Summary

• Basics
• Clients and servers
• How it works
• DNA Baser Network setup

Setup

• Choose your server
• Downloading DNA Baser Network edition
• Installing the server
• Register the server
• Starting DNA Baser as server
• Installing the client(s)
• Starting DNA Baser as client

Troubleshooting and support

• The key was accepted but the clients cannot connect o the server
• The program cannot be registered (key is not accepted)
• Windows XP firewall

FAQ

• What type of hardware do I need for server?
• Do I need to keep the server computer running over night?
• I cannot find the link to download DNA Baser Server program.
• How the client gets the key from server?
• The client needs few seconds to start. Can I make it start faster?
• The client cannot find the server.
• Can DNA Baser be loaded on to individual computers that access the network?
• Can I transfer the key to a different server?
• What happens if we buy a second Network license?
• The web site states that DNA Baser clients communicates with the server via network. What does it mean?

Advanced topics

• Network/start up optimizations
• INI file
• The "SERVER" parameter
  
• The "SERVER REGISTER" parameter
• Forcing server's IP via INI file

DNA Baser can act both as client and server. In the 'Starting the server' and 'Starting the client' section you will learn how to make DNA Baser act as server or client. When it runs in server mode, we will refer to it as DNA Baser Server. When it runs in client more we will refer to it as DNA Baser Client. The computer on which the DNA Baser is running in client mode are called client computers. The users that are using the client computers are called clients.

Clients and servers

DNA Baser Network has two components: the server and the client(s). Regular DNA Baser users (called clients) will not even know that the server is there. Only the administrator will access the server once, during initial setup.

How it works

Most of the time, the server is laying dormant. When a user turns on a computer and starts DNA Baser client in order to do some work, the client does not have a key so it is not functional. However, it connects to the server (using the LAN) and tries to retrieve one. If the server has a free (unused) key it sends the key to the client and decreases the number of available keys with one. If other users are online and the server has no free key left, the last user will not be able to acquire a key and DNA Baser will not work. A user that already uses the software needs to close the software in order to release a key.

DNA Baser Network setup (summary)

To install and run DNA Baser in your network you need to perform the following basic steps:

1. Download DNA Baser Network edition and install it in your computers
2. Start DNA Baser Network as server on the server computer
3. Enter the key to unlock the software
4. Start DNA Baser Network as client on the client computer(s)

These steps are detailed here.