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**__Question:__** How do I configure the Aircast DB to communicate? \\
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**__Answer:__** Link: [[aircastdb:start|please follow the steps at this link]]\\
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=====How to connect Aircast-STD to Aircast-STD-DB over LAN or WAN=====
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Inside the LAN (Local Area Network):\\
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- Use LAN IP address of the server computer, plus port number specified in Database Server application.\\
- It may be necessary to add an exception for that TCP port to Windows Firewall so other computers on the LAN can access the port.\\
- As it is an HTTP-based protocol, you can check if the connection works by entering http://: in a webbrowser on another computer inside that LAN. If you get a connection timeout, there is something wrong with the firewall. If you see an user/password dialog or "not found" error, this means that the TCP connection is good and the server did see your request.\\
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Additional steps for WAN (Wide Area Network) access:\\
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- Find out your public (WAN) IP address. There are dozens of websites that show it for you, e.g. https://whatismyipaddress.com/\\
- Create a port forwarding in your router from any port (can be the same or other as in the DBServer application) to the DBServer IP + DBServer port\\
- On the remote client, use the WAN IP + port configured in router to connect to the DBServer\\
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Note:\\
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- If you have a dynamic IP address (changes everytime you reconnect your router), you will have to use a "dynamic DNS" provider that maps a host name to your current IP address, and then use the dynamic DNS hostname instead of the IP address in the client configuration.\\
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