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Reporting Engine
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Serving Files to the Local Machine
By default, the IP address is set to 127.0.0.1. This IP address represents the localhost on the computer and
allows the server to serve files to applications running on the same computer as the server. Before the server
can display anything, it must be started. To start the Reporting Engine, go to the Processing Engine
Administrator and click Start under Reporting Engine in the main menu. If you are able to view the Reporting
Engine Administrator in a web browser, the Reporting Engine must be running already. If you are not able to
view the Reporting Engine Administrator, then chances are it has not been started.
Serving Files to Other Network Computers
Assuming that you want to serve files to applications running on other computers on the network, the server
settings will need to be changed accordingly. Each computer on a network has an assigned IP address. To find
out the IP address of a computer:
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Click on the Start button.
Click on Run.
Type "cmd" into the Open field and click OK. This will open a command line screen
At the command line, type "ipconfig." The number you need is the IP Address (see image below).
Enter the IP address of the computer (in the above example, 192.168.0.167) into the IP address field in place of
127.0.0.1. Any computer on your network can now access reports in a web browser by entering that IP address
in the location field. Any computer can also access reports and datasets by entering that IP address into the Pro
Client's Dataset Setup Wizard.
Serving Files Over the Internet
You can also serve reports and datasets to computers anywhere on the Internet by making your server location
publicly accessible. To do this, you need to make adjustments on your network router, as follows.
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Port 80 will need to be opened up for serving pages. Any firewall settings restricting the serving of files
through this port should be disabled.
Port 8080 will also need to be opened up for serving pages. This is the port through which the Site
Archiver serves archived sites.
Both ports need to point to the IP address of the computer where the Reporting Engine is running (as
described above).
With these settings in place, a user anywhere on the Internet can enter the IP address or domain name of your
network into a Web Browser Wizard or New Dataset Wizard of the Pro Client to receive data files directly form
the Reporting Engine.
Troubleshooting Note: Firewalls installed on the computer where the Reporting Engine is running or on the
router can interfere with file serving. If you are having problems receiving files from the Reporting Engine, check
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