Minimum System Requirements

To use the User Manager and Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows applications, you will need the following:

• A Pentium/Athlon computer running Microsoft® Windows XP Home / Professional (service pack 3 or later), Windows 2003 Server (service pack 1 or later) or Windows Vista (32 bit and 64 bit).
• 60 Megabytes of free hard drive space; up to 500MB hard drive space for the full installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
• 256 Megabytes of RAM.
• CD-ROM drive required for program installation.
• Microsoft .NET™ Framework Redistributable version 2.0 or later. If this is not currently installed on your computer, it will be installed as part of the Virtual Secure online Terminal or User Manager Installation package.
• Microsoft Internet Explore™ version 6.0 SP1 or later. Internet Explorer is most likely already installed on your computer. If you need to install it, you can download a free installation at http://www.microsoft.com.

The computer on which you install the User Manager must be accessible by all the installed copies of Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows in the network that are configured to use it. This means if you have the User Manager installed in one machine and Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows on some other machine or you have installed multiple copies of Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows on same number of machines, then each machine must have network access to the machine where the User Manager application is running.

Virtual Secure online Terminal is one of the most comprehensive payment processing products available for merchants of all types. It processes all major credit cards, as well as stored value and private label cards, and is capable of handling purchasing card Level II and Level III data for corporate cards. It also supports debit/ATM card processing and check verification / guarantee transactions The Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows can be found on the following installation CD-ROMs:
The main Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows Installation CD

Follow the steps mentioned below to install the Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows.

When you click on the option "Install Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows Only" in installation splash screen you will see Welcome Screen. From the Welcome screen, click Next.
Read the End-User License Agreement displayed in the screen. If you agree to the terms of use, click Next to proceed with the installation; otherwise click Cancel.
Next you'll be asked where you want to install the Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows application. The default folder is C:\Virtual Secure online Terminal\ICWin404. Change this if you wish by clicking the Browse button and selecting a different installation folder. When you are ready to proceed, click Next.
The installation wizard will check the computer to see if Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or above is currently installed. If it is not present, then the installation will be aborted and you will need to run the Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or above setup from your Windows CD-ROM or you can download from Microsoft website and re-run the User Manager Installation process. Then the installation wizard will check the computer to see if Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 is currently installed. If it is not present, then the installer will start the .Net Framework installation process. When the installation is completed, click Finish.

Next you have to specify the communication mode with which you intend to communicate with the host. If you want use a Internet connection, select the first option or if you want to use Dial-up modem connection, select the second option. In case you want to use both, select the first option. When you are ready to proceed, click Next.

You will be asked to specify the location of the database. You are asked to specify whether you intend to connect to the local database, or to a database in some remote machine. Virtual Secure online Terminal does not install the database. It only connects to the specified database. Use the first radio button selection in place if the database resides on the local computer and the second if the database in some remote computer. Click Next to continue.

If you intend to use the database located in another machine, you will be asked to provide the login credentials (Instance Path and Password). Provide proper login information. Click Next.

Note: Database connection is not checked at this point. If you will be installing User Manager in the same PC later then you will need to enter the same password. The password should match the following criteria:
1. Password Length should be between 8 and 16.
2. It should have at least one numeric and one special character.
This password is only used at the time of database connection. Please remember this password as it may be required later to check the database connection using the ServerConnectionUtility application.

The installation wizard will copy all the Virtual Secure online Terminal files to your computer and will configure final settings

Next you will be asked whether you want to upgrade any older version of Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows in your machine with the current version of Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows. If you select Yes, the Virtual Secure online Terminal Upgrade Wizard will be launched. Select No if you want to install a fresh version of the software.

On launching the Virtual Secure online Terminal GUI or the Virtual Secure online Terminal Multi application after an upgrade/overlay operation, a message prompt would be displayed asking you to verify the history, customer and the installment data files on the new installation and then run the PCVXSecureDelete.exe tool. You would be able to perform transactions only after the earlier installation data is securely deleted by running the PCVXSecureDelete.exe tool.

Next you will be asked whether you want to install the icvmlt32 component as a service. Select No if you want to use the Virtual Secure online Terminal in single user mode.

Your First Login

The Virtual Secure online Terminal for Windows comes equipped with one "built in" administrator account that you can use to set up your users and profiles after installation. This default account exists for your convenience as the application administrator and should not be left in its default state. The default account information is as follows:
User name: sysadmin
Password: administrator1$

NOTE: This default administrator account is capable of performing all actions in each respective product, to help you perform your initial installation and configuration with ease. You can use the default accounts for your initial login and configuration activities. However, you will be required to change the password upon your first login.

DO NOT LOSE OR FORGET YOUR NEW PASSWORD! Virtual Secure online Terminal, Inc. cannot tell you what it is and you will be unable to operate your software without it.

IMPORTANT NOTE: After an upgrade or an overlay operation, Virtual Secure online Terminal requires you to run the Setup file and save it. After this operation, you will be allowed to login into the Virtual Secure online Terminal GUI or initialize the Virtual Secure online Terminal Multi application. While opening up the Setup file for the first time after an upgrade/overlay, you must not change the data directory as all data resides in that location. If you change the data directory then Virtual Secure online Terminal will point to the new data location and the re-encryption process of the old data will never take place resulting in the data loss.