HUB

[plumfield]

Does a regular hub that I use for my Square Stand also work for the terminal, or does the terminal only use the terminal hub? They look the same except for the ethernet; however, when I tried to swap out the terminals my barcode scanner wasn't detected on the hub for my stand only on the terminal. Unless there is some other reason it wasn't connecting. 

[TheRealChipA]

Hey there @plumfield.  You cannot connect a Square Stand hub directly to a Square Terminal. The Square Terminal is designed to operate independently or connect to an Ethernet network via its own accessory hub.

[rtfulk]

@plumfield I have used the stand hub with the terminal with no problem. One thing I have found out is the terminal will connect to more sacanners than the Square Stand will.  I can use a cheap 20 barcode scanner with the terminal, but when connected to the stand it won't work at all. I think it has something to do with the software/hardware built into the stand.

[TheRealChipA]

@rtfulk Interesting. I’ll have to find where, again, but I read in some help document that the two were not compatible, for the reason stated. How odd. 

[rtfulk]

I have a mobile stand setup that we use at the fairs and I have the Square Stand hub mounted inside. I switch back and forth between the stand and the terminal with no problems running a scanner, receipt printer and cash drawer. I guess i should've added that I am using the second gen USB-C stand, that may make a difference.