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Address Verification Setup
Simple Explanation: The Address Verification Setup window allows
you to set up AVS (address verification service) filtering for your credit card
processing account. If you manually enter a credit card's information, AVS
helps to reduce fraudulent transactions by comparing that information to what
is on record for that credit card.
Most users will want to use the default settings. If you anticipate processing a
high number of manually entered transactions (hand keyed, not swiped), we
recommend that you review this section. Otherwise, you may proceed to the
next section, Card Verification Setup (see page 70).
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Note: This window may or may not appear, depending on which credit card
processing company you use. Most terminal-based processing companies
support AVS.
If this window is not displayed but you know your account is set up for address
verification, it likely means that your credit card processing company is host-
based and handles AVS filtering on their end.
An easy way to find out if your processor is terminal-based is to check the
section describing that processor's extended data information in Appendix A.
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