Summary

• Clients and servers
• How it works?

DNA Baser Master

• Choose your master computer
• Installing the master
• Registering the master
• Starting DNA Baser as master

DNA Baser Client

• Installing the client(s)
• Running DNA Baser client

Troubleshooting and support

• The client(s) cannot connect to master
• The program cannot be registered (key is not accepted)
• Setting Windows XP firewall

FAQ

• What type of hardware do I need for master?
• Do I need to keep the master computer running over night?
• I cannot find the link to download DNA Baser master program.
• How the client gets the key from the master?
• The client needs few seconds to start. Can I make it start faster?
• The client cannot find the master.
• Can DNA Baser be loaded on to individual computers that access the network?
• Can I transfer the key to a different master computer?
• What happens if we buy a second Network license?
• The web site states that DNA Baser clients communicate with the master via network. What does it mean?

Advanced topics

• The configuration (INI) file
  • The "SERVER" parameter
  • The "SERVER REGISTER" parameter
  • Start up optimization
  • Forcing the client to connect to a specific IP

Setup details for DNA Baser v2 users.

Clients and masters

DNA Baser Network Edition has two components/applications: the master and the client(s).

The client application is the real/productivity application that you use to assemble sequences. The master application is the one that delivers the license key to the clients. Most of the time, the master is laying dormant. You have to interact with it only once, after purchase.

For convenience, we will name the computer on which the Master program is running, the 'master computer' and the computers on which the clients are running the 'client computer(s)'. The users that are using the DNA Baser client application are called 'clients'.

How it works

When a client starts the DNA Baser Client, it connects to the master (via the local network) and it asks for a key. In response, the master 'borrows' a license key to the client IF available and decreases the number of total keys with one. If the master has no key available, the client will not be able to acquire a key and therefore it will not work until a user that already uses the software closes its software and thus releasing the key for other users to use.

DNA Baser Network Edition setup (summary)

To install and run DNA Baser in your network you need to perform the following steps:

• Download and install 'DNA Baser Setup Network Master' in your designated master computer
• Download and install 'DNA Baser Setup Network Client' in your designated client computer(s)
• Start DNA Baser Master application
• Enter the key to unlock the software
• Start DNA Baser Client application(s) and start your work (assembling your sequences)

These steps are detailed here. Don't skip any of them!