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To set up Remote VirtualBoss, follow
these basic steps:
(If you have a
Pro or Enterprise
Support Plan, contact our service department
and they will take full responsibility in making
sure that Remote VirtualBoss is quickly set up and
running correctly)
Step #1 - Install
PC VirtualBoss on your computer In order
to run Remote VirtualBoss, you need to install PC
VirtualBoss version 3.70a build 72 or later. If
you do not have VirtualBoss, you can make a purchase
at our
online store.
Once you purchase VirtualBoss, you can download
the program and get started right away.
Step #2 - Install
Remote VirtualBoss on your computer Once
PC VirtualBoss is installed on your computer, go
to Options and click Remote VirtualBoss.
If Remote VirtualBoss has not been set up yet,
you will see this window.
Click on the button that says "Click here
to set up Remote VirtualBoss" and follow the
on-screen instructions.
If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, you
need to install the Apache web server.
Click here for instructions
on installing Apache. If you are running Windows
XP Professional, Windows 2000, or Windows Server
2003, you can instead choose to install the optional
IIS web server.
Step #2.1 - Make sure
Remote VirtualBoss is functioning When you
are done installing Remote VirtualBoss, it will
open your web browser and bring you to
http://localhost.
This will show you what Remote VirtualBoss will
look like when users on the outside are viewing
it. If you see a log-in screen, or a task list screen,
Remote VirtualBoss is functioning on your computer.
To see an example of what you should see, go to
http://demo.remotevb.com.
Step #2.2 - Make sure
Remote VirtualBoss is set up the way you want it
Remote VirtualBoss settings are changed within
PC VirtualBoss by going to Options and selecting
Remote VirtualBoss. There are two things you should
consider:
1
Make sure Remote VirtualBoss is going
to display the data you want it to display.
If you put a checkmark next to the option "[
] use VirtualBoss data last opened",
it will open the same database you have
open in PC VirtualBoss. 95% of users will
use this option.
2
Set up any users and passwords if you
need restricted or read-only access to your
database.
#3 - Set up your
router Most computers connected to the Internet
with a high speed connection (i.e. DSL, cable, or
a T1) are also connected to a router (if you are
connected via a wireless card from a cell phone
provider, you will likely not have a router). If
you know that you do not have a router, you can
skip this step. To make Remote VirtualBoss
viewable by people on the Internet, you need to
tell your router to send Remote VirtualBoss requests
to your computer. Usually this is the most difficult
step in making Remote VirtualBoss work. Somebody
with a little experience in routers can finish this
step in a few minutes. If you have a
Pro or higher
support plan, you can
contact our service department for help and
we will take care of everything for you.
Most business and home networks have a router. In
most cases, a router is a piece of hardware that
sits between your computer and your modem (cable
modem or DSL modem; some modems have built-in routers).
Routers direct Internet traffic to where it needs
to go. For example, when somebody on the Internet
wants to see your Remote VirtualBoss website, their
request will go to your router, and your router
will forward their request to your computer. In
order to make this work, you need to tell your router
to forward web requests (HTTP requests) to your
computer.
There are many different makes
and models of routers on the market. The process
is normally the same for all routers, though the
methods of configuration may vary among them. Generally,
regardless of the router you have, you will follow
these two basic steps (if you do not have this experience,
you can
click here to see a detailed example of how to set
up a router to work with Remote VirtualBoss).
Once you have set up the port forward, go to
our port
checking tool and test to see if you can see
the service running on the port you specified.
#3a - Tell the router to send web requests
(HTTP requests) to the computer that is acting as
the Remote VirtualBoss server
Here is an example:
Send HTTP (Port 80 TCP) requests to 192.168.0.12
#3b - Assign the computer that will be acting
as the Remote VirtualBoss server to a specific IP
address
Tell the router to always assign
the same IP address to the computer that is acting
as the Remote VirtualBoss server.
Here is an example:
The computer hp5400 will
always be assigned the IP address 192.168.0.12
If you have a router that does not allow you
to manually (statically) assign IP address to a
computer on your network, you can program the PC
that will be running Remote VirtualBoss to assign
itself an IP address so that it will always be the
same. Click
here to see instructions for doing this.
Once finished, you can copy & paste the URL
link below to test your website.
#4 - Set up a domain
name that points to your computer The
last step in making Remote VirtualBoss accessible
to users on the Internet is to make a domain
name (website) that points to the computer that
Remote VirtualBoss is installed on.
There
are many ways to point a domain name towards
your computer. For most users, the simplest
way to do this is to use a domain name service
like www.no-ip.com.
VirtualBoss
Pro Support
Plan includes a free advanced domain name service
along with technical support, and a guarantee that
Remote VirtualBoss will run smoothly. With the Pro
Support Plan, VirtualBoss will take care of everything.
Final notes Make sure the Remote VirtualBoss
program is always running. If you restart your
computer, Remote VirtualBoss and everything else
you need will start up automatically. If you use
a notebook computer, do not let it go into hibernation
or standby. It is a good idea to test your PC from
a remote location a few hours after you have it
set up and running, just to make sure that there
are no settings that could prevent it from running
without interruption.
