https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Card-reader/m-p/390192#M51291 <P>Hi there <a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/468262">@Jocfellows</a>, welcome to the Seller Community.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you would like to accept payments for bookings using <A href="https://squareup.com/help/gb/en/article/5354-square-appointments-guide" target="_blank">Square Appointments</A>, then use you would need to use a Square device like the Square Reader or Manual Card Entry via the <A href="https://squareup.com/help/gb/en/article/6758-accept-payments-from-your-computer-with-square-appointments#:~:text=Navigate%20to%20Calendar%20from%20your,prompts%20to%20complete%20the%20sale." target="_blank">Appointments app/dashboard</A>.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You cannot process payments using hardware from another company at this time.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You could still use the Appointments system for in-person sales and then tender the bookings as cash, and process the payment through your other payment processor.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I hope this helps, let me know if I can help with anything else.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:19:45 GMT Breffni 2022-08-24T14:19:45Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Card-reader/m-p/390147#M51290 <P>Do you need to use a square card reader to be able to connect to the square appointment management or can any hardware from another company be used?</P> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:21:57 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Card-reader/m-p/390147#M51290 Jocfellows 2025-09-21T11:21:57Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Card-reader/m-p/390192#M51291 <P>Hi there <a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/468262">@Jocfellows</a>, welcome to the Seller Community.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you would like to accept payments for bookings using <A href="https://squareup.com/help/gb/en/article/5354-square-appointments-guide" target="_blank">Square Appointments</A>, then use you would need to use a Square device like the Square Reader or Manual Card Entry via the <A href="https://squareup.com/help/gb/en/article/6758-accept-payments-from-your-computer-with-square-appointments#:~:text=Navigate%20to%20Calendar%20from%20your,prompts%20to%20complete%20the%20sale." target="_blank">Appointments app/dashboard</A>.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You cannot process payments using hardware from another company at this time.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You could still use the Appointments system for in-person sales and then tender the bookings as cash, and process the payment through your other payment processor.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I hope this helps, let me know if I can help with anything else.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:19:45 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Card-reader/m-p/390192#M51291 Breffni 2022-08-24T14:19:45Z