To configure user management
 | The following procedures details the configuration of user management independently for each computer (localhost) on which NextGENe is installed. To configure user management with a single server hosting the SoftGenetics Server service, contact tech_support@softgenetics.com. |
1. If Geneticist Assistant is already installed on the computer on which you are configuring user management for NextGENe, go to To turn on user management; otherwise, do the following:
a. Log on to the host computer as a Windows user that is a local Administrator.
b. To avoid issues with User Account Control settings, right-click the NextGENe desktop shortcut and on the context menu that opens, select Run as administrator.
The NextGENe Project Wizard opens automatically in the NextGENe main window.
2. Close the NextGENe Project Wizard, and then on the NextGENe main menu, click Help > User Management > Install Local Service.
The License page for the SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard opens. The page details the license agreement for installing the SoftGenetics Server service.
| | Be patient. It might take a few minutes for the SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard to open. |
3. Click I Agree to accept the license agreement.
The Settings page for the SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard opens. By default, the page is prepped for configuring the Administrator user.
4. Do the following:
• Leave the user name set to Administrator, or modify it as needed.
• In the Password field, enter the password for the Administrator user.
| | The only invalid character for the password is a space.There are no other special requirements or restrictions for the Administrator password. It can adhere to your organization’s standards and any other requirements as needed. If you forget or lose this password, it is not recoverable. |
• In the Verify field, enter the Administrator password exactly as you entered it in the Password field.
• In the Email field, enter the email address for the Administrator user.
| | The current version of User Management does not support email notifications; however, an email address is still required. |
5. Click Next.
The Choose Components page for the SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard opens. A single component, the Server, is listed on the page.
| | After you select the server, the space requirements for installing the SoftGenetics Server service are displayed on the page. Make sure that you have sufficient space on the computer to install this service. |
6. Select Server, and then click Install.
The Installation page for the SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard opens. The page details the components that are being installed and the status of the installation.
Note the following about the installation:
• If MySQL has not already been installed on the localhost, then after installation of MySQL is complete, click Close at the prompt; otherwise, the installation begins with the installation of the other server components (Python, Django, and Apache).
• During the installation of the other server components, you might receive Security Alerts. The installation is set up to handle these alerts and with the exception of a Windows Security Alert for Apache (see below), no special action is required.
• After Apache is installed, a Windows Security Alert opens indicating that the Windows Firewall has blocked some features of the installation. Click Unblock to allow the Apache HTTP Server to operate correctly on the localhost.
After installation is complete, Completed is displayed at the top of the Installation page.
7. Click Close.
The SoftGenetics Server Setup wizard closes. NextGENe remains open.