Metrohm MagIC Net 2.3 User Manual

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Installation MagIC Net 2.x

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1 Minimum system requirements

Operating system 32 bit version of:

￭ Windows 2000 SP4
￭ Windows XP Professional SP2
￭ Windows Vista Business / Enterprise / Ultimate
￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

64 bit version of:

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

RAM Windows 2000 / Windows XP: 1 GB

Windows Vista, Windows 7: 2 GB

Memory Program: 1 GB

Data: 2 GB

Serial ports for devices with RS-232 interface

USB ports for devices with USB interface

Screen Resolution 1024 x 768

The windows user must have administrator rights in order to be able to install
the MagIC Net software.

Additional requirements for the MagIC Net server:

Operating system 32 bit version of:

￭ Windows 2000 SP4
￭ Windows XP Professional SP2
￭ Windows Vista Business / Enterprise / Ultimate
￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise
￭ Windows 2000 Server
￭ Windows Server 2003
￭ Windows Server 2008
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

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64 bit version of:

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

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Network 10 Mbit/s, stable and permanent

Communication via TCP/IP

Caution

During a determination data loss may occur when the PC switches over to the
standby mode. In the energy settings of the operating system the standby
mode should therefore be deactivated.

2 Single workplace installation

With the single workplace version MagIC Net Basic, MagIC Net Compact or
MagIC Net Professional the MagIC Net client as well as the server will be

installed on your computer.

On inserting the CD into the drive of your computer the installation will be

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started automatically. If this option is deactivated on your computer, double
click the file setup.exe.

If the minimum system requirements are not met (see above) a message
appears. Click on [Yes] if you like to install the program nevertheless.

Afterwards, click on [Next].

After having read the license agreement for MagIC Net and accepting it

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with [Yes] a window will appear where you can enter the license code.

Enter the license code for MagIC Net Basic, MagIC Net Compact or

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MagIC Net Professional and click on [Next].

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Note

If you have entered the license code of an update license, then the license
code of the previous full version will additionally be requested.

Now enter the target folder for the MagIC Net installation and confirm

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with [Next].

In the dialog window Additional installation information you can

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define the paths for the database and backup files:

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Note

The default paths may differ depending on the Windows version used.

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Under [Advanced...] it is possible to change the ports MagIC Net uses to
communicate with the database and administration server. If the ports are
used already, an appropriate error message will appear. Ask your system
administrator for more information about this. Continue with [Next].

Follow the instructions of the program until the following message appears:

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This message points out which ports MagIC Net uses. Write down these
ports and inform your system administrator in case MagIC Net is not able
to connect to the database. Confirm the message with [OK].

As soon as the copying procedure has been finished you can set further

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workplace settings:

The option "The client ID must exist in the current MagIC Net sys-
tem." is only selectable if a database from a previous installation already
exists on your computer or if you want to connect to a database server
which has been installed on another computer.

If you activate this option MagIC Net checks whether the identifier you
have entered exists in the database. If this is true the identifier and all asso­ciated settings will be adopted. With this option a renewed installation of
a client is much easier.

Click on [Next]. If the database ports are not available, an appropriate error
message will appear and the installation will be canceled. In this case, check
your server and firewall settings before installing the program again.

At the end of the installation the file info.txt will be created which contains

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all relevant information concerning your current MagIC Net installation.

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Save this file on your hard disk in case of need in future and print it (add to
IQ). Complete the installation with [Finish].

An InstallLog file with a list of all files having been copied to your computer
and with a confirmation for a successful installation is saved in the
MagIC Net installation folder (default: C:\Program Files\Metrohm
\MagIC Net) under bin\InstallLog.

3 Client/Server installation

With the MagIC Net Multi version (multiple workplace version with 3 licenses)
you can select during the installation whether you want to install a MagIC Net
client or the MagIC Net client plus server on your computer.

If you only want to install a MagIC Net client on your computer, in advance a
server the client will be connected to must have been installed on another com­puter.

On inserting the CD into the drive of your computer the installation will be

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started automatically. If this option is deactivated on your computer, double
click the file setup.exe.

If the minimum system requirements are not met (see above) a message
appears. Click on [Yes] if you like to install the program nevertheless.

Afterwards, click on [Next].

After having read the license agreement for MagIC Net and accepting it

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with [Yes] a window will appear where you can enter the license code.

Enter the license code for MagIC Net Multi and click on [Next].

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