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USA Technologies Unveils ePort Wireless Test Kit

0 Comments | Manufacturing Close – Up, Apr 3, 2010

USA Technologies, Inc., a supplier of networked devices and wireless non-cash transactions, associated financial/network services and energy management, announced the launch of its ePort Wireless Test Kit designed to test for optimum wireless signal strength when installing the Company’s ePort line of wireless cashless payment devices.

“Customers told us they wanted a simple and accurate way to survey wireless signal strength for maximum operational effectiveness when deploying their cashless vending machines, or unattended POS terminals,” said Ron Fridman, Vice President, Technology and Product Development of USA Technologies, Inc. “The Wireless Test Kit is a tool that we believe gives customers an easy, inexpensive and reliable way to test signal strength for wireless, cashless technology, before or during deployment.”

The company said the ePort Wireless Test Kit is equipped with a Wireless RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indicator) Meter that reads the available wireless signal strength and measures the quality of the signal to maximize the operational reliability of the ePort wireless card reader. The kit gives operators the ability to survey the suitability of market locations where they are considering adding the ePort Cashless Payments System to their vending machines, kiosks or other self-service retail machines. The Wireless Test Kit enables owners and operators to determine in advance if sufficient wireless signal is available, if additional parts are required to boost the signal, or if alternative methods of connectivity should be considered.

“USA Technologies has developed a wireless test kit that is easy to use, reliable, and takes the guesswork out of deploying cashless to our vending machines in the field,” said Tom Beals, Director of Operations, Southern Refreshments. “It’s a tremendous benefit, before we talk to the customer, to know that a location is well suited for wireless connectivity, or to work with USAT on how to boost signal where it’s weak. The signal strength testing becomes part of deployment planning and there are no surprises once the ePort card reader is installed
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