How to install a network version of IRIS

Introduction

For full system requirements please click here.

This topic provides an outline of the process and links to how to guides and video walkthroughs for all the main processes involved in the installation of a network version of IRIS.

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Below is an outline of the process.

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• Install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6

• Install SQL Server  

• Install IRIS Accountancy Software

• Configuring IRIS

• Installing on workstations

Install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6

• Click here to download and install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6

• Click here for a how-to guide for the installation of Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6

Install Microsoft SQL Server

• Users of Windows 8 or Windows 2012 should install SQL 2012.

• Click here to download the SQL Server Express 2012 installer for a 64-bit version of Windows

• Click here to download the SQL Server Express 2012 installer for a 32-bit version of Windows

• To identify which version of windows you have installed please click here.

Install IRIS Accountancy Software

• Click here to download IRIS Accountancy Software

• Click here for a how-to guide for the installation of IRIS Accountancy Software

Share the IRIS folder

For network use the IRIS folder must be shared on the network.

1. Please ensure that you have the group of users who require access to IRIS added to the share which has Read/Write permissions on both the Sharing and Security tabs.

2. Open My Computer.

3. Go to the IRIS folder.

4. Right-click on the IRIS folder and choose Properties.

5. Go to the Sharing tab.

6. Click Advanced Sharing.

7. Tick the Share this folder option.

8. Click Permissions.

9. Ensure that the group has Read/Write permissions.  

10. Click OK.  

11. Click OK.  

12. Go to the Security tab.  

13. Click Edit.  

14. Again, ensure that the group has Read/Write permissions.

Edit the System paths

For network use the internal IRIS paths must point to a network location of the relevant folders (DATA and FORMAT).

These can be set as follows:

1. Open My Computer and go to the IRIS folder.

2. Double-click on makettl.exe

3. In the New Paths section enter the network location for the folders. These can be either a mapped drive (eg: Z:\DATA\, Z:\DATA\ and Z:\FORMAT\) or a UNC path (eg: \\SERVER\IRIS\DATA\, \\SERVER\IRIS\DATA\ and \\SERVER\IRIS\FORMAT\)

• In the example above this assumes you use a mapped drive called Z:\ or that the server name is "Server".

Installing on a workstation

To install the IRIS workstation configuration you will need to:

1. On the workstations click Start.

2. For Windows 7 and Vista machines, type in the Search box.

3. For XP machines, choose the Run option.  

4. In the Search box, or Run command type in \\SERVER\IRIS\setup.exe and press enter (assuming your server name is "Server").

5. The workstation setup should begin.

6. You may be prompted to remove any existing workstation components. If so, complete the setup and then re-run setup.exe as above

• Before doing this you need to remove IRIS Practice Workstation using the uninstall options from Add/Remove programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Vista and Windows 7). These are found via Start | Control Panel.