How to disable Contactless Magstripe transactions on the reader?

When the magstripe transactions in the terminal are disabled, contactless magstripe is not getting disabled. How to disable the Contactless MSD as well?

Answer:

Different Brands have different tags to disable the MSD.

For VISA/discover, you want to check tag 9F66 based on the info below and set the Byte 1 bit 6(B1b6) via command 04-00, data 9f660420004000: 

For MC, you shall check tag  Df811B in Group 80 for the NEO II product based on the definition below: 

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If you wish to disable MSD on the NEO I reader, you shall modify tag FFFC in Group 1 (check NEO I IDG for tag definition and set tag FFFC to 02. for support M/Chip only)

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