Getting Started with HiNC

This section covers how to set up and launch the HiNC system in different environments, including basic installation on Windows, single-machine multi-station configuration, multi-host authorization setup, and tutorial videos.

• License Update
• Single-Machine Multi-Station Configuration
• Multi-Host Delegated Authorization
• Tutorial Videos

Launching HiNC on Windows

1. Download and extract the HiNC installation package from the official website:

   https://superhightech-gitea.webredirect.org/HiNC-Deploy/HiNC-Manager-Win/archive/master.zip

2. Plug in the HiNC license dongle and run HiNC-loop-with-update.bat from the extracted folder.

   This script downloads or updates the HiNC software into the HiNC subfolder each time it runs.

   After the first run, a HiNC subfolder will be created.

   Except for appsettings, all other file changes within the HiNC folder will be overwritten after an update. If non-system modifications exist in the HiNC folder, the download or update may fail. In that case, manually delete the entire HiNC folder and run HiNC-loop-with-update.bat again.

   Demo video

   If the default download mirror is too slow, you can first use HiNC-update-gitcode.bat to download from the gitcode mirror, then run HiNC-loop-with-update.bat.

   Inside the HiNC subfolder you will find the appsettings.json file, which is used to configure HiNC settings such as the web address, user credentials, etc. The following explains the default values.

   HiNC does not check for license updates on startup. The LicenseManager section below is used by the standalone license tool; the shipped HiNC server does not read it, so leave Command as DoNothing.

   "LicenseManager": {
      //Available Command: "DoNothing","AutoLicenseUpdate","GetC2V","GenV2C","ApplyV2C","WriteInfo"
      "Command": "DoNothing"
   }
   

   The appsettings.json file creates ../HiNC-Root by default as the storage location for data and projects.

   If HiNC repeatedly shows long error messages on startup, the operating system may be outdated or not recently updated. Please install Microsoft Visual C++.

3. Open a web browser and navigate to the default URL: http://localhost:4330

4. Sign in with the administrator account issued for your installation.

   Important

   A fresh installation ships with a fixed default administrator password. Change it at first sign-in — a station left on the factory default is reachable by anyone who can open its URL.