eServices > Using the ePayments Service
Before installing the card swiper, ensure that your merchant account is active and that you have received the merchant profile (INI file).
To install the card swiper:
Plug the card swiper into the computer used to process credit cards.
If you are installing a USB card swiper, the New Hardware Wizard is displayed. Follow the instructions.
Launch SoftDent.
Select System > Special Edit Field Enable.
Select File > Practice. The Practice Information window is displayed.
Insert the CD containing the merchant profile (INI file) in the CD drive.
Select Credit Card Options from the Options section of the Express bar or Options menu. The Credit Card Settings window is displayed.
Select Enable Credit Card Processing from the Options section of the Express bar or Options menu. The System Settings - Enable CC Processing window is displayed.
Select one of the following:
For practices in which each provider submits with an individual merchant number:
Click OK. The Open Settings File window is displayed.
Browse to the CD drive, and double-click the VisaNet.ini file.
Select your time zone and click OK.
Verify that the fields on the VisaNet Site Info 1 and VisaNet Merchant Info 2 tabs are populated with information.
Close the Credit Card Options window. The Practice Information window is displayed.
Click the Default ADA tab. The default values for the payment and refund codes are displayed on the tab. The default settings are recommended, but can be edited.
Transactions using the ADA code specified for refunds are printed on the credit card deposit slip. All codes used for integrated credit card processing must be edited and enabled for VisaNet. For more information about editing ADA codes, see Editing Codes.
Select Credit Card Options. The Credit Card Settings window is displayed.
Click the VisaNet Merchant Info tab, and click Edit.
Click Detect Device.
To process credit card transactions over the Internet, select Enable Online Credit Card Transactions.
Click OK.