There are settings on the Authorize.net interface that need to be set up/changed - or you can get address mismatch or rejection issues. If you suddenly find you are getting a lot of rejections for credit card authorizations due to AVS errors, please verify your settings in the authorize.net portal.

To set these parameters, you perform the following steps:

1. Open your online gateway to Authorize.net and choose Account >> Settings.

   The main Settings window opens.

   

2. In the Security Settings section, click on Address Verification Service.

   The following window displays.

   

3. Ensure the following settings are enabled:

   General AVS Responses
   	B - Transaction was submitted without a billing address
   &#8730	E - AVS Data provided is invalid or AVS is not allowed for the card type used
   &#8730	R - The AVS system was unavailable at the time of processing
   	G - The card issuing bank is of non-US origin and does not support AVS.
   	U - The address information for the cardholder is unavailable
   &#8730	S - the US card bank does not support AVS
   Address and Zip Code Resources
   	N
   	A
   &#8730	Z
   	W
   	Y

When complete, your page will look like the following: