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title: Activate GoTab POS App as Terminal
description: Here we will walk through how to activate a POS, CFD or KIOSK with the GoTab POS app as a payment terminal.
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# Activate GoTab POS App as Terminal

## Here we will walk through how to activate a POS, CFD or KIOSK with the GoTab POS app as a payment terminal.

> #### **This article will specifically cover displays as terminals. A payment terminal is a POS/CFD/Kiosk device paired directly to your Adyen NYC1 card reader OR an S1F2 CFD. **

**Requirements**

 -Hardware purchased from [GoTab Store.](https://shop.gotab.io/terminals/) D<https://shop.gotab.io/terminals/>evices purchased from GoTab will have the GoTab POS Private app available in the Google Play Store.

- - Additional Android approved devices include either the Samsung Galaxy A8 Tablet or Samsung A14 phone running Android 12.0 or higher.
    - iOS devices running iOS17 and higher.

-GoTab POS app

![GoTab POS Private Icon](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/GoTab%20POS%20Private%20Icon.jpg?width=136&height=165&name=GoTab%20POS%20Private%20Icon.jpg)

- - For approved devices not purchased through GoTab, download the GoTab POS app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
    - Devices purchased from GoTab will have the GoTab POS Private app available in the Google Play Store.

 

-Adyen NYC1 card reader

**How To Activate**

-Open GoTab POS/POS Private app on your device.

-Select Device Type.

*Note: Both the Point of Sale (POS) and Customer Facing Display (CFD) live under POINT OF SALE on this device type setup.*

![Cropped Kiosk or POS](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Cropped%20Kiosk%20or%20POS.jpg?width=333&height=304&name=Cropped%20Kiosk%20or%20POS.jpg)

-Select POS or CFD.

![New POS CFD Activation](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/New%20POS%20CFD%20Activation.png?width=340&height=334&name=New%20POS%20CFD%20Activation.png)

-Select On This Display. (S1F2 skips this step right to activation code/QR)

![Copy of Screenshot\_20241112\_123046\_GoTab (1) (1)](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Copy%20of%20Screenshot_20241112_123046_GoTab%20(1)%20(1).jpg?width=346&height=450&name=Copy%20of%20Screenshot_20241112_123046_GoTab%20(1)%20(1).jpg)

-An activation QR code with accompanying code will now show.

![Screenshot\_20241112\_132712\_GoTab (1)](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot_20241112_132712_GoTab%20(1).jpg?width=352&height=745&name=Screenshot_20241112_132712_GoTab%20(1).jpg)

-Activate by scanning QR (requires sign in to GoTab Manager Dashboard on device scanning QR) or click Activate Display from the [Displays Page](https://manager.gotab.io/manager/displays?pick_loc=1) in your GoTab Manager Dashboard to enter activation code.

![Adyen Activation Code from MD](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Adyen%20Activation%20Code%20from%20MD.jpg?width=688&height=201&name=Adyen%20Activation%20Code%20from%20MD.jpg)

-Confirm on your device the request for activation.

![Screenshot 2024-11-12 132958](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-11-12%20132958.png?width=380&height=346&name=Screenshot%202024-11-12%20132958.png)

-Your device is now activated as a payment terminal. 

If activating a tablet as a terminal, [click here](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/how-do-i-pair-an-nyc1?hsLang=en) to learn how to pair an Adyen NYC1 card reader to your newly activated terminal display. 

 

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