Portico Direct is the online ordering payment route for Genius locations. Setting it up touches two screens in the Admin Console.
1. Confirm online ordering is on
- In the Admin Console Main Menu, click Location Setup, then Online Ordering.
- On the General tab, confirm the location has online ordering enabled and has a subdomain in the URL Subdomain box.

2. Allow manual card entry
- In the Main Menu, click Payment Gateway.
- Open the In-Store Settings tab.
- Select Allow manual entry for credit cards.

3. Complete the online boarding panel
- Click the Online Settings tab. The online boarding panel opens.
- Enter Restaurant Name, Merchant ID, Street Address and City, State, ZIP.
- In Please Return the Parameter Form to, enter the dealership name the completed boarding form should come back to.
- Click Save.
- When the panel closes, enter the remaining credentials on the Online Settings tab and click Save.

Verify
Place a real order on the location online ordering URL, pay it with a live card, and confirm it arrives on the POS and prints to the kitchen. Then refund it. Do not hand a site an online ordering setup you have not ordered from yourself.
Source: Global Payments Genius POS Setup Guide and the Global Payments Genius help center. Newly built article, pending review.