How do I set up a PayPal Credit Card Gateway?

You can set up a credit card gateway to accept credit card payments using Express Accounts, including the PayPal gateway.

To set up the gateway for PayPal, follow these steps

1. Click the Options button on the toolbar
2. Select Payments from the list on the left
• If Paypal is already displayed in the list of Credit Card Gateways, skip to Step 6
3. Click the Update List button
4. Click Yes to allow NCH Software to add each Plugin
5. Click OK when all plugins have been added
6. Select the checkbox next to either Legacy Paypal or Paypal Payflow Pro
7. Click the Configure... button
• For Legacy Paypal
1. Enter the API Username and Password provided to you from PayPal.
2. The Gateway URL is https://api-3t.paypal.com/nvp, though you may want to test the gateway in the sandbox using the URL https://api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com/nvp.
3. For API Credentials, you will select 3-token Authentication and enter the signature provided by PayPal. If you have your own SSL certificate, select Client Side SSL, enter the certificate password and browse for the certificate file.
4. Click the Test Connection button
5. If everything is working, click the Save button, if not, check all of your data for accuracy, then try Test Connection again
• For Paypal Payflow Pro
1. Enter the Partner, Merchant Login, User and Passward
2. Click the Test Connection button
3. If everything is working, click the Save button, if not, check all of your data for accuracy, then try Test Connection again
8. Click the OK button to save your changes and close the Options window

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