NetShield Installer

Below are the steps for installing the program on any server, website, or any computer that is  connected to the Internet or Intranet. Click on the images to enlarge.

Figure (5). NetShield Wizard Install Location. You can install the search engine on any remote computer, server, website through an Internet or Intranet connection, or install it locally on your hard drive.

Select Remote Server Setup and click Next to install it on a website or a server. Your computer must be connected to the internet for this type of installation.

Figure (6). NetShield Wizard FTP Information.

The NetShield Wizard will install the program on your server or website through an FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You must have an FTP account on your server to do this. Enter your server FTP address, for example ftp.yourdomain.com, your FTP login, and your FTP password. You must be connected to the internet now. Click Next.

Please wait until the NextSheild connects to your server.

Figure (8). NetShield Wizard Executables Directory.

Now the NetShield connected to your server and displaying a list of the directories in your root directory. You can browse normally your server directory from this FTP explorer  built in the NetShield.

Now you need to enter or browse to the executables directory on your server. This is the directory where you can execute program. Normally this directory is called cgi-bin, cgi-scripts, or else. if you do not know, ask your server administrator or hosting company, also you may read your server documentation. On most windows servers and unix server that has cgi-wrap installed, you can run programs from any directory.

On most servers this directory looks like these:

/cgi-bin
/www/cgi-bin
/home/usr/yourdomain/cgi-bin
/web/cgi-bin
/home/web/cgi-bin
...

Enter your server executables directory and click Next.

Figure (9). NetShield Wizard Documents Directory.

Now the NetShield is still connected to your server and displaying a list of the directories in your root directory. You can browse normally your server directory from this FTP explorer  built in the NetShield.

Now you need to enter or browse to the document directory (also called, the html directory, or non executables directory) on your server. This is the directory where you can not execute program but you can view html files, download files, and so on. Normally this directory is your root directory or a subdirectory of it. if you do not know, ask your server administrator or hosting company, also you may read your server documentation. On most servers this is your root directory.

On most servers this directory looks like these:

/
/www
/home/usr/yourdomain
/home/usr/yourdomain/html
/home/usr/public_html
/web
/home/web
/home/web/html
...

Enter your server documents directory and click Next.

Figure (10). NetShield Wizard Ready to Install.

The NetShield Wizard has collected most the information now required for the installation.

The NetShield Wizard will suggest the default folders above your executables and documents directory to the install the program. These default folders are "dir" and "dirs".

Therefore the Wizard will append "/dir" to your executables directory and "dirs" to the documents directory. 

For example if you entered /cgi-bin as your executables directory, the Wizard will display /cgi-bin/dir as the full directory for installation, of course you can modify this to anything. If you do not know, please leave the default.

The same for the documents directory, for example if you entered, /httpdocs as your documents directory, the Wizard will append "dirs" to the directory and will display /httpdocs/dirs, of course you can modify this to anything. If you do not know, please leave the default.

Please review or modify the information and click Next to start the installation process. 

Figure (11). NetShield Wizard Installaing. Please wait.

The NetShield Wizard is now installaing on your server and displaying the progress.

This process may take from few seconds to several hours depending on your internet connection speed. If you are on a LAN, broadband like DSL or Cable, then this process will take less than 50 seconds. if you are on a slow modem connections 56K or so, then expect to wait 50 or more minutes.

Please wait until this process finished.

Figure (12). NetShield Wizard Finished.

The NetShield Wizard has finished the installation on your server. Check the files you want to view and click Finish. 

May be it is important to check and view the Log File. This file contains the actions done by the installer, all the files status, and so on.

You can view these files at any time as they reside in the directory where the program is installed on your computer.

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