Installation Manual

V ENDING READER VR4100 INSTALLATION GUIDE
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PRINTED O CTOBER 19, 2010 1
VENDING READER VR4100 INSTALLATION GUIDE
OVERVIEW
The Blackboard VR4100 Vending Reader supports both swipe and contactless card technology. The
vending reader allows MDB vending machines to be used with Blackboard Transaction System (BbTS),
and uses an ethernet connection to communicate to the host server. Communication of host downloads
and reader transactions use a maintained Transport Layer Security (TLS) Secure Communication Channel
to meet PCI Compliance.
The VR4100 Vending Reader can be used in any vending machine that complies with the National
Automated Merchandising Association Multi-Drop Bus (NAMA MDB) interface specification. Many vending
machines manufactured today support this interface.
A specially encoded service card is required to configure the VR4100 reader. Service cards
are ordered separately.
Figure 1: What’s included
CAT5 Cable (25’)
Hardware Kit
MDB Y-Cable
Nuts, Washers,
Wires ties & Standoffs
VR4100
Reader