Installing Hardware Inspector Server and Hardware Inspector Client

	Installation Stages
	Installing and Setting Hardware Inspector Client/Server
	Settings remote database access

The solution architecture has been designed to be easily deployable and independent from outer products. It resulted in Hardware Inspector project which works on any Windows starting with Windows 98. The client-server connection requires only TCP/IP protocol. The ingenious inside solution provides high speed and reliability even via slow connections and does not require expensive SQL servers.

To learn the program features install the server and client applications on one computer. The program default settings are set for working on the same machine for demo purposes.

To deploy the solution in your organization follow these steps.

1. Step 1. Installing Hardware Inspector Server.
2. Step 2. Setting up Hardware Inspector Server.
3. Step 3. Installing Hardware Inspector Client.
4. Step 4. Connecting to the server.

Step 1. Installing Hardware Inspector Server

Unzip the setup archive on the file server where the database will be located. The archive contains hwiXX_server.exe and hwiXX_client.exe (where XX is the version number). Launch hwiXX_server.exe and install it on the server. It is important that the both files are in the same folder when the server application is installed.

Step 2. Setting up the server application

• Launch the server application and open the "Settings" tab.
• Define the path to the database ( create the database with the help of Database manager) To learn the program features do not change the path to the database and work with the demo database.
• Define the IP address of the network interface.
• Change the port number if necessary.
• Define the server code. The code is an additional security measure which can be a random sequence of numerals and Latin letters.
• Enter the registration key in the "Licenses" tab if you bought the license. If you do not enter key the server will work in demo mode.
• When hwiserver.exe starts to connect to the network the firewall will most certainly request permission for the application. Create a rule which allows the server to connect to the network. If the request is made by Windows Defender click "Unblock".
• Hardware Inspector Server can be started with the server as service. If necessary, enable Hardware Inspector Server autostart feature in the list of services.

Step 3. Installing Hardware Inspector Client

Launch hwiXX_client.exe on computers of users who will work with the database. A newer version can be automatically loaded when a client application connects to the server.

Step 4. Connecting to the server

• Enter the IP address, port number and server code which were defined in step 2 and click OK.
• Log in to the database: select a user and enter the password. (A new database has only the "administrator" user with an empty password).
• When hwiclient.exe starts to connect to the network the firewall will most certainly request permission for the application. Create a rule which allows the client to connect to the network. If the request is made by Windows Defender click "Unblock".