Volusion Setup

This guide walks through how to connect your Volusion eCommerce store to BlueSnap's payment gateway technology.

Volusion’s extensive, e-commerce platform allows you to easily build and manage your online store. By connecting your store to BlueSnap, you’ll be able to accept global card payments, as well as take advantage of BlueSnap’s reporting capabilities.

Supported Features

Auth/Capture and Separate Auth and Capture
Built-in Fraud Prevention and Risk Management
Chargeback Management
Credit and Debit Card Processing
Multiple Currencies and Multiple Languages
Partner Sandbox Testing
Payment Analytics and Reporting
Payment Optimization
Vaulted Shoppers

Requirements

Volusion and BlueSnap Accounts

You must have accounts at both Volusion and BlueSnap to proceed.

 If you need a Volusion account, go to the Volusion website to sign up.
 If you need a BlueSnap account, go to the BlueSnap website to get started.

PCI Compliance

A PCI compliance of SAQ-A is required.

Before you Begin

Contact an Implementation Specialist to get your account ready. BlueSnap provides you with the gateway credentials you use in Step 2.

Volusion Setup

Step 1: Configure your BlueSnap account settings

Complete these steps in your Merchant Portal for production or sandbox.

  1. Get your BlueSnap API credentials and define the authorized IP addresses for your server. Both of these actions are performed on the same page; for instructions click here.

  2. To get paid, you need to configure your payout settings. Refer to Payout for more information.

Step 2: Configure your Volusion account settings

Please complete these steps in your Volusion account. Note that you'll need your gateway credentials from BlueSnap at this time.

  1. Go to Settings > Payment. In the Gatway Credentials section, configure the following settings:
  • Gateway Country - Select United States
  • Gateway Name - Select Other
  • Gateway Name - Enter NETWORKMERCHANTS
  • (Custom) - Enter your gateway username that BlueSnap provided
  • (Custom) - Leave the second custom field blank
  • (Custom) - Enter your gateway password that BlueSnap provided

    Note: The default payment capture setting is authorization and manual capture. Click Alternative Settings to change this setting.
  1. When you're done, click Save.
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Now you're ready to start accepting live transactions.

Best Practices & Tips

Considering shopper impact of currency conversions

While transactions are placed in your store’s base currency, you might have your store configured to display product prices in multiple currencies. To account for any differences between the currency conversion rates used to display prices on your website and the rates used by the shopper’s issuing bank, we recommend including a note on your checkout page that informs shoppers of potential price variations. For example: “The price listed is approximate and may vary slightly”.

Reporting

Use BlueSnap's reporting capabilities to gain a comprehensive understanding of your business through detailed transaction and payout reports, payment conversion reports, and much more. Reports can be viewed right in your Merchant Portal or pulled via the Reporting API to be parsed or pushed to your third-party reporting tools.