How to Hook a Credit Card Machine to a Laptop

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Connect the credit card machine to your laptop's USB port.

Connecting a credit card machine to your laptop lets you scan in credit card data to process payments and transactions. Once the credit card reader is connected to the laptop, all users need to do is swipe their credit cards and go about their business. Connecting the credit card reader to the laptop is not difficult, but you need to follow the proper procedure.

Instructions

    • 1

      Check the back and sides of your laptop to make sure you have a free USB port. The credit card machine connects via a USB cable.

    • 2

      Connect the USB cable from the credit card reader to the USB port on your computer. Insert the software CD that came with the reader into your computer.

    • 3

      Run the installation program from the CD to install the software that runs the reader. Accept the default installation path for the software installation. Click "Finish" when the installation is complete.

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