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How-To: Verifone M400 Boarding
How-To: Verifone M400 Boarding

How to board your Verifone M400 terminal

Kristian Clinton avatar
Written by Kristian Clinton
Updated over 5 months ago

What’s In The Box

  • M400 Terminal Device

  • M400/MX-series Power Supply

  • M400 Cube Ethernet

  • Power Cord three point US – VX680, MX-series, Gang Chargers

  • Stylus Pen, Privacy Shield

Connect the cables from the box together

  • Connect the Cube Ethernet cable to the M400 Terminal Device.

  • Connect the Power Supply plug into the Ethernet Connector Cube.

If connecting to Ethernet

  • Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet (LAN) port on the Cube Ethernet Cable. This port is marked with ETH or this symbol:

  • Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your wall Ethernet Port.

If connecting to Wi-Fi

  • On the terminal display, select Configure Network

  • Select Wi-Fi.

  • Turn on the Wi-Fi toggle switch.

  • Select the + icon to add a network. The terminal will now scan for Wi-Fi Networks.

  • To select your Wi-Fi Network, you can either:

    • Choose the desired network from the list OR

    • Select Add Manually and enter the name (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network.

  • Enter the Wi-Fi Password.

  • Select the check mark to confirm.

    The terminal sets this network as default and automatically connects to it. You will now see a Wi-Fi icon at the top of the display. Once connected:

    • Press the Red Cancel button to go back to the main Screen.

The display will now show “Terminal not boarded”.

Board the terminal

  • Select Board the terminal.

  • Select your store.

  • Select Confirm.

Boarding can take up to 30 minutes. The device will restart multiple times through this process.


Once it’s done, the terminal will stay idle on the Adyen screen.

The boarding process is now complete.

Switching your Wi-Fi network after the terminal is boarded

  • Go to the Admin menu.

  • Select 9 and then the Confirm key.

  • Enter the Admin menu passcode: 0856.

  • Select the Confirm key.

  • Select Network, then Wi-Fi.

You can now:

  • Turn Wi-Fi on or off using the Wi-Fi toggle switch.

  • Change IP settings.

  • Add another network using the instructions under “If connecting to Wi-Fi”

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