We provide an installation wizard so it is an easy task. After you download HoudiniESQ solo from the website, save it to your hard disk, and double click on HudiniESQ Installation application to get started. Note, if you are installing it on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you need to use the "Run As Administrator" option.
You should accept the default value in most cases. Please remember your password and IRIS password you entered. You need both to access the system.
Installation notes
When installing HoudiniESQ you should be logged in as administrator. You can manually start and shut down the HoudiniESQ service as well.
IMPORTANT During the install you will be asked for a domain name. Do not enter your website's domain name unless HoudiniESQ is being installed physically on the machine the domain name resolves to. If your website is hosted by a 3rd party then do not enter your website in the domain field. You will only be able to run HoudiniESQ locally on your local network. Remote access will not be possible.
Install as simple local application - Local Network Install
To run Houdini locally simply let the HoudiniESQ installer select the domain name for you. In this case it is usually the machine name that the product is being installed on. This is true if you are planning on installing onto a laptop to use locally (for testing purposes only. we do not recomend that you use your laptop) or onto a network server that you will access over your local network.
Install as remotely accessible application - My Private Cloud
If you have a static IP you should install HoudiniESQ on the machine the IP resolves to. Enter the domain name assigned to the IP in the domain name field. You and your staff should be able to login securely locally as well as remotely.
In either situation you MUST make note of the complete URL to login. On Windows we provide a quick link menu item under the HoudiniESQ menu. On OSX and Linux we do not provide shortcuts. The install application will display the URL you should use. We suggest you bookmark it for easy access later. Here is an example URL,http://my_domain.com/houdini/esq Please note, HoudiniESQ uses standard ports 80 and 8080. If 80 is in use or not available the installer will try 8080. If 8080 isn't available you will have to enter the port that you want HoudiniESQ to use. Here is an example URL using a porthttp://my_domain.com:8080/houdini/esq.
You will be asked to provide two sets of passwords. One will be the administrators password. You should guard this password. The second is the IRIS password. IRIS is the Houdini Information Repository and Indexing Server. This is what manages all documents. Think of it as your virtual file cabinets. The password is treated like a cabinet key. You give this password to all staff members that will need to check in and check out documents from the repository. This is just a safe guard since documents contain some of the most sensitive information. The IRIS password is useless without first being logged into Houdini.
Manually Start | Stop Service
Houdini will create the necessary scripts so when you restart your machine Houdini will auto start.
To manually shut down or start HoudiniESQ do the following from the Houdini install location's bin folder
OSX
sudo sh catalina.sh stop
sudo sh catalina.sh start
Linux
sh catalina.sh stop
sh catalina.sh start
WIndows
Use menu times under HoudiniESQ but right click and choose Run As Administrator
Houdini ESQ
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