Qualified rate
A qualified rate is the percentage rate a merchant will be charged whenever they accept a regular consumer credit card and process it in a manner defined as “standard” by their merchant account provider using an approved credit card processing solution. This is usually the lowest rate a merchant will incur when accepting a credit card. The qualified rate is also the rate commonly quoted to a merchant when they inquire about pricing. The qualified rate is created based on the way a merchant will be accepting a majority of their credit cards. For example, for an internet merchant, the internet interchange categories will be defined as Qualified, while for a physical retailer only transactions swiped through or read by their terminal in an ordinary manner will be defined as Qualified.

Mid-qualified rate
Also known as a partially qualified rate, the mid-qualified rate is the percentage rate a merchant will be charged whenever they accept a credit card that does not qualify for the lowest rate (the qualified rate). This may happen for several reasons such as:

• A consumer credit card is keyed into a credit card terminal instead of being swiped
• A special kind of credit card is used like a rewards card or business card

A mid-qualified rate is higher than a qualified rate. Some of the transactions that are usually grouped into the Mid-Qualified Tier can cost the provider more in interchange costs, so the merchant account providers do make a markup on these rates.

The use of “rewards cards” can be as high as 40% of transactions. So it is important that the financial impact of this fee be understood.

Non-qualified rate
The non-qualified rate is usually the highest percentage rate a merchant will be charged whenever they accept a credit card. In most cases all transactions that are not qualified or mid-qualified will fall to this rate. This may happen for several reasons such as:

• A consumer credit card is keyed into a credit card terminal instead of being swiped and address verification is not performed
• A special kind of credit card is used like a business card and all required fields are not entered
• A merchant does not settle their daily batch within the allotted time frame, usually past 48 hours from time of authorization.

A non-qualified rate can be significantly higher than a qualified rate and can cost the provider much more in interchange costs, so the merchant account providers do make a markup on these rates.

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2. Type ‘cmd’, click ‘OK’

3. At the command prompt, type ‘ping www.anydomain.com’ (domain/hostname) – or, if you want to ping an IP Address, type ‘ping 1.1.1.1′ (replace with target IP)

Replies include bytes, time, and TTL:

• bytes = size of ping reply – default on most servers is 32 bytes (i.e. bytes=32)
• time = the time it took to get the reply (i.e time=49ms)
• TTL = the amount of router hops remaining before the packet will timeout, timeout is 255 hops (i.e. TTL=52)

Overview and averages are displayed under the Reply results.

Advanced users: type ‘ping /?’ for Ping options

1. Click ‘Start’ –> ‘Run’

2. Type ‘cmd’, click ‘OK’

3. At the command prompt, type ‘tracert www.anydomain.com’ (domain/hostname) – or, if you want to trace to an IP Address, type ‘tracert 1.1.1.1′ (replace with target IP)

3. Use ‘tracert www.anydomain.com -d’ for cleaner results (IP address only)

Results include router hops, response time, and IP or hostname:

• Hops = number of routers used to get to an end destination
• Response Time = the time it took to get the reply from each hop, calculated in milliseconds (ms)
• IP or Hostname = identification of each hop (router or host)

The message ‘Trace complete.’ will display on bottom if you successfully hit your end destination.

Type ‘tracert /?’ for advanced Traceroute options

1. Click ‘Start’ –> ‘Run’

2. Type ‘cmd’, click ‘OK’

3. At the command prompt, type ‘telnet my-hostname’ – or, if you want to telnet to an IP Address, type ‘telnet 1.1.1.1′ (replace with target IP)

4. Enter username and/or password

5. Execute commands on the remote device

Note: If the domain was registered using private domain registration, the records will not be visible.

POP3 will allow you to receive and send email from a 3rd party email client installed on your computer, like Microsoft Outlook or Mac Mail. POP3 email client software does need configured per the web host’s guidelines, and will require a username and password to access the email box. Emails are downloaded to your computer, but you do have the option to leave a backup copy on the server.

Webmail on the other hand, does not require client software to be installed, all you need is a typical web browser. The bottom line with Webmail is you access your emails directly on the server, using your web browser to view, send, delete, etc. The emails are not downloaded to your local computer.

So, which one should you use? There are Pros and Cons to each method:

POP3

• Pro: robust functionality in email client – flag, archive, sort, search, easily build filters and rules (including spam control)
• Pro: access previously downloaded emails offline
• Pro: manage multiple email boxes from 1 location, and have full control on how you send emails from your multiple email addresses
• Con: not as quick and easy as webmail, you need to install and configure the software
• Con: you need your computer with your email client to access email

Webmail

• Pro: easy to setup and access – no software install required (just need a web browser)
• Pro: access your email from any computer
• Con: limited functionality
• Con: no offline access to emails – you must be connected to see your email
• Con: most webmail platforms offer very limited rules, filters and spam control

I use POP3 as my primary email access method, but – I also use webmail when I need to. If I am at someone’s house and jump on their PC, I can easily get to my webmail. And, all emails viewed while in webmail are still downloaded to my Outlook POP3 client – so I have a central location for archiving all emails, regardless of where they are viewed initially.

2. Type ‘ftp.anydomain.com’ (substitute with your domain)

3. Click ‘File’ (top left), then ‘Login As’

4. Enter Login Information

Once you are successfully logged in, you now have an FTP connection to the server. To upload and download files, simply drag and drop files (and folders) in and out of this window.

Applications such as Filezilla or SmartFTP have more features, but the Windows FTP will work fine for basic upload and download.

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