How to Take Contactless & Chip Payments | Square Reader Setup Tutorial [2023 Version]

Find everything you need about setting up your Square Reader for contactless and chip. Learn about all the features, get set up and pairing instructions, start using point-of-sale software, take your first payment, and add the right accessories for your business.

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[dshep]

Thanks for sharing. This is easy to understand and is what I needed

[TKumor]

I have used Square for years and love it. Easy to use hardware and and great service.

[TheRNNotary]

Love love love!!! My square reader!! I have one that's always setup in my office with the docking station so it stays charged. I also have a contactless card reader in my to go back for mobile appts. I can honestly say I love square for my business❤

[craigolbert]

Just bought a Gen 2 after having 2 Gen 1 readers for 4+ years and with a week of use I've already had multiple pairing issues.

[nygrl]

Square is the best invention EVER! Revolutionized my business! If I ever meet Jack Dorsey I'm going to kiss him right on the lips!!! ❤️

[BillKing]

"You can check the charging level in the POSF." What's a POSF! It's best to make instructional views as though kindergarten students over over-60s (like me) are watching them, because sometimes we are!

[denisedoyle]

I agree. Nothing but problems. Either it won't run the payment intermittently or it doesn't connect to my phone. The small square reader that fit into my headphone slot was awesome.

[ohdearmel]

Hello Can you have your account on 2 or three phone and still use on reader Ie my family can use it at different venues with their own phones not just having to use mine. Thank you

[wendyh]

thanks. I had so much trouble connecting until you showed me. Thank you so much.

[Ecybersupreme]

We can’t use this without the equipment?

[aceenterprise]

I have a computer repair shop, and for the last 4 years I've had my love/hate relationship with the Square POS Terminal. In theory, I love the device, the screen, it offers magstripe along with all the features of the Square reader. The reality is, I've had problems with it freezing, rebooting, not holding a charge sometimes, and the latest is I had to do a factory restart, and it keeps freezing in the middle of setup and/or updating, and won't work.

Anyhow, with that said, I see the Square reader will do most of what I need (I can forego the wants like the screen and magstripe), however, it says it will pair with a bluetooth device, but then says works with Android and iOS apps. My front desk girl has a laptop (which of course has bluetooth), can it be paired and used with a laptop instead of a phone or tablet?

[genearnold]

My reader keeps putting itself to sleep if I have some time between sales and then I have to reboot and start from scratch to get it back going. For some reason it will not stay connected if there's some time between making a sale. What am I doing wrong??

[ermaliostephanus]

Hi im from Africa and would like to know more about how this works. Where does the money go after the payment has been made? To the sellers account?

[rccpromotions]

By the time you get used to this, phone companies and card companies will come out with a new way to take payments that will cost more $ and take time to learn. If you're a coder that lives in your mom's basement this is fun, if you're a business owner it's more fun squirting lemons in your eye.

[RAMPHD]

I have been using Square for about a year now. I have both the reader shown here and a “mount” - do I need the mount the card reader/contact less hardware too?

[debicastillo]

It's March 2024 and I have had so many issues with the new card reader I absolutely hate it it says it doesn't pair well with android I might have to switch.

[marshaliebl]

Ok, I got the 4 green lights. But nothing happened when I tried to enter a test sake with my credit card. Tapping didn't work. Inserting didn't work. What am I doing wrong?

[Eli-F]

Are square accounts free. And do you require some llc or smth like that. Other than that I understand 100%

[judithwilliams]

Don't I need to connect it to my bank account?

[Grnman]

So what about cards with no NFC and no chip? Those are still a thing believe it or not and many of my customers have these cards. And wbat about WEX company. Gas cards. I sell gasoline at my business and many customers come to fill up using these cards. They usually run as credit and.have no chip and no nfc. Just strip. Please help