Use the credit card communication maintenance function to set up your system to have multiple credit card services running on different machines. You can set up your system to allow credit card authorization from more than one machine, or remove or add credit card services on an as-needed basis.
To define credit card communication maintenance:
From the System > System Files > Credit Card Setup menu, select Credit Card Communication Maintenance to display the Credit Card Communication Maintenance window.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Status field, press F10 and select one of the following:
On - Indicates this credit card service entry is usable. Credit Card authorizations use the first credit card service entry that is marked as on.
Off - Indicates this credit card service entry is not usable.
Note: The system might flag the status to Error in case of failed connections.
In the Host/IP field, enter one of the following:
A valid computer name.
An IP address of a computer.
In the Port field, enter a number between 25 and 65535.
This number represents the connection port of the credit card servicing computer on which the credit card service is listening for requests. You set this port in the INI file of the service, either during setup or by locating and editing the INI file in a text editor.
Use the Connection Test hot key to establish connection to the service. One of the following messages displays:
Connection Successful - Indicates that there is a successful connection between the host and the port.
Connection Failed! - Indicates that there is not a successful connection between the host and the port. To fix the connection, you must ensure that the host/IP and port information is correct, and test the connection again.
Press Esc to exit this screen and save this information.
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