1) Get an Authorize.net account. Pinnacle Cart uses the ADC Direct response method, Version : 3.0 and 3.1
2) Login to your Authorize.net and go to Settings and Profiles area and look under the Security table. Specifically, make sure Card Code Verification and Address Verification System (AVS) are set as you would like them. These settings allow you to control security on your account and may help in preventing fraudulent transactions from being placed on your cart.
3) Logout of Authorize.net and login to the Pinnacle Cart Management area.
4) Go to Cart Settings as shown below.
5) Next click on Payment Methods as shown below.
6) Select and activate the Authorize.net gateway as shown below.
7) Enter in your Authorize.net Login and Password as shown below.
8) If you are going to run a test transaction, set Test Request to True. Once testing is complete, make sure you set this back to False.
9) Set Auth Type to AUTH_CAPTURE or AUTH ONLY depending on the how you would like authorize.net to handle your transactions. ( default is AUTH_CAPTURE )
10) Enable the credit cards you have set up on the Authorize.net system as shown below. Do not enable credit cards that are not associated with your authorize.net account, this will only cause confusion with your customers.
10) Enter in the messages you would like to appear on the both the payment and thank-you page as shown below.
11) Click save settings and log-out.
*****) Any of the following card numbers can be used to run test transactions. Please note that these numbers do not represent real card accounts; they will return a decline in live mode, and an approval in test mode. Any expiration dates after the current day's date can be used with these numbers.
370000000000002 - American Express
6011000000000012 - Discover
5424000000000015 - MasterCard
4007000000027 – Visa
