First Data Global (Your Pay/LinkPoint)

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Overview

Obtain, Convert and Install the Certificate on a Workstation

  1. Obtain a .pem certificate from First Data Global Gateway or use a an existing LinkPoint .pem certificate file. PEM files provided by First Data Global Gateway/LinkPoint are named in the format, MerchantStoreID.pem, where MerchantStoreID is the merchant's 10 digit First Data/LinkPoint Store ID. Substitute that value for CertificateFileName.pem in steps 2.c.and 2.e.

  2. Convert the .pem file to a .p12 file:

    1. To convert your PEM certificate to a PKCS12 certificate, you need to use a third party tool, such as OpenSSL. Refer to http://openssl.org for more information or view the Knowledge Base topic, PayPal Website Payments Pro, which has links to PayPal's excellent documentation of the process. Be sure to download the correct version for your local workstation (32-bit or 64-bit). You can download an installer for the 64-bit version at http://indyproject.org/Sockets/fpc/OpenSSLforWin64.EN.aspx. Place the PEM file in the C:\ directory. Once OpenSSL has been installed, follow the remaining steps:

    2. Open a Windows command prompt and change the directory to C:\ ("cd c:\") that contains the PEM certificate file provided by the payment gateway.

    3. Execute the following OpenSSL command to convert the PEM file to a PKCS12 (.p12) file:

openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey CertificateFileName.pem -in CertificateFileName.pem -out CertificateFileName.p12

(where "CertificateFileName.pem" is the name of the original PEM certificate file and CertificateFileName.p12 is the name of the converted PKCS12 certificate file)  

    1. After entering the command in the previous step (step c.), you are prompted to enter an Export password. Choose a password or phrase. Please make note of the value you enter. It will be needed when installing the certificate into the Windows Certificate Store.

Be advised that when the Export password is entered, the cursor does not move and the password is not visible. Type carefully!

    1. Look for the file named "CertificateFileName.p12", created in the same directory. This is the .p12 file that needs to be installed in Windows Certificate Store.

 

  1. Install the .p12 certificate in the Windows Certificate Store on each workstation that will process payments.

 

  1. Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools > Internet Options > Content.

  2. Click Certificates. This opens the Certificates dialog box.

  3. Click Import to start the Certificate Import Wizard, and then click Next.

  4. Browse to the location of your .p12 file. Select the file and click Open. Click Next.

  5. The system prompts the user to supply the Private Key Password entered during the .p12 creation process.

  6. Enter the password.

  7. Leave the two check boxes clear.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Accept the remaining defaults by clicking Next and Finish on the next two screens, respectively.

  10. A confirmation message indicates that the certificate has been imported successfully.

  11. The certificate should now appear in the Certificates dialog box under the Personal tab. The name that appears in the Issued To column should be entered in the appropriate SEOM system parameter for the specific payment gateway.

For more information, refer to Microsoft's Web site.

 

  1. The same certificate can be stored on a LAN and used across all workstations, but it must be installed in each workstation's Windows Certificate Store.

Configure SEOM's System Parameters

Be sure not to set the "testmode" parameters to "FALSE" until you are ready to process "live" payment transactions

For Imported or Manually Placed Orders

System Parameter Name

LinkPointCertName

LinkPointPortNumber

LinkPointServer

LinkPointStoreID

LinkPointTestMode

For Point of Sale Orders (POS)

System Parameter Name

LinkPointPOSCertName

LinkPointPOSPortNumber

LinkPointPOSServer

LinkPointPOSStoreID

LinkPointPOSTestMode

Other Related System Parameters

If First Data Global Gateway/LinkPoint is used to process all imported and manually entered orders, set the "main" system parameter CreditCardProcessor to LinkPoint.

If there are multiple shopping carts defined in the same SEOM store data file, and they use different payment gateways, set the "special" or "cart-based" parameter CreditCardProcessor to LinkPoint for the cart or carts that will use First Data Global Gateway/LinkPoint.

If the SEOM's Point-of-Sale system is used, set system parameter CreditCardProcessorPOS to LinkPoint.

Before importing or placing any orders, review system parameter WebTransactionType to ensure that it is set to match the business' workflow. If the customer's credit card is charged for the merchandise at the Web site, set this parameter to Sale. If an authorization is run at the Web site and the funds are captured through SEOM, set this parameter to Pre-Authorize.    

 

 

 

Additional Information

Set System Parameters

Special System Parameters

 

Created:

Revised: 8/10/12

Published: 04/13/16