1. BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKING SYSTEM

The AKINSOFT Wolvox Installer program is used to automatically download Wolvox group software from the Internet and easily install it on server or client computers.

It can also be used to check for the latest released versions online and perform version updates.

When any Wolvox software is downloaded from our website www.akinsoft.com, a “Setup File” will be downloaded. In order to run the Wolvox Installer program, this downloaded file must be installed on the system once.

2. USAGE

After the program is installed and launched, the “Installation Type” setting must be configured. To do this, click the button labeled “Server Setup” located at the bottom of the program window.

In the window that opens, the usage type is determined by clicking the relevant button according to the type of computer on which the “Wolvox Installer” is installed. The Wolvox Installer program operates in 3 different modes:

In “Server” and “Server–Client” type installations, the installation of the “Wolvox Control Panel” program and other programs to be used is performed.

In “Client” (User/Client) type installations, only the programs that will run on the client computer should be installed.

The programs that will run on the client computer must have been previously installed on the server computer.

Programs are installed and updated via the “Wolvox Control Panel” program on the server computer.

For this reason, in “Client” (User/Client) type installations, the IP address and port number of the “Wolvox Control Panel” program on the server computer must be specified. This port number can be seen as the “Update Port” in the "Wolvox Control Panel" window (the standard update port is 3056).

In “Client” (User/Client) type installations, for programs that need to be updated, "Wolvox Installer" will display a warning stating “You can update the program from the server computer.” In this case, the program in use (for example, Wolvox ERP) must be updated on the server computer first.

When the program is opened on the client computer, it will update itself automatically.

To start the installation or update process in the program, click the “Start” button located at the bottom right.

If a Wolvox program is not installed on the system at all, the “Install” option next to it will be active.

If a Wolvox program is installed on the system but its version is not up to date, the “Update” option next to it will be active. By clicking the “Completed Updates” link just below, the changes included in the latest version can be viewed.

When the “Download Only” option at the bottom of the program window is checked, only downloading of the selected programs can be performed by selecting the “Download” boxes in the relevant program rows.

When the “Quick Install” option at the bottom of the program window is checked, the installation of the downloaded program will run automatically, will be installed into the previously installed folder without requesting user confirmation, and will be launched.

3. SERVER INSTALLATION

To run the program on the server computer, install the Wolvox Control Panel program. Except for offline usage, the Control Panel is installed only on the main machine. In other words, if you are not using the program offline, install the Control Panel program only on the main machine. Then install the Wolvox program you want to use. After all program installations are completed, run the Control Panel program.

When you run the Control Panel program, you will first encounter the database selection screen. From this screen, select the Firebird database and click the “OK” button. Then the “User Login” screen will appear. The username field will be pre-filled with “SYSDBA”, which is the Firebird database username. If you have not previously changed the Firebird database password or if you are installing the program for the first time, enter “masterkey” in the “Password” field. If you have previously used Firebird-based software and changed the password, you must enter the most recently set password.

Do not make any changes to the “Working Port” and “Update Port” fields unless there is a special requirement. All Wolvox programs you will use will connect to the Control Panel via the ports specified in these fields.

If you select the “Remember My Password” option, the username and password will be saved, and the program will open automatically each time without requiring you to re-enter them.

By selecting the “Remember My Password on Wolvox” option, you allow the program to enter data directly without asking for a password in areas such as company records and user operations. In other words, if this option is selected, you can enter records without being prompted for a password; if it is not selected, you will need to enter the password for each record entry.

If the “Automatically Hide When Connected” option is selected, the Control Panel program will be hidden as soon as it is launched.

The “Use in Offline Mode” option should only be selected for client programs that use an offline system. If you are not using an offline system, do not select this option.

3.1  Company Registration

After logging in, you will be asked whether you want to use a demo company. If you answer “Yes”, a company record with the code “DEMO_WOLVOX” will be created automatically, and you will be able to test modules that are not included in your license within this company.

To register the companies you will use in the program, go to “Admin” → “Company Records”. After entering the required information for the company you are creating, click the “Save” button at the bottom to complete the company registration. Then go to the “Working Years” tab and click the “Create Working Year (F8)” button. After entering the working year to be created, click the “Create Working Year” button to complete the company registration process.

3.2  Branch Operations

If you will use the program with branch system support, you must create branch records after creating the company record. To create a branch record, go to the “Branch Operations” tab within Company Records and create a branch record by clicking the “Branch Record” button.

3.3 User Registration and User Authorization Procedures

To define the personnel who will use the program, select “User Settings” from the main menu. In the “User Records” window, after entering the required information for the personnel who will use the program, click the “User Authorization (F6)” button at the top to define the permissions you will assign to the user.

You can assign permissions to users on a company, working year, or module basis. To create authorizations, select the company you want to grant permissions for from the “Company” field and select the working years you want to authorize the user for from the “Working Year Authorizations” field. Then, in the “Program Authorizations” section, check the modules for which you want to grant usage permissions. From the “CRM Activity” section, you can select the users who are authorized to view the CRM activities created by the user, and from the “Additional Authorizations 1” and “Additional Authorizations 2” sections, you can make special definitions regarding which customer accounts the user can or cannot view.

After completing these procedures, you can run the WOLVOX ERP, General Accounting, Business Ledger, and Human Resources programs.

4. CLIENT (USER) INSTALLATION

Before proceeding with the client installation, make sure that the client computer can see the server computer by checking the network. In client installations, except for offline system usage, there is no need to install the Wolvox Control Panel program. The Control Panel should run only on the server computer.

4.1 Client (User) Connection

Install and run the Wolvox program you will use. The “User Login” screen will appear. On the user login screen, go to the “Server Settings” section and enter the server computer’s IP address or computer name in the “Host Computer IP” field (for example: 192.168.0.1 or SERVER). In the “Control Panel Port” field, enter the working port of the Control Panel program running on the server.

Click the “Back” button to return to the “User Login” screen. Enter your username and password, then click the “Entry” button. If the username and password are correct, the program will be opened for use.

Note 1: To connect with full authorization from a client computer, use the SYSDBA username and the Firebird administrator password.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The computer that will act as the server must be equipped with an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to protect against power outages. Sudden power failures or voltage fluctuations may cause database corruption and data loss.

The Control Panel program running on the server computer includes an automatic backup module that performs backups continuously at specified intervals. Be sure to configure your backup settings by going to the “Backup Settings” section in the Control Panel program.

Note: When the program is first installed, the authorized username is “SYSDBA” and the authorized password is “masterkey”. This password is the Firebird administrator password. If you are using another AKINSOFT program that uses Firebird and you have changed the administrator password, the authorized password for the Wolvox program will be the most recently set password used for the other program.

Note: Please pay attention to uppercase and lowercase letter sensitivity when entering passwords.