First Data is a legacy Datacap-family integration kept for existing merchants: a VeriFone VX 805 driven by NETePay (rented or purchased) and the dsiPDCX / dsiEMVUS listener on Windows. Global Gateway accounts additionally need the EMV_VX805_GLOBALPAY device override.

This is a legacy integration. PHP Point Of Sale no longer offers new merchant enrollments with First Data (now part of Fiserv); new stores should use PHP POS Payments — see choosing a payment processor. The First Data option remains in the software, so existing First Data merchants can keep processing with the setup below.

First Data uses the classic Datacap pattern: a VeriFone VX 805 pin pad connected to a Microsoft Windows PC that runs Datacap NETePay and the dsiPDCX / dsiEMVUS listener (plus the Datacap EMV US component). That software must be running at all times — if it is closed, card processing stops. The VX 805 hardware comes from First Data, not from the PHP Point Of Sale hardware store.

Historical contact info: 866-382-8643 (sales and service); NETePay rental was handled by the Electronic Payments ISO at 1-800-966-5520, and NETePay purchase through PHP Point Of Sale support.

Rented vs purchased NETePay

The Datacap NETePay license for First Data was either rented (a monthly fee through the ISO) or purchased outright, and each came with its own installer bundle. Use the bundle that matches how your license was issued — a rental install will not activate against a purchased license or vice versa. If you no longer know which you have, ask support before installing.

Install the bundled software

1. Download the First Data installer bundle that matches your license (rental or purchase). The links in old enrollment letters may be stale; ask support for the current download if yours no longer works.
2. Double-click the executable and follow the on-screen prompts. The defaults, including the listener port of 3333, almost never need to be changed.
3. Restart the computer when the installer finishes; the software launches automatically after the restart.

The bundle installs the VX 805 device driver, the Datacap dsiPDCX / dsiEMVUS listener, the Datacap EMV US component, and the Datacap NETePay client — everything that communicates with First Data. Your firewall must allow traffic on port 9000, and a working internet connection is required.

Set up NETePay

1. Double-click the NETePay icon on the desktop if it is not already open.
2. On first launch NETePay asks to obtain a serial number from Datacap's PSCS (Payment Systems Configuration Server). Click Obtain Serial Number — a 10-digit serial number is assigned. Click OK, then OK again on the dialog saying merchant parameters have not been retrieved yet.
3. Choose Setup → Merchant Parameters, click Load New Parameters, then Yes.
4. Click I have my DeploymentID and enter the Deployment ID from First Data's technical support (or from PHP Point Of Sale support), then click OK. If you never received one, contact support so the merchant parameters can be created on the PSCS server first.
5. Verify the merchant demographic data. If it is wrong, click Cancel and repeat from step 3; if it is right, click Yes, This is the Correct Merchant.
6. Click OK back through to the main status window. NETePay is ready to process.

Configure the location

1. Go to Locations and click Edit next to the location that will take cards.
2. In the Integrations section, check Enable Credit Card Processing.
3. Set Credit Card Processor to First Data.
4. Enter the EMV Merchant ID / Terminal ID exactly as shown at the top of your setup sheet.
5. Leave COM port at its default of 9 and Listener port at its default of 3333 unless your installer told you otherwise.
6. Leave Net E-Pay Server empty unless NETePay runs on a different machine than this register.
7. Global Gateway accounts only: enter EMV_VX805_GLOBALPAY in the EMV Device Override field.
8. Click Submit to save, then click Initialize credit card reader. Initialization can take one to two minutes; wait for the success message.

Editing locations requires the Locations module permission on your employee account — see permissions and templates. Integrated processing also requires the POS to be served over HTTPS.

Settings reference

• Enable Credit Card Processing — master switch, off by default.
• Credit Card Processor — set to First Data.
• EMV Merchant ID / Terminal ID — from the setup sheet.
• COM port — default 9.
• Listener port — default 3333.
• Net E-Pay Server — only if NETePay is on another machine.
• EMV Device Override — EMV_VX805_GLOBALPAY on Global Gateway; otherwise empty.
• Non EMV Device Override — normally empty.
• Integrated Gift Cards — only if your First Data account includes processor gift cards; see gift cards.
• Use Integrated EBT — EBT through the terminal where the account supports it.
• Disable Amount Confirmation when processing credit card — skips the confirmation prompt before the terminal wakes.
• Per register in the Registers table: Terminal ID, Enable Tips, per-register device overrides, and Card Reader Actions.

After setup

Ring a small test sale and pay with Credit/Debit; the VX 805 wakes with the exact amount. Everyday card flows — chip, tap, swipe, tips, voids, refunds, unconfirmed-transaction recovery — are in taking card payments; the shared setup concepts are in setting up credit card processing.

Common questions

Is First Data still supported? Existing First Data merchants can keep processing — the option is still in the software — but new enrollments are no longer offered. New stores should use PHP POS Payments.

Rental or purchase installer — does it matter? Yes. The bundles activate different NETePay license types; install the one that matches how your license was issued or NETePay will not activate.

Initialization fails with "Unable to initialize device." Confirm NETePay and the listener are running, the COM port is 9, the listener port is 3333, port 9000 is open in the firewall, and the terminal has power. Then follow the VX 805 reset procedure in Worldpay, Vantiv & Mercury setup — it applies to every VX 805, including First Data's.

I'm on Global Gateway and every card fails at the terminal. Check that EMV Device Override contains exactly EMV_VX805_GLOBALPAY — a typo or a missing override is the usual cause on Global Gateway accounts.

Cards suddenly stopped working mid-day. Almost always the Windows PC: NETePay or the listener was closed, or the PC slept or rebooted. Reopen NETePay, then click Initialize credit card reader on the location before the next sale.

Can I run First Data on an iPad? No. This integration needs the Windows listener, so it is desktop-only. For tablets, look at PHP POS Payments.