Quickstart

IPSearchLight is most easily installed by using the installer executable, which can be downloaded from www.ipsearchlight.com.

Choose the directory you wish to install to (the given directory is recommended) and the installer will begin to extract and copy the database and other files:

 The Installer will then automatically install IPSearchLight to the Microsoft Visual Studio Toolbox.

To use IPSearchLight, drag the WebControl onto your ASPX page from the Toolbox.

The component's properties are visible in the properties dialog window. The component will automatically detect each website visitor's location and IP address. Properties including longitude, latitude, state, country and postal (zip) code are then programatically accessible (See the examples section for more information).

You will need to acquire a Trial or Full License Key from www.ipsearchlight.com (it will run only 3 times without it). The license file should be placed in your website as follows: "{root}/bin/IPSearchLight.GeoLocator.lic".

Your Trial License will expire after 30 days. When that happens, you may see the above error message.

If you find that the data responses you're getting out of the IPSearchLight component arenot sufficiently accurate, there are several upgrade options available.