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INFORMIX-Universal Web Connect Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows NT
Chapter 3: The Completed Installation
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Postinstallation Tasks

 Before you start the Universal Web Connect services, you must configure:

Configuring Connectivity Software

 You must set up TCP/IP services for connectivity software to work properly.

To configure Client SDK

    1. Open the file %windir%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\SERVICES.

    2. Add the following line to the file: turbo 1526/tcp #INFORMIX-OnLine Servers

See the Informix Client Products Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Environments for more information.

Configuring the Universal Web Connect Service

The services that Universal Web Connect uses are:

Before you run Universal Web Connect, be sure you have configured it and all related services to run under a user account. This avoids any potential interprocess communication problems related to security and access rights. This user must be a member of the Administrators group and have rights to log on as a service.

If you do not run the services under a user account, the error message -406 Memory Allocation Failed appears when other applications attempt to access the Informix database after Universal Web Connect has accessed it. Universal Web Connect will still be able to access the database without errors.

To configure the Universal Web Connect Service

    1. Double-click Services in the Control Panel.

    The Services dialog box appears.

    2. Select INFORMIX-Universal Web Connect.

    3. Click Startup.

    The Service dialog box appears.

    4. In the Startup Type group, click the Automatic option button.

    5. In the Log-On As group, click the This Account option button.

    6. Type the user name and password for the account in the appropriate text boxes.

    7. Click OK.

Configuring Your Web Server

 This section explains how to configure your Web server to work with Universal Web Connect. The server you configure depends on which Web drivers you installed.

Configuring Your Netscape FastTrack Server

If you installed the NSAPI Web driver to use with Netscape FastTrack Server, you must specify the user name and password for the Windows NT account under which you want Netscape FastTrack Server to run.

Important: Before making any changes to your Netscape FastTrack Server, back up your Netscape FastTrack Server obj.conf configuration file.

To configure Netscape FastTrack Server

    1. In the server administration screen, click the System Settings option.

    The Network On/Off dialog box appears.

    2. Double-click Network Settings.

    The Network Settings dialog box appears.

    3. Enter the user name and password for the Windows NT account under which you would like Netscape FastTrack Server to run. Use the same user name and password you used when installing Universal Web Connect.

    4. Click OK.

    The Save and Apply Changes dialog box appears.

    5. Click Save and Apply.

    The Saving Change box appears. The Administration program saves your changes.

Configuring Your Netscape Enterprise Server

If you installed the NSAPI Web driver to use with Netscape Enterprise Server, you must specify the user name and password for the Windows NT account under which you want Netscape Enterprise Server to run.

Important: Before making any changes to your Netscape Enterprise Server, back up your Netscape Enterprise Server obj.conf configuration file.

To configure Netscape Enterprise Server

    1. Double-click Services from the Control Panel.

    The Services dialog box appears.

    2. Select Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0 server_name.

    3. Click Startup.

    The Service dialog box appears.

    4. In the Startup Type group, select the Automatic option button.

    5. In the Log-On As group, select the This Account option button.

    6. Enter the same user name and password you used when installing Universal Web Connect.

    7. Click OK.

Configuring Your Microsoft Internet Information Server

 If you installed the ISAPI Web driver to use with Microsoft Internet Information Server, you must set the user name and password to the Universal Web Connect account and specify the number of user connections.

Important: To provide an adequate number of user connections, Microsoft Internet Information Server must be running on a Windows NT Server rather than a Windows NT Workstation.

To configure Microsoft Internet Information Server

    1. In the Microsoft Internet Service Manager pane, select the computer with the WWW service.

    2. From the menu bar of the Microsoft Internet Service Manager pane, choose PropertiesService Properties.

    The WWW Service Properties dialog box appears.

    3. In the WWW Service Properties dialog box, type the same user name and password you used when installing Universal Web Connect.

    4. Click the Advanced tab.

    5. In the Advanced page, set the appropriate parameters for the number of users.

    6. Click OK.

Configuring Web Server Directories

 If you installed the Universal Web Connect Administration Tool, you must configure a document directory for it.

To configure the document prefix and directory for the Administration Tool on-line help

    1. In your Web server manager document screen, set the URL prefix to /uwcat.

    2. Set the directory to the ifmx-bin\html subdirectory under the actual directory where Informix products are installed, for example: D:\informix\ifmx-bin\html

If you installed the CGI Web driver, you must configure an execution directory for the Web server manually.

To configure the CGI prefix and directory for your CGI Web driver

    1. In your Web server manager CGI screen, set the URL prefix to /ifmx-bin.

    2. Set the CGI directory to the ifmx-bin subdirectory under the actual directory where Informix Web products are installed, for example: D:\informix\ifmx-bin



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