Pitney Bowes Spectrum Spatial User Manual

Spectrum™Technology Platform

Version 10.0

Quick Start Guide

Contents:

1. Install Spectrum™Technology Platform 2

2. Install Databases 2

3. Install Clients 2

4. Install Client SDK (Optional) 3

1. Install Spectrum™Technology Platform

• Download Spectrum™Technology Platform using the instructions in the release announcement
or welcome email then run the installer.

• If you are installing the Address Now Module, be sure you have the SBI license file and know its
location.

• When prompted, enter the access keys provided on your welcome email.

• If you are installing on Windows, the Spectrum™Technology Platform server will automatically
start running. Right-click the Spectrum™Technology Platform icon in the system tray and select
Stop Server.

2. Install Databases

Quick Start Guide

• Insert the disc containing the database you want to install or download the database from the
support website or the eStore. You may need to install multiple databases for each module,
depending on the features you have licensed.

• Use the database install utility to install the database(s).

a) In the Windows Start menu, go to Pitney Bowes > Spectrum™Technology Platform >

Modules > [Module Name] > Database Load Utility.

b) On Unix and Linux, change the working directory to the bin directory of where Spectrum

Technology Platform is installed, type: . ./setup then type ./installdb_xxx, where "xxx"
is the installation unit of the module for which the database is being installed.

• Databases used for the Enterprise Geocoding Module and the Enterprise Routing Module have
setup programs on the disc instead of database load utilities.

3. Install Clients

• On the computer where you installed Spectrum™Technology Platform, start the Spectrum
Technology Platform server.

a) On Windows, right-click the Spectrum™Technology Platform icon in the system tray and select

Start Server.

b) On Unix and Linux, change the working directory to the bin directory of where Spectrum

Technology Platform is installed and type: . ./setup followed by ./server.start.

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