The next step is to set up a Merchant Gateway so you can charge your customers for the services you provide. You will need a merchant account with a supported gateway in order to use this feature. (If you don't have a merchant account, see the section below for details on using Paypal and other alternate payment methods).

1. Select Merchant Gateway in the Settings menu.
   
   

2. Select a merchant gateway in the Add New Gateway drop down box and click Add.
   
   

3. Enter the merchant gateway properties. Check with the Merchant Gateway Manager for merchant-specific instructions.
   
   

4. In the Set Active drop down box, select this merchant gateway.
   
   

5. In the Payment Type drop down box, select the credit card brand you would like to process with this merchant gateway.
   
   

6. Click the Activate button.
   

Note: if you do not have a merchant account, you may be interested in using an alternative online payment provider such as PayPal, WorldPay, or 2Checkout. We do support online payments using these providers. 

For more details see Online Payment Providers in the H-Sphere Reseller Manual.

We'll cover the setup of Paypal here since that's the most common choice.

Configuring Paypal

1. In your Admin CP, go to Settings -> Merchant Gateway.
   

2. Scroll down the page until you see the "Paypal" option. Turn it ON.
   

3. On the next page, enter your Paypal ID (normally this is an email address). In the pass-through value field you can put anything - this is for your internal use only.
   

4. Click Save.

Now when you click on the Signup form you will see Paypal listed as a payment option. A few notes about using Paypal:

• Paypal orders are always treated like check orders and must be "moderated," which means you will need to review and manually approve them before the account is created. 
  

• When a person signs up using Paypal, they are asked to submit the payment immediately, but you should make sure you receive a receipt from Paypal before you approve it and credit the account as paid.
  

• Paypal users will be automatically sent invoices from our system if they are on monthly plans, but they must click a link and submit their payments manually. Be sure you have a receipt of their payment before issuing a credit to their account.

Now that you are setup for payment processing, the next step is to create your hosting plans and start signing up accounts!  

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