Configure Card Processor Parameters

The following configuration parameters are used by the card processor and are stored in the configuration file. Some of the paramenter values are provided by the bank card acquirer. The acquirer is a bank authorized to accept credit card transactions on behalf of a merchant.

Gateway Host Name
Specify the host name of the bank card gateway. This is the name of the computer system that the card processor will forward all credit card transaction requests to. This should be provided by the bank card acquirer. Please review the information supplied by the acquirer to obtain this value.

Gateway Port Number
Specify the port number of the bank card gateway. This is the port number the credit card gateway will "listen on" for requests from the card processor. This should be provided by the acquirer. Please review the information supplied by the acquirer to obtain this value.

Source ID
Specify the merchant source ID. This should be provided by the acquirer. Please review the information supplied by the acquirer to obtain this value.

Key File
Specify where your key pair file is located. The key pair file is one which holds the public and private keys that the card processor will use during secure communications with the bank card gateway.

Certificate File

Specify where your certificate file is located. The certificate file contains a signed certificate that binds to a public key and is used by the card processor during secure communications with the bank card gateway.

Log File
This is the name of the log file. You may use the default as is. The path specified in the default is relative to:
/bin.

Control File
This is the name of the control file, which contains control information about your card processor and is created when you start your card processor. You may use the default as is. The path specified in the default is relative to:
/bin.

FIFO File
This is the name of the communication pipe between the application and the card processor. You may use the default as is. The path specified in the default is relative to:
/bin.