Setting up CS-Cart with UPS

To set up CS-Cart with UPS:
  1. Log in your administrator panel and click on the Shipping settings link in the ADMINISTRATION side box on the right.
  2. Disable the Disable shipping and the Enable Intershipper check boxes (if they are selected), select the Enable UPS check box, then click on the Update button at the bottom to save the changes.
  3. Click on the UPS tab to open its settings. Fill your UPS credentials in the "UPS Rates Access Key" , Username and Passwords fields. For testing purposes select the Daily pickup value in the Pickup type, Package value in Package type and enter 10 in each Width, Height and Length fields. Click on the Update button to save the changes.
  4. Click on the Shipping methods link in the SHIPPING/TAXES side box on the left. There is the UPS 3day Select shipping method defined by default in standard CS-Cart.
  5. For instance, click on the Edit button beside the UPS 3day Select entry to modify this shipping method.
  6. Select Realtime in the Rate calculation field, select UPS USA: 3 Day Select in the Shipping service field.
  7. Click on the Update button below the Available field.
  8. Define shipping charges which will be added to ones returned by real-time shipping service if it is needed under the Shipping charges section.
  9. Click on the Test button next to the Shipping service field to make a test calculation of shipping charges.
    NOTE: In order to use UPS real-time shipping calculations, there must be PHP's Curl support on your server (you are able to read more about it on the http://www.php.net/curl). Check whether there is PHP's CURL support installed on your server.

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