Setting Up Your Virtual Box

Set up Virtual Box

Download the Virtual Box software and install it.
Download the Pre-configured Exact box to run on it.

The RAM is set to 6gb. The HDD space is 60gb. This should be more than enough for most use cases.

The Windows user is ‘Admin’ and the password is ‘password’.

EXACT updates are set to auto-update on Mondays at 9am, with a 30 min grace period. The VM must be powered on for these to occur.

To log into EXACT:

Double click on the Exact Dental icon to login. You must do this at least once to configure you practice.

The default username is set to ‘super’ - a superuser that has access to all areas of the software, including the database. There is no password for ‘super’. There is also a dentist with the username ‘demo’ and no password. This user has regular privileges.

Other users can be created as needed by going to the File menu 'Configure' > 'Add User/Provider' and following the prompts.

Creating your Practice info:

In EXACT, click ‘Configure' > 'Practice Information'. In the 'Practice ID' field enter your desired Practice ID. Practice IDs should start with 'TST’ and be followed by up to 4 alphanumeric characters. We would recommend you Company initials followed by some numbers to allow for multiple instances is required.
You can also fill in fields for a practice address, title, phone number etc if needed.