Initial Setup

Application Setup | SIN/UMbRA Service Setup | CID Service Setup | DBINIT Creation

Perform the following actions on the instance of Visual Casino installed on the Polling Server in the previous step.

Application Setup

  1. Set the Server field to point to the Machine Name\InstanceName for the Database installed in the Database Installation section. NOTE: If a password other than the default password was used, you will need to create a DBINIT file - see the DBINIT Creation section for this process.
  2. Select the Local Authentication radio button
  3. Enter the user name Administrator
  4. Enter a blank password
  5. Click Connect
  6. Enter the Customer ID provided by Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  7. Contact Biometrica Systems, Inc. and provide them with your Customer Key
  8. Once Biometrica Systems, Inc. has acknowledged entering your Customer Key, Select Web Update
  9. Once the update succeeds, Close the License Manager window using the X at the top right of the window
  10. Enter a new password for the Administrator user - this is the root Administrator account and should only be used in emergencies.

SIN/UMbRA Service Setup

  1. Select Administration > System Settings > SIN Settings ...
  2. Click New to create a new Property 
  3. Choose the Property for your installation from the dropdown menu
  4. Select the Old Polling Mode radio button
  5. Enter the SIN Station ID provided by Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  6. Enter the Account Name provided by Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  7. Enter the SIN Password provided by Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  8. Enter the following in SIN Server: https://sin.biometrica.com/ipsin
  9. Set the Polling Interval to 5 minutes
  10. Set the SIN Polling Machine to the local machine's name (this should be displayed below the field)
  11. Select Test - this should respond with Success. If it does not, contact Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  12. Select the New SSIN Polling Mode radio button at the top
  13. Enter the following in SSIN Server: https://ssin.biometrica.com
  14. In SSIN Username, enter your SIN Station ID followed by helpdesk@biometrica.com
  15. in SSIN Password, enter the SIN Password provided by Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  16. Select Disable VC6 SIN Polling
  17. Click Test - this should respond with Success. If it does not, contact Biometrica Systems, Inc.
  18. Click OK

CID Service Setup

  1. Select Administration > System Settings > CID Settings ...
  2. Set the Polling Interval to 60 minutes
  3. Enter the name of the local machine in the Polling Machine field
  4. Set the Download Preference to Download and Update
  5. Set the CID Update URL to: https://cid.biometrica.com
  6. Click OK
  7. Select Administration > Advanced Settings
  8. Select Settings > Service Settings > Service Setup from the left-hand tree
  9. Un-check the box for Install SIN Service
  10. Check the box for Install CID Service
  11. Click Install
  12. Click Cancel 

DBINIT Creation (Optional)

In cases where the default database password is not used, a DBINIT file must be created in order for Visual Casino to access the application. This file can also be used to speed up configuration of new desktop clients. The DBINIT file is encrypted so that it cannot be easily read outside the Visual Casino application.

  1. On the login page, select Create DB Init File
  2. in Server, enter the MachineName\InstanceName for the database server
  3. In Database, enter VisualCasino
  4. In Username, enter VisualCasino
  5. In Password, enter the password created for the VisualCasino user (default is VisualCasino)
  6. Re-enter the Password in the Confirm Password field
  7. Click Save
  8. enter a name for the file (e.g. mydatabase.dbinit) and save it
  9. Close the DB Init. File Editor window using the X in the top right corner

This file is saved in the folder C:\ProgramData\VisualCasino8\ and can be copied to this folder on new installations. The file will be automatically detected by Visual Casino.