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RBS Lynk (formerly Lynk Systems)

Overview

If you have a Lynk Systems merchant account, you can configure ShopSite to process credit card orders in real time. Your customers can enter their credit card information (including billing address) on the shipping screen and ShopSite will forward that information to Lynk for verification. If the information is correct and there are funds available to cover the cost of the order, Lynk will tell ShopSite that the order is authorized and ShopSite will display a receipt to the customer.

After you ship an order, you can go to the Orders screen in the back office, select the order, and then click Bill Orders to start the process to receive payment. ShopSite will send a request to Lynk Systems to capture the funds for that order, and the funds will be transferred to your merchant account, usually within a couple of business days.

Click here to begin the application process for a Lynk Systems account.

ShopSite Setup

After you have registered with Lynk Systems and received your merchant information, follow these steps to configure your ShopSite store to use Lynk for payment processing:

  1. Go to the Commerce Setup screen in ShopSite and click Payment.
  2. In the Credit Card Processing section of the screen, click the Lynk Systems radio button.
  3. Click Configure Processor, which brings you to a screen containing the fields listed below. Fill in the fields with the information for your store, or use the default values to configure a test account.
Host
(read only) Indicates which Lynk Systems server will be used to process credit card transactions.
CGI Path
(read only) Indicates which ShopSite component will be used with Lynk Systems.
Store ID
Enter your Lynk Systems Store ID, which was sent to you in an e-mail message when your Lynk Systems account was set up.
Merchant ID
Enter the Merchant ID of your Lynk Systems merchant account. This defines which bank account funds are deposited into.
Terminal ID
Enter a Lynk Systems Terminal ID for this store, which was sent to you in an e-mail message when your Lynk Systems account was set up. Your Lynk Systems merchant account can have multiple terminal IDs, and the one you enter here will identify transactions in your ShopSite store.
Seller ID
Enter your Lynk Systems Seller ID (username), which was sent to you in an e-mail message when your Lynk Systems account was set up. Your Seller ID and Password are used to settle transactions.
Password
Enter your Lynk Systems password, which was sent to you in an e-mail message when your Lynk Systems account was set up.
Order Transaction Type
Specify the type of transaction that you want ShopSite to process when a customer places an order. For most situations, you should leave this set to Authorize Only. If your store sells digital download products, you may want to set this to Authorize and Capture (Sale) to ensure that the funds are actually captured before customers are given access to the online products.
Authorize Only
This is the normal transaction method for ShopSite. When a customer clicks "Submit This Order," ShopSite sends the transaction to Lynk Systems for authorization, the transaction is authorized, and ShopSite is notified of the authorization. A "hold" for the amount of the purchase is placed on the customer's credit card, but the funds are not "captured" until the merchant goes to the Orders screen in ShopSite and clicks Bill Orders.
Authorize and Capture (Sale)
This authorizes a transaction and captures funds all at once. ShopSite sends a transaction to Lynk Systems for approval, the transaction is approved, ShopSite is notified of the approval, and the transaction automatically settles at the end of the business day without any further action by the merchant. If you select this transaction type, you will not be able to use the Bill Order button on the Orders screen to capture funds because they are captured at the time of the order.
Billing Transaction Type
Specify the type of transaction that you want ShopSite to process when you click the Bill Orders button. For most situations, you should leave this set to Capture (Settle).
Order Description
Enter a brief description to accompany ShopSite transactions in your Lynk Systems account record.
Display CVV2 Entry Box
Check this box to have ShopSite include a text box on the order form for customers to enter the CVV2 value from their credit cards. See the Payment Setup help for an explanation of CVV2.
Require CVV2 Entry
Check this box to make the CVV2 field a required field on the order form.
Display Error Details
Check this box only when setting up a new Lynk Systems account and making test purchases. If there are any problems with the transactions, the customer will see details about the error. Hopefully that customer is only you making test purchases. Turn this option off when you are ready to accept real transactions.

Click Save Changes after you have entered your information. At this point, you may want to place some test transactions to verify that everything is set up correctly.

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Last updated: March 01, 2010
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