Because ICEPAY has a module available through MagentoConnect, we can install the extension using the MagentoConnect manager in the Magento admin.
- Retrieving the extension key: First you need the extension key for the ICEPAY payment module. The extension key can be retrieved by going to the MagentoConnect page previously mentioned and clicking on the Install Now button.
- Pasting the extension key into the MagentoConnect Manager: Go to System | Magento Connect | Magento Connect Manager in the Magento admin. Log in again using your admin credentials, and in the input field saying Paste extension key to install: paste the ICEPAY module's extension key. An example of MagentoConnect with an extension key filled in can be seen in the following screenshot:
- Let the MagentoConnect Manager install the extension. Click on the Install button and after that the Proceed button that just appeared, and the module will be installed for you.
- Return to the admin and go to the configuration section.
- When the installation process is done, click on the Return to Admin link in the top of the page and you will be back in your regular Magento admin.
- Next, we can head over to the new configuration section in System | Configuration | ICEPAY. If you get a 404 error page after installing a module through MagentoConnect, usually logging out and logging back into the Magento admin will fix that.
- Fill in the configuration settings specific to your PSP. If you have an ICEPAY account, you will have received a merchant ID and a secret code, which can be supplied in the configuration section. After saving those, we can click on the Get paymentmethods button and the payment methods we have available through ICEPAY will become visible and can be turned on and off individually. We will not go through all the configuration options the ICEPAY module offers as these are specific to the way ICEPAY have built their module.
The following screenshot shows a configured ICEPAY section:
- Activate your payment methods and save the configuration.
The payment methods that were activated will appear during the checkout process accordingly, of course. In the following example screenshot, we have only activated the Wire Transfer payment method of ICEPAY:
It should be noted that every payment module handles this in its own way the aforementioned example helps to get a feel for the process of using a non-default payment module. Magento extensions are not only offered through MagentoConnect, but are also distributed as standalone ZIP files. In the next chapter about shipping methods, we will discuss how to install a shipping module that is distributed as a ZIP file.