Restaurant

Network Management

Is your POS Network Secure and PCI Compliant?

Are Credit Card transactions separate from Wi-Fi traffic?

Who is Monitoring and Maintaining Your Network?

Has your Network  Hub turned into a Rat’s Nest?

What Happens when your Internet Connection Fails?

 

 Need a Solution so you can be a restaurateur 

instead of an IT guru?

Every Restaurant Owner and Manager Knows they Must be PCI Compliant!

But what does the network include?  What started out as a simple Internet connection for processing credit cards is now a network of devices that include:

• Back-office PC for Email and Internet Access
• POS System with Credit Card Processing
• Smartphone Mobile Payment Devices
• iPad Server Order Entry Terminals
• Phone System using Voice over IP
• Surveillance Camera System
• Customer Online Ordering
• Refrigeration Monitoring
• Security Alarm System
• Digital Menu Boards
• Customer Wi-Fi
• Digital Signage
• Video Games
• Jukebox
• ATM

OK you know you need a secure and PCI compliant network, but what does that mean?

The restaurant must provide the following:

• Password Protected Firewall
• Password Protected Network Access
• Separate Public and Private Wi-Fi Networks
• PCI-DSS Compliant Certified Point of Sale Software

Who can handle this if you are not a PC guru?  A properly trained and certified 24/7 managed network security company that is knowledgeable in PCI-DSS requirements for restaurants.  For a complete list of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards requirements for a restaurant network management just click here.

Don’t have a proven solution provider?  Heartland Payment Systems is managing over ten thousand sites with cost effective programs that are monitored 24/7.  Heartland SmartLink solutions include hardware and software to create and manage a secure PCI-DSS compliant network for your restaurant.  For a Free Audit of Your Current Network call 1-866-827-9169 or for email access to schedule your free network audit just click here. 

But what happens when your Internet connection fails on a busy night?  Is your staff prepared with hand-operated credit card machines (knuckle-busters)?  Are these manual transactions authorized and processed after the customer has left?  What about phony cards and charge-backs for these transactions?  What about the charged tip on these transactions?

The Hearland SmartLink solution can also include cost-effective broadband Cellular Backup in case your DSL or cable modem fails.  For a Free Audit of Your Current Network call 1-866-827-9169 or for email access to schedule your free network audit just click here.

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