Metrohm MagIC Net 3.1 User Manual

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1 Minimum system requirements

Operating system 32-bit version of:

￭ Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise
￭ Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise
￭ Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
￭ Windows XP Professional SP2
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2
￭ Windows Server 2008
￭ Windows Server 2003

MagIC Net 3.1

Installation

64-bit version of:

￭ Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise
￭ Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise
￭ Windows Server 2012
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

RAM Windows Vista and higher: 2 GB

Windows XP: 1 GB

Hard disk space Program: 1 GB

Data: 2 GB

Serial ports For devices with RS-232 interface

USB ports For devices with USB interface

Screen Resolution: 1,024 x 768

Network 10 Mbit/s, stable and permanent

Communication via TCP/IP

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

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CAUTION

Data loss may occur if the PC changes to sleep mode during a determina­tion. The sleep mode should therefore be disabled in the energy settings
of the operating system.

2 Single workplace installation

With the single workplace version MagIC Net Basic, MagIC Net Compact
or MagIC Net Professional, you can install both the MagIC Net client and
the server on the computer.

The installation process starts automatically when you insert the CD into

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

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

Afterwards, click on [Next >].

During the installation process, the Welcome screen appears first. Click on

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[Next >] to install the software.

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

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

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

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MagIC Net Professional and then click on [Next >].

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.

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Now confirm the target folder for the MagIC Net installation with

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[Next >] or select a different target folder with [Browse…].

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You can define the paths for the database and default backup files in the

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Additional installation information window:

NOTE

The default paths are different for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Win­dows 7 and Windows 8.

The database path must not be on a network drive.

The default backup path may be on a network drive.

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

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If you would like to create a shortcut on your desktop to start the

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MagIC Net software, activate [Yes] and then click on [Next >].

In normal cases, you can confirm the selection of the program folder with

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[Next >].

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The installation settings can now be checked. Start the copy process with

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[Next >].

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Follow the instructions of the program until the following message

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appears:

This message points out again 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].

MagIC Net will now be installed.

Once the copying procedure has been completed you can make further

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workplace settings:

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