Authorize.net Installation

Arts Management Systems provides the Authorize.net™ module to support credit card authorization. The installation is done for you on site by Arts Management training staff on any Theatre Manager Workstation.

Authorize.net implements either user id and password authentication over https connections to provide compliance with PCI DSS 4.1

Installation is quite straightforward. You would contact Arts Management to arrange the process of creating a Merchant Account for you. Once set up, funds gets authorized as 'Card Not Present' and then deposited right to your own bank upon settlement from Theatre Manager. This account information that you are provided is all you need to set up in the merchant setup window below to provide secure credit card authorization.

Authorize.net needs an account setup for authorization and one for online viewing of the account data. You can set up multiple accounts for online access the data so some people can view data and others have more access to transactions and history.

1. Authorize.net - uses the Merchant Portal via a web browser to "view the transactions" that have occurred. This account setup might need to be used during the EOD deposit process to verify transactions if you have more than 1000 authorizations between each End of Day.
2. Merchant User ID and Password - uses Authorize.net to allow authorizations to occur and be settled but not be viewed. This information is what needs to be entered into Theatre Manager's Merchant account to allow authorizations to occur.

The user ids and passwords for both of the above are different and should not be interchanged or confused with each other. Follow the appropriate setup steps for each.

After following the setup for both accounts, make sure to:

• test the gateway
• Make sure to fill out the refund form to allow refund processing