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To Configure FirstData(formerly LinkPoint) as a Payment Gateway, follow these steps:

1. Login to your FirstData Connect Admin Account. 
   
2. Click on Administration > Connect Settings
3. Under the Order Submission Form field, enter the following:
   
   http://www.yourdomain.com/jem_folder/checkout/forward/products/firstdata_connect
   
   Where www.yourdomain.com/jem_folder is the path to your JEM installation URL.
   
   
4. For the Confirmation Page ("Thank You" Page) enter the following:
   
    http://www.yourdomain.com/jem_folder/checkout/redirect/products/firstdata_connect
   
   Where www.yourdomain.com/jem_folder is the path to your JEM installation URL.
   
   
5. If you are using an https:// URL, make sure to set it as that as well.
6. Save your Connect Settings
7. Click on Settings > Payment Gateways
8. Click on the FirstData Connect link.
9. On the FirstData Payments window, enter the following:
   • Module Name - the name you want customers to see when they select this payment option
   • Store Name - Your FirstData Connect Store Name
     
   • Connect URL - If you need to change the URL, enter it here
   • Transaction Type - The type of transaction you will be using for purchases. valid options are sale, preauth, postauth.
     
   • Mode - Mode can be payplus, fullpay, or payonly.  the default is fullpay
     
   • Enable Debug - Enable the debug mode for FirstData Connect.
   • Enable Debug Email - If you want the system to send you debug emails to your security alert email address, enter the email here.