This manual is to help you with the installation and setup for the software you need to use Work-IT 
You'll need the installation folder with the following content: 
- Installer 
- Backup ( demo database ) 
- License
The installation of the SQL server 2017:
2. Choose your language and click on  Download
    The download will start in Chrome it will appear in the lower left corner of your screen. 
3. When the installation start, you’ll see the following screen appears, click on Custom to continue. 
4. The screen below will appear , click on  New SQL stand-alone server. 
  
5. Check this option 
    ✔ I accept the license terms  
6. Click three times on Next. Now the Microsoft R and Python needs to be installed,  
  
7. Select in the next window  Default Instance and click on Next. 
8. Check in the following window the option below and continue with Next.  
      ✔  Grant perform Volume Maintenance Task Privilege to SQL Server Database Engine Service.  
9. In the following window select Mixed mode and set the following password Work-IT012345!    
    This password you’ll need later on the installation procedure

Note: Starting from  15-10-2024  we switched to this new password instead of the old one  Work-IT01!
 
Now the Microsoft R and Python needs to be installed,  
10. click on Next -> Accept -> Next and again on Next to complete the installation 
This can take up to 30 minutes   
11. Go again to the window below to start the Install SQL Server Management Tools.  
    An webpage will open, download the most recent GA version of SSMS  
The newest tested version of SSMS is 17.9.1. 
Just follow the below 2 steps in the website to download SSMS 17.9.1 version : 
  a.  
b. 
12. In the installation window, click on Install when the installation is finished click on close  
  
13. Start the SQL Server Configuration Manager by searching in your Windows menu, when SQL Server Configuration Manager is not in your Windows menu       open File Explorer and paste one of the file paths below in the  File Explorer. 
14. Go trough all the titles on left side of the window, when in the right  Aliases / Protocols appears click on this and enable all features  
In the window  SQL Server Network Configuration. 
  Click with  right mouse on Shared Memory and select Enable.  
  Click with  right mouse on Named Pipes and select Enable.  
  Click with  right mouse on TCP/IP and select Enable. 
15. Click in the left menu on  SQL Server Services with right mouse click on SQL Server MSSQL click on  Properties and set the  Start Mode on  Automatic 
16. Click in the left menu on SQL Server Services with right mouse click on SQL Server MSSQL and then click on  Restart 
  
      Note: Changes will only take place after a restart 
   17. Open Windows Firewall with advanced Security menu. 
18. Click on outbound rules and create a  New rule  
19. Select Port  
Click on Next  
20. fill in the specified ports at Specific local ports: 80,8080,12345,12346,1433,1434,1471,51211,51212
 
Click Next, 
21. select  Allow the connections  
     select 
Click Next  
22. Give the rule a name Work-IT Ports  and click on  Finish  
23. Open  Windows Firewall with advanced Security 
24. Click in Inbound rules and create a New Rule  
25. Select Port  
26. Choose this time for UDP  
      Select Specific local ports and fill in 1434  
Click  Next, 
27. select  Allow the connections  
     select 
  
Click Next  
28. Give the rule a name Work-IT Ports and click on Finish  
Add both TCP and UDP ports to both  outbound rules and  Inbound rules  just to be sure.
-------  Now the SQL Installation is completed. -------  
The installation of the Work-IT: 
1. Create a folder on C:\ and make sure you have read and write rights call the folder WorkIT.   
   The directory will be C:\ WorkIT.   
2. In this folder create a folder with the name License and copy the license file in there.  
3. Copy the Item from a by Hoogendoorn supplied folder in to the  C:\ WorkIT directory 
   The folder will contain the following items: 
     - Installer  
     - License file (.LIC)  
     - Backup file (.BAK ) demo database  
5. Click Basic installation to continue, General installation settings, standard default directory veld C:\WorkIT and click on Next 
6. Fill in CMD in the start menu and open the Command Prompt  
7. Type commando echo %computername% then press Enter key on your keyboard. 
 You see that the computer name in this exampel is NBNI014. 
8.Now you can fill the folowing informations ( 
see the window below)    
 
  Servername :                      NBNI014  
  Database:                          WorkIT  
  Create database                ✔ 
  Backup/restore                  ✔ C:\WorkIT\Backup  
  Autenthication:                  SQL Server authentication  
  Username:                          sa ( sys admin )  
  Password                            Work-IT012345! ( this password you created during the SQL installation )  
9. Test the connection by clicking on Test the connection , if the connection is not OK check your filled in fields and try again. 
     If you connection still does not work, ask Hoogendoorn for help. 
  
10. Click on Next if the connection is OK 
11. In the screen below you’ll need a license via (1) Select new license and fill in de the 8-digit (2)  verification code supplied with the lic file. 
Check if the license file ( .lic) in combination with  verification code match with check license. 
Company code:        HGM (automatically filed in if the license is added )  
License:                   open the directory to the C:\WorkIT\License and select the license file 
When the following text appear New/updated license is valid        the license accept the company code and click on (3) Next. 
12. For software demo purposes you’ll only need to select the following:  
- Databasetool  
- Work-IT Client ( ClickOnce)  
- Work-IT Service  
13. When you’re also going to connect hardware ( terminals, door controllers etc. ) 
- Work-IT Hardware Service  
✔ Backup previous versions.  
✔ Start Service  
14. Click on Next followed by Start installation, 
this can take up to 10 minutes. If the installation will stop please contact Hoogendoorn.  
15. After the installation is finished go to the Work-IT directory 
C:\WorkIT\ and open 
Work-IT Client ClickOnce and run the 
Setup.exe      After the installation of the setup is finished you’ll see Work-IT icon on your desktop 
Login with the following credentials 
Username : HGM 
Password  :  (Please contact Work-IT support team for the latest password)
16. Now you’ll have an empty database, if you want to restore a demo database continue with the following steps.  
Go to Service  
17. Stop the Nitea – Service  
18. To restore the demo database,go to C:\WorkIT\ and copy the .BAK file in to the backup directory C:\WorkIT\Backup  
19. Go to SQL Server …. Management Studio  
20. Fill the folowing: 
Database Engine  
HOO-LT-0065 ( your computer name )  
SQL Server Authentication  
sa  
Work-IT012345!  
Click on Connect  
21. Click with a right mouse click on the WorkIT  
22. Click on  Restore and select  Database  
23. Select Device go to click on … and go to the C:\WorkIT\Backup\ and select the .BAK file  
24. In the screen below click on Options , ✔Overwrite the existing database go back to General and click on OK  
Restoring the database will take about 5 minutes depending on the database size  
25. Start the Nitea – Service again in the Service window  
26. The demo database you can login via with the following credentials , don’t forget to set the language setting. 
Username : HGM  
Password :  HGM 
-------  Now the Work-IT Installation is completed. -------  
Note:
It is very important to backup Work-IT database, here in the following article, you can see more information about backup: 
EN - Backup Work-IT database