POS Validation Station

A POS Validation station controls entry to something that is either included in a pass or paid for on the spot, such as a ride or an attraction. A customer with a valid pass (access type) taps their tag and goes in. A customer without one pays for entry with credits or tokens.

• A pass lets one person in per tap. Every tap uses one entry: a counter pass such as a Ride Pass goes down by one, a permanent pass such as an Unlimited Ride Pass never runs out.
• Without a pass, the customer pays, at the price set for each currency the product accepts (for example C 15 in credits or RT 2 in Ride Tokens).
• One product gives a single-product station; several products in categories (for example Peak and Off Peak) give a multi-product station.

The station menu has:

Station menu	Use it to
Overview	See a summary of the station’s activity.
Products	What can be paid for at this station, and its prices.
Access types	Which passes let a customer in.
Transactions	See every sale and entry made at this station.
Settings	Information, General settings, Screen branding, Receipt settings, Payment settings, Users, History.

Create a POS Validation station

1. Create a station and choose POS validation under Monetary.
2. Assign products to it, the same way you would for a Bar or Vendor station, with a price for each currency they accept. Group them into categories for a multi-product station. Turn Visible off to hide a product from the device.

Configure which access types it accepts

1. Open the station and go to Access types.
2. Click Add access types.
3. Choose a Direction — In or Out.
4. Search and select one or more Accesses (the access types defined in Catalog → Access types). Every access you select here uses the direction chosen above.
5. Save.

Tip

Add more than one access type if several passes should let customers in — each access type uses its own rules (counter, permanent, etc.) from the Catalog.

Settings

Settings page	What it controls
Information	Station Name, Location, and Merchant details.
General settings	Enforce validation; Enable discounts; Tips; who can refund and reprint; which Wallet credentials are accepted (RFID, QR, external RFID, Apple VAS, Google Smart Tap).
Screen branding	On-screen instructions for the idle screen (leave blank for the app’s default tap message) and a Background image: see below.
Receipt settings	Receipt headers, footers and number prefix.
Payment settings	Default payment method and which payment methods are enabled: see Payments.
Users	Who can access this station in the Dashboard, and their role.
History	A log of changes made to this station’s settings.

Screen branding

Upload one Background image for the station’s screen on the device: the Dashboard makes portrait, landscape and square versions for different devices. Remove background deletes it. Add On-screen instructions to replace the app’s default tap message.

Payments

Like other monetary stations, a POS Validation station inherits the event’s payment settings and can override them from the station’s own Settings → Payments.

Station payments Same as event vs station-specific tenders.

Operate at the station

Refer to the Operator Guide for POS Validation Stations.