Prerequisites

The prerequisites for the Helix Core trial this guide describes are:

• The team has a person who will serve as the Helix Core administrator. You might call this server administrator your IT resource or your team lead.

  The Helix Core administrator has:

  • Technical knowledge of the client-server model and computer networks that use the TCP/IP protocol

  • Experience using the command prompt

• The Helix Core administrator has determined with the rest of the team which type of trial to conduct:

  	Proof of concept	Real work for a product
  Security	No passwords needed Every user is a superuser by default	Protection of secret assets and intellectual property Secure passwords Limiting what non-admin users can see Important For simplicity, this example shows how to set up password-based authentication. Helix Core also supports more sophisticated security mechanisms. See Securing the server in Helix Core Server Administrator Guide.
  Files	Sample placeholder files to see how things work Throw away the test assets after the trial	Keep the assets for use in a product release
  Hardware	Any hardware	Hardware that will scale to accommodate many large files
  Skill set	Minimal need of administrative expertise	Requires administrative expertise

• All client computers are on a connected network.

• If any of the users want to try the Helix Sync client, the version control tool for artists and designers, those users must be running Windows 10 or macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later. See Optional: Use Helix Sync.