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Setup
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Table of contents
1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................2
2 INSTALLATION FIREBIRD DATABASE SERVER..........................................2
2.1 Insert SQL Accounting CD.........................................................................2
2.2 Firebird Database Server Installation Wizard..........................................3
2.3 To check Firebird Engine Started..............................................................8
3 HOW TO INSTALL SQL ACCOUNTING INTO SERVER?...............................9
3.1 Insert SQL Accounting CD.........................................................................9
3.2 SQL Accounting Installation Wizard.........................................................9
4 OTHER SETTING IN WINDOWS....................................................................13
4.1 Share Estream Folder...............................................................................13
4.2 Windows Firewall Setting........................................................................15
5 SQL ACCOUNTING SETTING IN NETWORK...............................................17
5.1 Choose Working Environment................................................................17
5.2 Choose Database Collection File (DCF) Option....................................17
5.3 Select Database Server............................................................................18
5.4 Define Account Book Manager................................................................19
5.5 Create New Database...............................................................................22
5.6 SQL Accounting Logon............................................................................24
6 SQL ACCOUNTS CLIENT SETUP.................................................................24
6.1 SQL Accounting Installation....................................................................24
6.2 Client PC Account Book Manager Setting.............................................24
7 POSSIBILITY WARNING MESSAGE.............................................................26
7.1.1 Failed to locate Default Database Collection File (DCF) “C:\Program
Files\eStream\SQLAccounting\Default .DCF”....................................................... ..........26

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1 INTRODUCTION
This guide will teach you on the new setup for SQL Accounting in a network environment.
2 INSTALLATION FIREBIRD DATABASE SERVER

2.1 Insert SQL Accounting CD
You must install the Firebird Engine in order to run SQL Accounting in network mode.
Click on Firebird button as circled in below screen.

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2.2 Firebird Database Server Installation Wizard
1) You must install the Firebird Engine in order to run SQL Accounting in network
environment.
2) You will see below License Agreement. Please read it and accept the agreement
before proceed to NEXT.

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3) Click NEXT to proceed.
4) Leave it as default and click on NEXT to proceed.

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5) Leave it as default and click on NEXT to proceed.
6) Leave it as default and click on NEXT.

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7) Leave it as default (DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTING HERE). Click NEXT to
proceed.
8) Click INSTALL to start installation.

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9) Just click NEXT.
10) Click FINISH to end the installation.

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2.3 To check Firebird Engine Started
Go to control panel and you will find the Firebird 1.5 Server Manager as show screen
below. Double click and check the status.
Just make sure the Firebird service is running.

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3 HOW TO INSTALL SQL ACCOUNTING INTO SERVER?
3.1 Insert SQL Accounting CD
After you have insert the SQL Accounting CD into the server, .you will see the following
screen appeared. You have to point to SQL Account and click on “Install SQL
Accounting (Version XXXXXXX)”.
3.2 SQL Accounting Installation Wizard

1) You have to wait below screen process finished.

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2) Click NEXT to proceed.
3) You will see below License Agreement. Please read it and accept the agreement
before proceed to NEXT.

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4) Leave it default and click on NEXT.
5) Leave it default and click on NEXT.

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6) Review and confirm the setting by click INSTALL to start installation.
7) Click FINISH to finish the installation.
8) You can see a shortcut icon created in your PC desktop.

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4 OTHER SETTING IN WINDOWS
4.1 Share Estream Folder
You need to share-out the Estream folder in Program Files. This is to enable other PC
client to access the database file in server.
Right click on the Estream folder and select “Sharing and Security …”.
Then you will get the following screen, so you must tick both:-
a) Share this folder on the network.
b) Allow network users to change my files.

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T
ick
You will found that the Estream folder will shared out (a hand hold the folder) as below
screen.

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4.2 Windows Firewall Setting
1) Go to control panel and double click on Windows Firewall.
2) You will see the following screen prompted. By default is “ON”.

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3) Go to Exception tab and click on “Add Port…” button.
4) Follow the below info in the screen below, then click OK button.

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5 SQL ACCOUNTING SETTING IN NETWORK
5.1 Choose Working Environment
Please choose an appropriate working environment.
a) Standalone
b) Network
Choose an
appropriate
environment
5.2 Choose Database Collection File (DCF) Option

For first time installation, please choose ‘Create New DCF’ option and click OK to
proceed.
You have to input “Default” as the filename for DCF under C:\Program
Files\Estream\SQLAccounting and SAVE it.

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NOTE:
If you have created the DCF file, you may choose second option, ie. ‘Open
Existing DCF’.
5.3 Select Database Server

For network setting, you must choose the Firebird 1.5 Server. Below is the list of
options available:
a) Standalone Server (Recommended for single PC)
b) Firebird 1.5 Server (Recommended for network environment)
c) Firebird 1.0 Server (Not recommended)
d) Interbase 6.0 Server (Not recommended)
e) Interbase 7.1 Server (Not recommended)
f) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Coming Soon)
g) Oracle Server (Not applicable)
Note:
You must install the Firebird Database Server. For more detail about installation,
please refer to Chapter 2 : INSTALLATION FIREBIRD DATABASE SERVER.

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5.4 Define Account Book Manager
1) Click on ‘Firebird 1.5 Server Properties…’ in Account Book Manager window.
2) You will see below screen appeared. For network, please choose option-Remote
(TCP/IP Network). Otherwise, choose option-Local (Standalone PC).

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3) Once you have selected option- Remote (TCP/IP Network), you will get a
confirmation for the Server IP Address message as show below.
4) After that, click on TEST Connection button.
This test connection will prompt you different status depends on the test connection
results. Possible status:
a) Status: Connection Active Server Version: WI-V1.5.1.4481 Firebird 1.5
b) Status: Unknown. It will prompted you the below message, so you have to make
sure:
♦ Server is connected in network environment.
♦ Server IP address is correct.
♦ Firebird Database Server Engine is started.

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5) Next, you have to define the path in Folder Setting correctly and carefully. Click on
the open folder button to define it.
a) Database Folder: C:\Program Files\eStream\SQLAccounting\DB
b) Server Backup Folder: C:\Program Files\eStream\SQLAccounting\Backup
c) Network Backup Folder: \\**ServerName\eStream\SQLAccounting\Backup
**ServerName: Make sure choose the correct server.
Please do click on ‘Test Backup Folder Accessibility’ to check the status. Possible
status:
a) Status: You have acess to backup folder. (Correct)
b) Status: You don’t have enough access right to backup folder. (Incorrect. You
have to check the share folder access right.)
c) Status: Network backup folder and Server backup folder are not in same
physical folder. (Incorrect. Make sure both backup folders are point to same
source.)
Tips:
If you get the below warning message, just click OK to continue.

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5.5 Create New Database
1) Click on NEW button and select ‘Create New Database’ to create new database.
There are some options:
a) Evaluation with Sample Data…
b) Create New Database…
c) Restore From Backup…
2) You will get below message. Just click OK to proceed.
3) Please specify a new database file name. DO NOT change it, just leave as default.
Click OK to proceed.
4) You will get the below message that new database created.

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5) You will see a New Company added into database list as shown below.
6) Click on CLOSE button to exit the Account Book Manager. If you have get the below
message, please click Yes.

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5.6 SQL Accounting Logon
After close the Account Book Manager, you will prompted LOGON screen. First time
login as:
User: ADMIN
Password: ADMIN
6 SQL ACCOUNTS CLIENT SETUP

6.1 SQL Accounting Installation
Refer to Chapter 3: How to Install SQL Accounting into Server.
6.2 Client PC Account Book Manager Setting

1) For client PC, please select Network and click OK.

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2) Please select ‘Open Existing DCF’ and click OK to proceed.
3) Browse thru ‘My Network Place  Entire  Microsoft Windows Network 

WorkGroup or your domain’ and select the server name. From this stage, you will see
the sharing folder (eStream\SQLAccounting).Select and OPEN the ‘DEFAULT.DCF’
file.

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7 POSSIBILITY WARNING MESSAGE
7.1.1 Failed to locate Default Database Collection File (DCF) “C:\Program
Files\eStream\SQLAccounting\Default .DCF”.
If you get the above message, please do the following checking:

a) Make sure the Server or Workstation PC is connected in network environment; or
b) Make sure the ‘DEFAULT.DCF’ file is under correct directory in the server.
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2 INSTALLATION FIREBIRD DATABASE SERVER

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4) Leave it as default and click on NEXT to proceed.

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6) Leave it as default and click on NEXT.

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8) Click INSTALL to start installation.

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9) Just click NEXT.

10) Click FINISH to end the installation.

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Just make sure the Firebird service is running.

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3.2 SQL Accounting Installation Wizard

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5) Leave it default and click on NEXT.

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7) Click FINISH to finish the installation.

8) You can see a shortcut icon created in your PC desktop.

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2) You will see the following screen prompted. By default is “ON”.

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5.2 Choose Database Collection File (DCF) Option

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5.3 Select Database Server

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4) After that, click on TEST Connection button.

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**ServerName: Make sure choose the correct server.

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2) You will get below message. Just click OK to proceed.

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6 SQL ACCOUNTS CLIENT SETUP

6.2 Client PC Account Book Manager Setting

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3) Browse thru ‘My Network Place  Entire  Microsoft Windows Network 

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If you get the above message, please do the following checking:

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