PIN
is an acronym for Personal
Identification Number.
The PIN Master Key provides
key protection during manual entry or downloading of the PIN working
key.
Obtain the PIN
Master Key from the processor. It must be entered before the
PIN Working Key can be downloaded.
The PIN
Master Key normally consists of a two part, 64-character Triple
DES key (32 characters in both key parts) . The PIN
Master Key can be made up from the hexadecimal character set
(the numbers 0-9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, F).
Steps:
1
Use the keypad in conjunction with the on-screen keypad
on the control panel to enter the PIN
Master Key into the dialog box. Follow the keypad and function
key orientation (layout) as illustrated by the graphic panel on the
right side of the screen. As each character of the key is entered
on the keypad, an asterisk is displayed in the dialog box. After all
32 characters of the first key part have been entered from the keypad,
press F7
(for Enter).
2
A dialog box will appear and display
the check digits for the key. Verify the check digits match the check
digits provided by the processor.
3If they match,
press ENTER
to accept the key. A second dialog box appears to alert
that a second part of the key is needed. Press ENTER
again to return to the Enter PIN
Master Key screen shown above to provide the second part of
the PIN Master Key. Once the second part of the key is entered, and
the check digits match those provided by the processor, pressing ENTER will display
a successful entry of the PIN Master Key. View
4If the returned
check digits do not match, press CANCEL
on the keypad. The existing key will not change.
a.
Press ENTER
to return to the Key Management screen.
b.
Select the Enter PIN Master
Key option by pressing 2
on the keypad and repeat the steps for entering a key part.
