Installation Guide

System Requirements
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System Requirements
The following section provides system requirements that
may affect properly installing and configuring FlowPort.
System Requirement Resolution
About the NT Server To view server information, such as hostname or network setup, perform
the following:
1. Open a DOS command window.
2. Enter ipconfig/all.
If you know the IP address, you can find the server’s name by enter the IP
address from the ipconfig/all window.
If you know the NT server name, you can find the server’s IP address by
entering the name from the ipconfig/all window.
DNS Hostname FlowPort can run without a DNS hostname, but the FlowPort Internet Fax
Print and Store application cannot. Also, if the IP address of the FlowPort
server machine were to change, all FlowPort PaperWare forms would be
invalid if there is no DNS name.
To verify that the DNS hostname is correct, access the FlowPort server in
a Web browser. You can use either the IP address or the DNS hostname
of the machine on which the FlowPort server is installed.
If using the hostname, verify that it is the DNS hostname rather than a
Windows NT networking name. (The machine may be displayed in the
Windows Network Neighborhood under an NT networking name, which
cannot be used to communicate with the FlowPort server.) Follow the
steps below to confirm that the name is registered under DNS on the
server.
Use the nslookup command in Windows as follows:
1. Open a DOS window.
2. At the DOS prompt, type: nslookup DNS-hostname.
3. Press RETURN.
If the host name that you entered is registered, you will receive a
response with a Name (DNS name) plus IP Address. This means that you
can use the fully qualified hostname to access the FlowPort server in a
Web browser.
If the hostname is not registered, you will get a message that the server
cannot find it. Get the correct DNS name (if there is one), or use the
FlowPort server machine’s IP address to access it.