NetDiaryServer - the main server application ServerSetup - configuration program for the server RetrieveData - tool to retrieve data for the clients Server Monitor - alerts you if the server goes down Indexer - keeps current list of data files for faster retrieval
a). extract all the files from the Server install file to a new blank directory, or the desktop.
b). run SETUP.EXE - this will install all the server files
c). Choose the destination path for the files - the default is
C:\Program Files\acute\NetServer but you can choose any path
run SetupDiaryServer.exe - this is the main program used to configure the server
b). SETUP PATHS
Choose a path for the Network Data directory. The default path is
D:\netdata, but you can choose any path on a shareable drive
You can click 'details' to see exactly where all the paths are going to be installed.
This will automatically setup the correct paths. If the above example is chosen the path structure will be:
D:\netdata\ <--- the server applications live here. This is the path
you chose when picking the path in ServerSetup.exe
D:\netdata\data <--- where all the master datafiles are kept
D:\netdata\backup <--- the backup path for the datafiles
D:\netdata\public <--- (empty) - this is where the users map to
D:\netdata\public\tools <--- this is where the client SETUP files can be placed
so that the users can easily setup the clients without
having to download a copy themselves.
D:\netdata\public\users\[username] <--- there is sep. path for each user
c) Adding Users - Manually
When you return to the main screen in the SetupDiaryServer program, you will see that
the 'Users' button is now enabled. Click this button to edit the users.
To add users manually, click 'Add' and enter the name of the user - this should be a single
word, such as the computer name of the user (ie not the first and last name).
[screenshot]- enter user name
After entering a name the rest of the details show up - the paths should be left alone as they
will be automatically updated if you go back and change the server path settings. You can
change the default install path and also add details such as location (ie room 17) and comments.
d) Adding Users - by Importing a List
If you have more than , say 15 users you want to add it is tedious to enter all the details manually.
You can import a text file (containing just a list of single names on a separate line).
Click import users.
Enter the name of the text file you want to add and click OK. The users will be imported with default
settings and the correct paths. The server will also create the correct network paths.
4. Deploy the Client Install files to \public\tools
Extract the contents from the Client Installation package, which was downloaded in step 1
The client files should be extracted to the \public\tools\ directory, so that the
users can run the SETUP.EXE file from there which installs the diary client onto
their machine.
Setup.EXE
Setup.LST
NetDiaryClient.CAB
This will enable the users to run the installation program without having to download
the client software themselves, simply by going to the network path and running SETUP.EXE
The path where you chose to keep the data should not be readable or writeable by
any of the users, otherwise they may accidently delete others data files.
.. but, you need to make the PUBLIC accessible to the users who will need to save
their data here, and also access the latest versions of the client software.
There are 2 ways to setup security:
a) SIMPLE (but each user can see others data and requests)
You can use this if there are only a few users (say, less than 6) where everybody
already has access to each others drives over a small LAN.
Open Explorer and go the clients root directory ( default D:\netdata\public )
Right click on the path and click 'Sharing'
Make sure the folder is shared as netserver
and make it read write by everyone with no password. Click OK.
Go to step 6..
B) MAXIMUM SECURITY
This method involves setting the permission of each of the users network path to
be READ/WRITE, only by that user.
Go to each of the users paths in D:\netdata\public\users\[username] and change
the permissions to only that users name.
You will still need to make the D:\netdata\public directory readable by all users so the
user can map to that base path (this makes sure that their user path is still
N:\users\frank (or whatever the name is)
Run NetDiaryServer.exe - this is the main program.
It will autostart - if there are any problems , you will need to run the ServerSetup
program again. (ie to add new users, change paths etc)
The number on the left hand side of the server screen is the number of scans per second
It should be changing fast up to 300 and back to zero, as there is no load at the moment.
The 'niceness' is a unix term. The bigger the number the 'nicer' the server is on the host computer
but the slower the response time to the server can be.
You can tune this to suit your needs (ie -- you may be running
the server on a PC which is also a desktop machine)
The list of users you entered will show up in the list on the right hand side of the screen. As they
do things the status will show up here (ie Logged on, searching for data, saving data)
This is the main program which handles all the data transfers for the clients. It is usually
run on a separate machine, but can be run on a clients machine if a separate server is
not available.
This configures the server program, including the paths for the users to save their
data to, and the users database. When the users database is changed it automatically
re copies the latest user list to all users.
Press [F2] to start the server,and [F3] to stop the server.
When Acute Softwares Network Diary is installed; the server is set to start whenever the PC reboots - if you do not want this to happen, simply delete the 'NetDiaryServer' icon from your start menu --> Programs--> Startup
When the server is halted, no information is lost - all users modified/new appointments remain in their server directory ( called the "Network DataPath" , or netPath for short ), but the users will not be able to search other users appointments.
When the server is started again all new information is updated and all unsent meeting requests are sent.
the following events also take place on startup :
The indexer program is run to get an up to date list of users data files
latest versions of the common_locations.txt and common_reference.txt are copied to each users "Network Datapath"
The main server screen shows on the top right hand side, a list of the users and what their current status is - i.e. - logged on/off, if they are requesting data, if they are saving information.
The lower half of the server screen contains a log of what has happened - this is automatically cleared after 5000 or so events, and can be useful for troubleshooting problems - e.g. If a user cannot talk to the server, check that their name is spelled correctly and if any of their activity appears on the main window.
