Understanding the Settings

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The iPhone Credit Card Terminal will start on the Settings screen the first time after it is installed. After that, you can access the settings by tapping the Settings button in the upper right corner of the Terminal screen.

The settings control how the iPhone Credit Card Terminal communicates with Authorize.Net.

API Login ID

The API Login ID comes from your Authorize.Net account. To find it:

• Log into the Merchant Interface at https://secure.authorize.net
• Select Settings under Account in the main menu on the left
• Click API Login ID and Transaction Key in the Security Settings section
• Find the API Login ID
• Transaction Key

The Transaction Key comes from your Authorize.Net account. If you already have software that uses Authorize.Net, you should be able to find it in the configuration for that software. If the iPhone Credit Card Terminal is the first application to use your account, or if you’ve lost your transaction key, you must get a new one: Please review the Authorize.Net Merchant Integration Guide http://www.authorize.net/support/merchant_guide.pdfto create your transaction key.

The Transaction Key field hides the characters you’ve entered, like a password field on a website. We do this to prevent anyone from copying it down if you leave your phone unattended.

Test Your Account

Tapping this field will run a test transaction using the API Login ID and Transaction Key that you’ve entered. This will help catch typos early. Typos can be common because the fields are long random strings of characters, and the Transaction Key cannot be read after you enter it.

Test Mode

If you turn this switch on, you can run transactions against Authorize.Net, but they won’t actually do anything. This is useful for training others to run transactions, or for checking your cellular network reception at a sales venue.

When Test Mode is on, the Charge button on the terminal screen will say “Charge (Testing)”. When you’re in Test Mode, you can use these test credit card numbers:

If you turn this switch on, transactions will run against the Authorize.Net test infrastructure, which requires a special API Login ID and Transaction Key.

You can use the Test Server if you want to try the iPhone Credit Card Terminal when you don't have an Authorize.Net account. In that case, turn on Test Server, and use this account information:

Test Server Account Information
API Login ID 6zz6m5N4Et
Transaction Key 9V9wUv6Yd92t27t5
Passcode Lock

To help prevent unauthorized access to the iPhone Credit Card Terminal,
We suggest you enable Passcode Lock:

• Tap the home button
• Find and tap the Settings icon on your home screen
• Choose General > Passcode Lock
• Enter a 4-digit passcode
• Auto-Lock

To help prevent unauthorized access to Credit Card Terminal,
We suggest you enable Auto-Lock:

• Tap the home button
• Find and tap the Settings icon on your home screen
• Choose General > Auto-Lock
• Choose an amount of time

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