Additional servers

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As you install GWAVA onto additional servers, each new server will need to connect to the existing server network, so that configuration information can be shared. The advantage of this system is that you can administer and install/remove products from any server in the network.

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Initial Setup

Start by connecting to your GWAVA 4 manager (GWAVAMAN) using your web browser.

http://server_ip_address:49282 is the default.

If you've turned on SSL (Securing your GWAVA Server (SSL)), you may need to specify another URL


You should receive the following welcome screen:

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Choose This server will participate in an existing GWAVA network and click Continue.

The next screen requires the following fields to be entered:

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Server Parameters

  • Server identifying Name - Unique and identifiable entries for the server name are recommended for the convenience of administration. Internally GWAVA 4 uses an automatically generated,random server ID, so identical server names will not cause a conflict. However, differentiating between the servers in the user interface is made considerably more difficult.
  • Client Connection Address (or DNS Host Name) - This IP Address/Host Name must be accessible by other servers that are members of the GWAVA 4 system. This IP Address does NOT affect which IP Address is used for GWAVA Administration; by default the web server listens on all bound interfaces. It is recommended that a DNS Host Name always be used, to make changing IP Addresses painless. This IP Address must be accessible by other members of the GWAVA 4 system, so be careful NOT to use non-routable options such as localhost or 127.0.0.1. .
  • Enter the IP Address:Port of a GWAVAMAN server on the server network that you wish to join.
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Administration Information

  • GWAVA administrator Login Name, GWAVA administrator password - This must be a valid GWAVAMAN account in the GWAVA network that you are joining.


Unlike the first server install, you do not enter the administrator name and e-mail address settings here. They are automatically input from you, inherited from the "Default settings" section ( See Default Settings for the Network). You may override them in the "General Server Options" section of your server object.

You will then be presented with a confirmation screen. Confirm the information and click Install.

The next minute or two should consist of messages regarding "Joining the Network". You will then be permitted to log on.

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