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4.3. Miva Merchant


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 MIVA MERCHANT v.2.0 SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
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Before You Start:

Before you proceed with the setup, please make sure to download following documents and review them carefully.
Manual: http://www.miva.com/docs/mercdocs_200.pdf
*Upgrade Guide: http://www.miva.com/docs/g_mm2.0_upgrade.pdf
*Upgrade FAQ: http://www.miva.com/support/faq_merc_upgrade2.0.html

*For customers upgrading from v1.2x based system to v2.0.

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Getting Started:

1. Connect to the Internet.
2. Start your browser. (Microsoft IE 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later)
3. Go to http://yourdomain.com/Merchant2/setup.mv  (Please note that you are
to replace "yourdomain.com" with your own domain name.  For example, if your
domain name is foobar.com, you would type in
http://foobar.com/Merchant2/setup.mv
4. Click "Install" after reviewing the license agreement.

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Section: Registration

License #:
Domain Name: www.yourdomain.com
Owner: Your_Name
Email Address: Your_Email_Address
Company: Your_Company_Name
Address: Your_Address
City: Your_City
State/Province: Your_state
Other State/Province: For_non_US_based_customers_only
Zip: Your_zip_code
Country: Your_country
Phone: Your_phone
Fax: Your_fax

After you fill out the empty boxes, please click "Install".

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Section: Site Configuration
**Please be sure replace "idxx" below with your assigned secure server name.  You should contact our support team at support@ivycom.com to find out what value with which you should replace idxx**

URL to Miva Merchant: Leave_as_is
Secure URL to Miva Merchant:
https://idxx.securedata.net/cgi-bin/smiva?yourdomain/Merchant2/merchant.mv+
Secure URL to Miva Merchant Administration:
https://idxx.securedata.net/cgi-bin/smiva?yourdomain/Merchant2/admin.mv+
Root Directory for Graphics:  Leave_as_is
Base URL for Graphics: Leave_as_is
Secure Base URL for Graphics:
https://idxx.securedata.net/yourdomain/Merchant2/
Root Directory for Modules:  Leave_as_is
Secure Root Directory for Modules:  /yourdomain/Merchant2/
Mail Server: yourdomain.com

After you fill out the appropriate boxes, please click "Install"

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Section Default Administrative User

Username:  Pick_what_you_like
Password:  Pick_what_your_like
Verify Password:  Same_as_your_password

IMPORTANT! Please make sure you do not lose your password.

Click "Install"

You are done!  Now follow the online instructions to start building your
online store.

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For assistance with setting up your Miva Merchant, please
contact Miva at http://miva.com/support/
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