Jack labelled ‘POE’ goes to the WiFi access point (saucer-shaped white disc)
- Jack labelled “LAN” goes to the router, any port except Eth0
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Onsite Server (optional)
- (If you are utilizing our cloud server service, skip this section. this is for customers who purchased an onsite server)
- If you have an onsite server, plug it into any free Ethernet port on the router
- To access your onsite server’s web UI for admin tasks, connect your laptop or mobile phone to either:
- The WiFi using the credentials provided (ask us if you’re not sure what your rfpay wifi is)
- An ethernet cable plugged in behind the Rfpay router
- Visit https://10.10.10.10/ in a web browser to get started
- Ask us for the username/password for your server
Tips:
- This equipment can be located anywhere but we suggest:
- All network equipment should be placed somewhere in a secure area (like backroom, or behind a front desk), except for:
- For best signal strength, place the WiFi Access Point (white saucer shaped device) as close as possible to any RFpay nodes on arcade machines.
- Weak WiFi signal due to distance is the #1 issue we see in the field, keeping the access point close to the arcades helps. Also, try to maximize the line of sight to the arcades by locating the access point up high.
- The WiFi access point receives its power over the ethernet cable itself, it doesn’t need any separate power. (called “Power Over Ethernet”). You can use a long ethernet cable (less than 250ft) to run a long distance from where the rest of your gear is installed.
- Try to keep this RFPay network isolated and only use it for RFpay equipment. While you can connect other devices (laptops, PCs, etc), doing so puts more load on the network and can cause performance degradation.
- Your RFpay equipment comes pre-programmed from us to talk to your WiFi and your server.
Extra Diagrams/Pictures:
Power Over Ethernet (”POE”) and Wifi access point