Authorize.Net Gateway Account

The User ID and Password setup is arranged by Arts Management from Authorize.Net and is entered into the Setup --> System Tables --> Merchant Accounts window as below:

Software Type

The following values are set on the software type tab per the diagram below:

  • Set the server software to be Authorize.net
  • The merchant provider will automatically be set for you
  • The merchant number is for use on ticket faces and for contacting Authorize.Net support.

 

Connection Info

The following entries are set on the Connection Info tab per the diagram below:

  • User/Server ID - provided through Authorize.net. The user ID remains constant for the life of the account and is generally an MD5 version of your main account UserID
  • Password - the password is auto generated for you. You can change it via the online interface to generate a new 'secret' key. If you do that, you can expire your old password right away or allow both old and new to co-exist for up to 24 hours.
  • Primary URL - is always secure.authorize.net/gateway/transact.dll and is used for authorization only
  • Secondary URL - is always api.authorize.net/xml/v1/request.api and is used during the settlement process.
  • Port - is always 443

 

Merchant Profiles

The following entries are set on the Profiles tab per the diagram below if you are going to use merchant profiles and have an agreement with your merchant provider:

  • Enable Profiles - set to Active if Merchant Profiles will be used.
  • Profiles API Login Key - not required. Authorize.Net uses the same connection information from the Connection Info tab.
  • Profiles API URL - is always api.authorize.net/xml/v1/request.api
Refer to Merchant Profiles for further information on functionality.