Setting up Servers for Network Use

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Preface

The realXtend server platform is preconfigured for standalone use by default so other people can't connect to it. This document describes the changes that must be done to to enable the server platform for LAN or Internet use so that other people can also access it.

Before starting configation make sure your all servers are down (Authentication Server, Avatar Storage Server and RexServer)

Configuring the authentication

1. Open ..\authentication\HttpSettings.xml
2. Set the address to your machine's external IP. It should be different than 127.0.0.1. (The easiest way to find out your external IP is to use an online service such as for example http://whatismyip.com/. If you need to know your local network IP do this: Hit Left Windows button+R button simultaneously, type cmd to the opened dialog, press enter, type ipconfig to the command prompt which opened and hit enter). Save and close.
3. Open ..\authentication\AuthenticationSettings.xml
4. Set the default_avatar_storage_url to point to the external IP address of the avatar server machine. Set default_grid_url to point to the external IP address of the rexserver machine. Leave the port numbers to the end of these addresses. Save and close.

Configuring the avatar storage

1. Open ..\avatarstorage\HttpSettings.xml
2. Set the address to your machine's external IP. Save and close.

Configuring the rexserver

1. Open ..\rexserver\regions\default.xml file
2. Change the external_host_name parameter to your machine's external IP address. Save and close.

Starting up

• Now start all the servers by activating StartStandaloneRexServer.bat (or in some packages StartServices.bat).
• After this you should create accounts for people who want login. See Creating New User Accounts.