First Time Run
During installation you were asked for a password for the default
administration account (webinator),
which you should now enter
at the prompt. If for some reason this step did not happen, the first
time you run the administrative interface you will be asked to create
and enter a password. You should choose a password that is easy for
you to remember but hard for someone else to guess. You will need to
enter the same password twice (two input boxes will be provided) to
protect against typing mistakes. Passwords are case sensitive.
Once you create the password you will be automatically logged in and
shown the Choose a profile page. A default profile name and
data directory will be filled in for you. You may change either of these
if desired, then hit the Create Walk button. A new profile
will be created but a site walk/index will not be started yet.
You are then presented with the main walk settings page. The
Base URL will be automatically filled in with the name
of your web server. If you wish to walk a different site you may
change the Base URL at this point.
If your site has pages that you want indexed with extensions other than
.html, .htm, or .txt you should add them to the
Extensions list. Also note that extensions are case sensitive
unless you use Ignore case under All Walk Settings.
Once you're happy with the URL and extension settings you may hit the
GO or Update and GO button to begin a walk of your site.
A walk will be started in the background and you will be taken to the
Walk Status page. This page will show you the status of the walk
in progress and indicate when the walk is complete. This page will
automatically refresh every 15 seconds with the latest progress
information until the walk is complete. When the walk is complete you
will see a summary of errors, if any.
Once the walk is complete you may click Live Search on the
menu at the top of the page. This will take you to the search
that users will use. It is also the URL you can place on your
web page(s) to send users to the search.
You now have a site index that you can use. There are many options to
control the site walk as well as the search interface appearance. They
are described in detail elsewhere in this manual. Use the
All Walk Settings button on the administration script's menu
to see all of the options. Click the question mark (?) next to
an item to get help for that item.
Since the walker, administrative interface, and search are all scripts with source provided you are not limited to the settings available in the administrative interface. Any or all of the scripts may be modified to take on new behaviors.
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