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Custom Installation

This guides the user on how to set up a Custom installation to integrate with a database that the user has already installed.

Info

  • The databases that can be used in integration with BioStar X are as follows.

    • MariaDB 10.1.10

    • MS SQL Server 2012 SP3

    • MS SQL Server 2014 SP2

    • MS SQL Server 2016 SP1

    • MS SQL Server 2017

    • MS SQL Server 2019

    • MS SQL Server 2022

  • MS SQL Server communication security supports TLS 1.2.

  • If the database table creation fails when MS SQL Server is set as the Database Type, you can create the table by executing the script in C:\Program Files\BioStar X\dbscript\mssql folder.

  • When installing with Custom installation, AC DB name, TA DB name, and VE DB name cannot be set the same.

  • To use Windows authentication, Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server is required. Please install the driver first.

Installation Guide​

  1. Go to the Suprema Download Center, log in, and download the installation package (BioStar X Setup.X.Y.Z.BB.exe).

  2. Run the downloaded installation file.

  3. Select the language to use and select the OK button.

  4. To continue the installation, select I accept the agreement and click the Next button.

  5. Enter the administrator account password and click the Next button.

  1. Select Custom installation and click the Next button.

  2. Enter the details of the pre-configured database and click the Next button.

  1. Set the installation path for BioStar X and click the Next button.

  2. Set the path to store the encryption key and click the Next button.

  3. Read the information about the management and responsibility of personal information stored in the database, and click the Next button to continue the installation.

  4. Set the port for BioStar X communication and click the Next button.

  5. Select the components of BioStar X and click the Next button. If you select USB Device Agent, the USB Agent and driver for using BioMini, BioMini Plus 2, BioMini Slim 2, and DUALi DE-620 will be installed together.

  6. When all preparations for installation are complete, click the Install button.

  7. Select whether to install additional programs and click the Finish button.

  8. Complete the installation of USB Device Agent by following the instructions on the installation screen.

Info

  • In the downloaded file name, X.Y.Z is the version information and BB is the build number.

  • The administrator account password is used when logging in for the first time after installing BioStar X.

  • The root account password for the database is used as the initial password for AC, TA, and Video DB.

  • The storage path for the encryption key can be changed. If you modify or move the encryption key file after changing the path, a system error may occur.

  • When BioStar X is deleted, the encryption key file is also deleted.

  • The provided USB Device Agent certificate can only be applied to the local network.

  • If another program is using port 443, the BioStar X Setting program runs automatically and allows you to change the port number. For details on changing the port number, refer to the following.

  • For more information about changing database settings, refer to the following.

Warning

  • Be careful not to lose the administrator or root account password for the database.

  • If you lose the password, version upgrade and DB backup/restore may not be possible.

Next step

Check how to log in to BioStar X through your web browser.

Check the server status of BioStar X and check how to shut it down or restart it.