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How do I install my BMO DepositEdge scanner on macOS?
To use DepositEdge on your Mac, you need to use a Panini scanner, with the most popular being the mI:Deal model. Don’t have a Panini scanner?
How to order a scanner
If you have administrator rights on your Mac, here’s how to install and register your Panini scanner with DepositEdge.
Step 1: Connect your scanner
- Power on your scanner and connect it to your computer.
Step 2: Download your scanner certificate
For your scanner to work with your Mac, you’ll need a certificate. Here’s how you download it:
- In the top left corner of your Mac’s desktop, select the Apple icon and choose System Preferences.
- Select the Network icon.
- Ensure you have the following settings:
- Next to “Configure IPv4”, select Using DHCP with manual address.
- Next to “IP Address”, enter 192.168.4.196.
- In your Safari browser, enter https://192.168.4.1 into the address bar to load the Panini scanner configuration page.
- Select Configuration.
- Click the Connection Parameters Setup link.
- Next to “USB Mode”, select RNDIS (TCP/IP over USB).
- Next to “Ethernet”, select Enabled.
- Click Next.
- At the bottom of the page, next to “HTTPS”, select Default certificate.
- In the “HTTPS” section, click the Root CA Certificate Download (PEM Format) link.
- Once the file has downloaded, select Set Configuration.
- Restart your scanner by selecting the Reboot button.
- When prompted, confirm the reboot by selecting OK.
Success! You have downloaded your scanner certificate and saved your settings by rebooting your scanner.
Step 3: Add your scanner certificate
Now, let’s make sure your Mac trusts the scanner certificate.
- In your “Downloads” folder, double-click the file PaniniV2CA-Cert.pem
- In “Keychain Access”, open the Panini Certification Authority V2 certificate.
- Expand the “Trust” section and, next to “When using this certificate”, set the dropdown to Always Trust.
- Close the window.
- When prompted, enter your Mac’s password and select Update Settings.
Success! Your certificate has been added to your Mac’s Keychain.
Step 4: Register your scanner
In the final step, we’ll register your scanner with DepositEdge.
- Access BMO DepositEdge:
- In Online Banking for Business, choose the Payments & Receivables tab.
- Under “DepositEdge', select BMO DepositEdge.
- Select the Registration tab.
- In the scanner list, choose Panini mIDeal.
Note: If you're updating your software for the same scanner, you'll need to first unlock the fields by selecting Re-Register button.
- Next to “Scanner Host”, enter 192.168.4.1
- To complete the setup, select Register.
Note: If you unplug your scanner, you'll have to re-register it again.