You may see this or a similar statement on the Through-The-Wall (TTW) ATMs. Your local building codes may specify that a wall is to have a certain fire rating. Because a hole must be cut into the wall in order for the TTW to be installed, the fire rating of the wall may be affected. Be sure to check your local building codes to see how you are affected. The same advice is given for installing any equipment through a wall.

In most cases, yes. Most country compliance standards are very specific about modifications. Changing the hardware configuration of the ATM may bring the machine out of compliance. At this point most standards place the responsibility of compliance on the one performing the modifications.

CE is an abbreviation for ‘Conformité Européenne’. It shows that the ATM has met the requirements and directives set forth by the European Union (EU). The EU has created “directives” that define requirements for, among other things, electronic equipment.

This European standard requires the ATM to withstand 4000 volts from a contact discharge and 8000 volts from an air discharge. A contact discharge simulates the person actually making contact with the machine before the discharge occurs. The air discharge simulates the discharge occurring before the person makes contact with the machine. Triton does perform testing in excess of these values. Protection can take on many forms such as TVS diodes, ferrites, etc…

Humidity- 85% for 24 hours. The ATM must maintain records and maintain the security of the currency. Transient testing- simulates a brown out. Must pass 500 simulated brown outs without lessening the security of the currency or the accuracy of the records. Rain Test for Outdoor ATMs- will have a simulated rainstorm on the exposed control panel for 1 hour. No failures are allowed. Endurance test- must accurately maintain records and maintain security of the currency for 6000 successful dispensing transactions. Variable Temperature Test- for Business Hours +13°C to +35°C. For 24 Hour Level –1 indoor units 0°C to +49°C. For Outdoor units the outside portion will be tested from -35°C to +66°C. The ATM may fail to dispense but it must maintain records and maintain the security of the currency.

Failure of attack for either model is defined similarly. With the exception of trapping, the removal of 10% of the currency is a failure. Exposing the currency so that it may be removed is a failure. If a test device can trap 3 or more dispenses without being detected or disturbing the transaction, it is considered a failure.

24 Hours Service Level-1 containers are defined as those ATMs that are available for use anytime of day. The steel that the security container is constructed of should have a tensile strength of 50,000 psi. Entry from the customer access panel into the currency area of the 24 Hour should resist attacks for up to 30 minutes. Attacks to remove currency will be made using fishing, trapping, and forcing techniques. Tools may be wires, hooks, pry bars, hacksaw blades, and certain other tooling that may be concealed in clothing. Attacks on the other portions of the security container may be made using picks and portable electric tools such as drills and grinders. It shall resist attacks for up to 15 minutes. Most ATM to date have the security container portion of the ATM separated from the customer access panel area. Therefore, gaining access to the customer access area does not give entry into the security container.

A Business Hours ATM is defined as an ATM that is available during business hours only. It must be under the observation of a responsible party. The money must be removed at the close of business. The metal of the Business Hours is not as thick as that of the Level-1. Business Hours security containers must withstand forceful attacks on the seams and door openings of the container. The attacker may use wires, lines, chisels, pry bars, and wrenches to try to gain entry or remove the currency. Attacks that are quite are allowed to take 5 minutes. Loud attacks are allowed to take 2 minutes.