Before activating Fast Transact in the Control Panel, you will need to configure a series of settings in the Fast Transact administration system. Under “Setup”, you'll find an option for “Browse Sites”. Typically there will be a default site already set up for your account. Some customization will be necessary to set up a smooth payment system. Click on “config” next to the default website, or choose a short site tag, website name, and URL, choose “Add Site”, and then click “config” next to the new site. The Site Tag is a nickname for your website, and will be submitted along with the transaction data for each transaction. It's possible to set up multiple websites, and you can use the site tag to differentiate between payments for each site. There is no limit on the number of sites you can have configured in the Fast Transact administration area. Most of the options under the site configuration screen are self explanatory. Here are some that pertain to ProductCart

• Return URL - This is the HTML or CGI page on your site that the customer is sent to after completing payment. This should be a secure page to prevent alert messages that warn of a non-secure site. Replace www.yourStore.com with your Web store’s address: https://www.yourStore.com/productcart/pc/gwReturn.asp

• Give Up URL - This is where a customer is sent if a transaction is rejected too many times. How many attempts are allowed is defined in the system under Security > Risk Management. The Give UP page should be a secure page to prevent alert messages that warn of a non-secure site. Replace www.yourStore.com with your Web store’s address: https://www.yourStore.com/productcart/pc/giveUp.asp

• Postback CGI URL - After processing each transaction, transaction data is sent to this CGI script. The page should be a secure page to prevent alert messages that warn of a non-secure site. Replace www.yourStore.com with your Web store’s address: https://www.yourStore.com/productcart/pc/ gwReturn.asp

• Return Method – Set this property to GET. Once you have completed the steps listed above choose “Apply”. At the top of the screen you will find an area where you can enter specify which payment receipts should be sent under what circumstances. Note that these e-mail receipts are sent by the payment gateway, in addition to the e-mail messages sent by ProductCart. You are now ready to go back to ProductCart and complete the payment gateway configuration by filling out the following fields on the Add Real-Time Payment Option form:

• Account ID: This is the account ID that you were given when your account was set up.

• Site Tag: This is the site “nickname” that you gave your site when it was set up. Both Account ID and Site Tag can be located when you sign into your account and browse your site at fasttransact.com.

• Transaction Type. Select a transaction type from the drop-down menu. You can use Fast Transact to either authorize or authorize & capture funds during a transaction. If you select Sale, the credit card is authorized and debited. If you select Authorize Only, the credit card is authorized, but not debited. In the second scenario, the transaction is not settled (and therefore funds are not deposited into your back account), until you either manually capture funds using the Fast Transact administration console. When an order is received, ProductCart considers the order processed when funds have been captured, pending when it funds have been authorized, but not captured (payment has not been collected yet). Refer to the Managing Orders section of this User Guide for more information.

• Require CVV. For added security, you can require customers to enter their card’s CVV on the payment details form. For more information about the CVV code, see a previous section in this chapter.

• Accepted Cards. The select the credit card types you accept on your store.

• Processing Fee. You can choose whether to charge an additional transaction fee using the Processing Fee field. The transaction fee can either be a set amount or a percentage of the total order amount (e.g. 2.3% of the total).

• Payment Name. You can change the description that is shown to your customers during checkout. For example, you could change “Credit Card” to “Visa and MasterCard”. To complete the activation, submit the form by clicking the Add button.