SERVER¶
Cloud server setup¶
Refer Start NCheck visitor management with cloud section for more details about cloud server setup.
Install On-premises server¶
Refer Install for windows section for more details.
Monitoring and Managing On-premises server¶
NCheck visitor management server monitoring and managing is done through the server tray.
On-premises server tray¶
NCheck visitor management On-premises server tray provides following options to monitor and control NCheck visitor management On-premises server.
Icon status¶
NCheck visitor management On-premises server tray icon indicates the following status.
Server is running and ready |
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Server has stopped |
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Server has stopped with errors |
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Server is running with warnings |
Notifications¶
NCheck visitor management On-premises server notifications are showing when the status change. Sample notifications are as follows,
Notification |
image |
Server has started |
Figure 41 Notification when server started¶ |
Server has stopped |
Figure 42 Notification when server stopped¶ |
Server has ready |
Figure 43 Notification when server ready¶ |
Tray icon tooltip¶
Tray icon tooltip is showing the following information.
Status of the NCheck visitor management service
Status of the NCheck visitor management On-premises server
NCheck visitor management On-premises server database path
NCheck visitor management On-premises server port
Figure 44 NCheck visitor management tray icon tooltip¶
On-premises server configuration¶
NCheck visitor management On-premises server using the configuration can be applied using the NCheck visitor management configuration window. It has the following configuration sections
Figure 46 Windows service configuration window¶
Load default button
Load default values to configuration dialogue.
Save button
Save the configuration and restart the server. The error messages could be appeared when saving configuration has shown in below.
Server¶
Server configuration section allows to add SSL certificate to the NCheck visitor management On-premises server. SSL certificate is significance to,
Encrypt the data send across internet so that only the intended recipient can access it
Authentication to ensure that you are communicate with the right server
Note
You are allowed to use self-signed certificate without purchasing a certificate. NCheck visitor management server uses a self-signed certificate to enable SSL features.
The SSL configuration settings are,
Figure 47 NCheck visitor management Windows SSL configuration¶
Key store file
SSL certificate file path
Key store password
Password of the certificate file.
SSL key alias
Port
HTTPS port for NCheck visitor management server. The default port is 8443.
Database¶
NCheck visitor management server can be configured with following databases
Proceed through the Setup database section to for more details.
Setup database¶
SQLite¶
Figure 48 the NCheck visitor management Windows SQLIte database configuration¶
Provide the location of the SqLite database file. If the file is not existing, a new database will be created.
Provide the password of the database.
Password should be given to use with the NCheck visitor management system. Once the password is given, it will be saved securely by the application.
If the provided SQLite database file is out of date, the database will be migrated to the new version automatically when the NCheck visitor management server is starting. The status of the database migration will be shown in tray icon tooltip as shown in Tray icon tooltip section. The possible errors on database migration have shown in below.
MySql¶
NCheck visitor management on-premises server compatible with MySql product version 5.6 onward.
Figure 49 NCheck visitor management Windows MySql configuration¶
Provide MySql Server name or IP address
Provide the MySql server TCP port. This is 3306 by default
Provide existing database name in the server. Otherwise, you must create a database first
provide a username with all privileges on the database
Provide the password of the users
MSSQL¶
NCheck visitor management on-premises server compatible with MSSql version 2014 onward.
Figure 50 NCheck visitor management Windows MsSQL configuration¶
Provide MSSql Server name or IP address.
Provide the MSSql server TCP port. This is 1423 by default
Provide existing database name in the server. Otherwise, you must create a database first
provide a username with all privileges on the database
Provide the password of the users
Note
NCheck visitor management connect to MSSql server using TCP/IP protocol. TCP/IP protocol for the SQL server should have enabled in the SQL server Network configuration
Oracle¶
It is required to install and configure Oracle database as mentioned in here. After installing Oracle database,
Create a full privileged user for the oracle db
Configure service and network as mentioned in this link.
To configure Oracle database with NCheck visitor management server,
Figure 51 NCheck visitor management Windows Oracle configuration¶
Provide Oracle Server name or IP address.
Provide the Oracle server port. This is 1521 by default
Provide existing database name in the server. Otherwise, you must create a database first
provide a username with all privileges on the database
Provide the password of the users
Restore database¶
The database can be restored back to NCheck visitor management server.
Figure 52 NCheck visitor management Windows database restore configuration¶
Backup file
Select the database backup (zip file format) to restore.
Password
Enter the database backup password
Database restore status are showing in the trey icon tooltip as shown in Tray icon tooltip section. The possible error messages when restore database are shown in below.