Move WFilter to another computer.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:13 am
by david2011
Our wfilter currently installed in Win2000 server and we are planning to migrate to Win2003.
Can you please send us procedure to easily migrate Wfilter?
Move WFilter to another computer.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:32 am
by gengw2000
Please follow below steps:
1. Export all settings to a file in "System Settings"->"Import/export settings".
2. De-activate the key in old computer in "Help"->"About" of WFilter.
3. Install Wfilter in the new computer.
4. Activate the key in the new computer.
5. Import the exported settings in "System Settings"->"Import/export settings".
6. Please check "System Settings"->"Monitoring Settings", to correct the "Monitoring Adapter" and "Blocking Adapter" settings.
Now all settings are migrated to the new WFilter. If you also need the old monitored data, please also do below steps:
A. For file-based version of WFilter:
a). Stop Monitoring in "System Settings"->"Monitoring Settings".
b). Copy the "log", "logbyIP", "logbyAcct" to the new directory.
c). Start Monitoring.
B. For database version of WFilter, please use database's backup tool to move "WFilter" database to the new computer.