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title: "Connect to Authorize.net in Test Mode"
slug: "connect-authorizenet-test-mode"
updated: 2023-10-06T15:07:16Z
published: 2023-10-06T15:07:16Z
canonical: "docs.blackthorn.io/connect-authorizenet-test-mode"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect to Authorize.net in Test Mode

1. Click the App Launcher.![AuthNet_PGSetup_AppLauncher](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_AppLauncher.png)
2. Type “Admin”.![AuthNet_PGSetup_Admin](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_Admin.png)
3. Click "Blackthorn | Payments (Admin)".![AuthNet_PGSetup_BTPaymentsAdmin](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_BTPaymentsAdmin.png)
4. Click "Blackthorn | Payments Setup Wizard".![AuthNet_PGSetup_SetupWizard](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_SetupWizard.png)
5. Watch the Overview Video then Click "Let's get started".![AuthNet_PGSetup_WatchOverview](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_WatchOverview.png)
6. Set Select Provider to "Authorize.net".![AuthNet_PGSetup_Provider](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_Provider.png)
7. Set Select Your Gateway Mode to "Test".
8. Click **Connect**.
9. Log in to your test Authorize.net account.
10. If you plan to use ACH, select “Yes” and click **Make Magic Happen**. This will deploy the ACH record type for the Payment Method object.![AuthNet_PGSetup_MakeMagicHappen](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_MakeMagicHappen.png)
11. Permission Sets - Select No and click **Next**. You have already assigned permission sets.![AuthNet_PGSetup_PermissionSets](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_PermissionSets.png)
12. Relationship Settings - MOST IMPORTANT SETTING - When a business charges a customer in Salesforce, there is an object that represents what's being sold, typically Opportunity, Quote, or similar. By default, we associate Opportunities, Contacts, Accounts, and Invoices with Transactions. If you need to associate Transactions to a different object, please select that object from the drop-down.![AuthNet_PGSetup_MostImportantSetting](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_MostImportantSetting.png)
13. Watch the Virtual Terminal Overview vieo or click **Continue**. ![AuthNet_PGSetup_VTVideo](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_VTVideo.png)
14. That’s it! Click **Show me my first transaction**, and you’ve completed the Payment Wizard.![AuthNet_PGSetup_Done](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_Done.png)

![AuthNet_PGSetup_PGTestRecord](https://cdn.document360.io/f977eec0-500f-40a3-b663-724a51f78075/Images/Documentation/AuthNet_PGSetup_PGTestRecord.png)