38 DSView Installer/User Guide
If the entered license is already in use on another dedicated server, you will receive a
license violation when you log in, and you must then configure the server as a
spoke server.
b. Click Next.
4. The Type in Initial Administrator Account window opens.
5. Type a username, a password and confirm the password of the user to whom you wish to give
administrator privileges. Usernames are case sensitive and may contain up to 64 characters.
The at (@) symbol may not be used. Passwords may contain 3-64 characters.
Click Next.
6. The Updating hub Configuration window will open with the message Request In Progress
Please Wait. The license key will be installed and a DSView software administrator account
will be created. The built-in user groups will also be created.
7. The Completed Successful window will open when configuration is completed. Click Finish.
8. The User Login window will open in the DSView Explorer.
You may now log in using the username and password specified during configuration.
If you chose to configure the server as a spoke server in the Select DSView Server Role window or
if you entered a duplicate software license key in the Type in Master License Key window,
complete steps 9-13.
NOTE: The DSView management software versions of the spoke server and the hub server must match in order
to register the spoke server. For example, you may not register a spoke server running DSView management
software version 3.0 with a hub server running DSView management software 3.1.
9. The Type in Hub Server Address and Port window will open.
Type the address of the DSView software hub server using standard dot notation (xx.xx.xx.xx)
or type the DNS name in the Address field. Click Next.
10. The Accept DSView Server Certificate window will open. Click Next to accept the certificate.
11. The Type in Hub Administrator Credentials window will open. Type a valid username and
password for a user with DSView software administrator privileges on the DSView software
hub server. Click Next.
12. The Registering Spoke Server window will open with the message Request In Progress Please
Wait. The configuration of the spoke server will be saved to the database of the hub server and
the spoke server’s certificates will be installed on the hub server.
13. The Completed Successful window will open when the spoke server has been added.
Click Finish.
Upgrading the DSView software
When upgrading to a newer version of the DSView management software, it is recommended that
all DSView software servers are upgraded at the same time. The DSView software hub server
should be upgraded first, followed by each spoke server.