This document outlines the steps needed to configure the Access It! Web Client. The following steps need to be completed on the intended web server. In most scenarios, the web server will be the same machine as the Access It! Universal.NET server (machine with dongle attached).
Beginning with Universal.NET v7, Internet Explorer will no longer support the capturing of cardholder images via a camera, and can only be imported. With the discontinuation of Flash support, the image capturing has been updated to use HTML video streams which Internet Explorer does not support. Web browsers which do support this technology include Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox.
Universal.NET Licensing
The following licensing option must be enabled within the Access It! dongle and is a system wide license.
- Web Client Support - Yes
- Access It! is installed
- Internet Information Services (IIS) is required
Installing Internet Information Services (IIS) for Access It! - Supported Operating Systems
- Supported Web Browsers
- Apple Safari
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Navigate to Control Panel | System and Security | Administrative Tools
- Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
- On the left pane, expand the Server name
- Select Application Pools
- Right Click on DefaultAppPool
- Select Advanced Properties
- Set .NET Framework Version to v4.0
- If using a 64bit OS, set Enable 32-Bit Applications to True
This step should be omitted for version 9.x installations. - Click OK
- Close Internet Information Services (IIS)
Installing the Access It! Web Client
- Right click Setup.exe as select Run As Administrator
- Click Next button
- Click I Agree
- Leave Site, Virtual Directory and Application Pool at default settings
- Click Next button
- Click Next button
- Click Close button
IIS Folder Permissions
The C:\inetpub\wwwroot folder will not be available until the steps above are completed.
- Browse to C:\inetpub\wwwroot
- Right click on the AIUniversal folder
- Select Properties
- Select the Security tab
- Click Edit
- Select the IIS_USRS group
- Check the box for Write Permissions
- Click Apply
- Click OK
- Click OK
Launching Access It! Web Client
- Open a web browser on any PC that has network access to the Universal.NET Web Server
- Browse to one of the following addresses:
Uninstalling Access It! Web Client
- From the Add or Remove Programs Menu, select Universal.NET Web Client and then click Remove
- Click Yes to the Are you sure you want to remove Universal.NET Web Client from your computer? message box
Symptoms:
When installing the web client an error of Setup Ended Prematurely Because of an Error is raised.
Solution:
Ensure that IIS has a binding for TCP port 80.