First initialization

The setup assistant is started after the first start of BL Banking or directly after installation to perform the first initialization. A connection is established to the Internet for the purpose of verifying the BL Banking license.

Note: If your computer is unable to establish an Internet connection, an error message is displayed with the text java.net.UnknownHostException: www.blbanking.de. In this case, your Internet connection is most likely established by means of a proxy. Please read the section on System requirements - Internet connection to find out how to correct this error.

Enter your 11-digit license number into the Licence number field. This number consists of alphanumeric characters and was sent to you by e-mail. You may also have received the number collectively for all users as a PDF file.

You can also enter the proxy manually if an Internet connection could not be established automatically or no window for proxy authentication appears. To do this, click on the Manual proxy configuration checkbox and enter the address and port number of the proxy into the designated fields.

Click on Check licence with specified proxy to test whether the Internet connection is now working. If no error message appears, the Internet connection was successfully established. You may now see a data entry window (see section System requirements - Internet connection) into which you will need to enter your User-ID and password for Internet access. This data can be stored if desired.

Note: The setup wizard informs you about errors by displaying a message in the title area with information about the cause. In this step, for example, the invalidity of the license number entered is reported. You can read longer messages entirely in a tooltip. To do this, point to the message with the mouse without clicking. EBICS error messages can also be found in the appendix of this manual in the chapter Questions and answers under EBICS error messages. You can search for the return code such as 091004 or the designation such as EBICS_INVALID_USER_STATE and open the description with a click.