|
Windows
Installation
Windows
Installation
Troubleshooting
Resources
Web
Crossing will run under Windows NT, Windows 98 and Windows 95.
Under Windows NT, you can run Web Crossing in both direct
web service mode and cgi mode
(for example, under Microsoft IIS). When operating Web Crossing
under Windows 98 or Windows 95 only direct web service mode is
supported (external web servers for Windows systems other than
NT have not been tested with Web Crossing).
In this
example, we have downloaded the installer program to a temporary
folder. The contents of the folder, after downloading the installer
program, look like figure 1.
Figure
1 - Click on the Windows installation program (on your computer,
not here!) to install and start Web Crossing
The
installation program prompts you for everything you need to get
started. In most cases, choosing the defaults are sufficient.
After
reading the Web Crossing license, you are prompted for a folder
in which to install Web Crossing. After that, you are asked to
enter the server IP address and port
number. Again, suitable defaults are displayed and in most
cases you can just Continue to the next window.
After
all the files have been installed, the Web Crossing Configuration
Window appears. If you are running Windows 95 (as we are here
on our Web Crossing Harbor Windows test server), the window will look
as it does in figure 2.
Figure
2 -the Web Crossing configuration window
If
you are running Windows NT, the configuration window will look
a bit different. There will be extra buttons under the Control
tab for installing and uninstalling Web Crossing as a service.
Running Web Crossing as an NT service is convenient because it
means that the Web Crossing server will automatically start running
when Windows NT itself restarts.
|
Warning!
At this point the Web Crossing installation still is not
finished! You should still be seeing the big red Web Crossing
installation window on your screen. There is a window (that
might be hidden) to "finish" the installation.
If you have trouble finding that window, click on the X
mark on the top-right corner of the big installation window
and you will be warned that the installation has not finished
and you will have a chance to "resume" the installation.
If you resume the installation you will proceed with the
next step...
|
Finishing
the installation starts up your browser and connects you to the
Web Crossing server. You should next follow the instructions in
the section Connecting for the First
Time and proceed with the basic setup of your Web Crossing
server.
Troubleshooting
I accidentally
installed in CGI Mode when I really wanted to install in Direct
Web Service mode (or vice-versa). What should I do?
How do
I get back into the Configuration program if I need to start or
stop Web Crossing, or install/uninstall Web Crossing as a Windows
NT service?
- Click
on the icon below (in your Web Crossing folder):
I followed
all the instructions to set up Web Crossing as a CGI under Microsoft
IIS, but I still can't see the server when I try to access with
the URL http://mydomain.com/scripts/webx.dll? - what am
I doing wrong?
- 99.9%
of the time when this happens the cause is that you have not
turned on "execute" permission for your IIS
scripts folder. Refer to your IIS manual for how to make
this setting change. After you do so you should be able to access
your server just fine.
Resources
Refer
to the documentation included with your installer for the latest
release information.
Web Crossing
FAQ:
|
