Texas instruments nspire Software Installation

Software Installation and Activation

Guidebook

This guidebook applies to TI-Nspire™ software version 4.2. To obtain the latest version
of the documentation, go to education.ti.com/guides.

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Contents

Important Information

Getting Started - TI-Nspire™ Software Installation and Activation 5

Before Y ou Begin
Obtaining Licenses
Obtaining the T I-Nspire™ Software
Obtaining the T I-Admin Software
Obtaining Properties Files
Setting Environment Variables for Proxy Servers
Using Deployment Tools

Installing the TI-Admin Software 9

Installing the TI-Nspire™ Software 10

Installing and Depl oying the Software

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Activating Licenses 11

Acti vating Single and Volume Licenses
Acti vating Multi-Activation Licenses
Acti vating Concurrent and School-Managed Licenses

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Appendix A: License Types and Terms 13

License T ypes
Connecti vity Requirements for License Types
License T erms for Software Use

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Appendix B: Properties File Options 16

Settings.properties File O ptions
Deployment.properties File Options

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General Information 21

Texas Instruments Support and Service
Service and Warranty Information

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Index 23

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Getting Started - TI-Nspire™ Software Installation and Activation

This TI-Nspire™ Software Installation and Activation Guidebook describes how to
download, install, and activate the following TI-Nspire™ software.

• TI-Nspire™ CX Teacher Software and TI-Nspire™ CX CAS Teacher Software

• TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ Teacher Software and TI-Nspire™ CX CAS Navigator™
Teacher Software

• TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ NC Teacher Software and TI-Nspire™ CAS Navigator™ NC
Teacher Software

• TI-Nspire™ CX Student Software and TI-Nspire™ CX CAS Student Software

• TI-Admin software

Before You Begin

Before you begin installing software, review the following checklist.

• Verify that your computers meet the system requirements. Refer to the product
literature at education.ti.com/software/requirements.

• Verify that you have administrator privileges.

• For license types other than the Multi-Activation license, verify that you have an
Internet connection. (The Multi-Activation license does not require an Internet
connection.)

• Obtain license number(s) or license file(s). In this chapter, see Obtaining Licenses.

• Verify that you have the TI-Nspire™ software installer. In this chapter, see
Obtaining the TI-Nspire™ Software.

• If you are using a proxy server, set the environment variables before launching
TI-Nspire™ software. In this chapter, see Setting Environment Variables for Proxy
Servers.

Obtaining Licenses

Licenses for TI-Nspire™ software are obtained in different ways, depending on the
license type and the purchase method (online or DVD).

For a Single license, the license number is provided in the confirmation email or on the
DVD sleeve.

For Volume, Concurrent, Multi-Activation, and School-Managed licenses, follow these
steps to redeem the claim number needed to create license numbers or license files.

1. Log in to your Software Service Center account at
education.ti.com/go/softwarecenter.

2. Click Redeem Claim Number.

3. Type the claim number provided in your confirmation email and click Redeem.

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The License Agreement web page is displayed.

4. Click Accept.

The Claim Number Redemption Successful web page is displayed.

5. Verify your order, including product name, license type, and number of seats.

6. Click Manage License Numbers.

The Manage License Numbers web page is displayed.

7. Click New License Number, and then click Manage License.

The Allocate Activations web page is displayed.

8. For licenses other than the Multi-Activation license, type the number of seats that
you want to allocate to the first license number.

For example, if you have 30 seats total and want to allocate 10seats to each of
three license numbers, type 10 for the first licensenumber.

9. Type a nickname, and click Save.

The Manage License Number web page is displayed with the license number or
with a download link to the license file.

10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all seats are allocated.

Obtaining the TI-Nspire™ Software

Use the information in this section to obtain your TI-Nspire™ software.

The following installers are available for the TI-Nspire™ software:

• Windows®.exe installers for individual installations

• Windows® .msi installers for use with deployment tools

Note: The .msi installer is intended for use with silent deployments. Dialog boxes

are provided in English only.

• Mac® .pkg installers for individual installations and for use with deployment tools

To obtain the TI-Nspire™ software, choose one of these options:

▶ If your purchase included a DVD, you can find the installer in these folders:

• For the Windows®.exe and .msi installers, go to the \PC folder.

• For the Mac® .pkg installer, go to the /MAC folder.

▶ If you purchased a Single license online, go to the website provided in your

confirmation email.

▶ For other licenses purchased online, log in to your Software Service Center account

at education.ti.com/go/softwarecenter.

a) In the menu on the left, click Product List.

6 Getting Started - TI-Nspire™ Software Installation and Activation

b) Navigate to your software and click Download Software.

Obtaining the TI-Admin Software

To obtain the TI-Admin software, follow thesesteps.

1. Open a web browser and log into your Software Service Center account at
education.ti.com/go/softwarecenter.

2. In the menu on the left, click Installation and download the current TI-Admin
installer to a temporary folder on the license-service computer.

Obtaining Properties Files

Settings.properties and deployment.properties files are used for installations of
Volume, Multi-Activation, Concurrent, and School-Managed licenses.

To download the properties files, follow these steps.

1. Open a web browser and log in to your Software Service Center account at
education.ti.com/go/softwarecenter.

2. In the menu on the left, click Installation.

3. Download the settings.properties and deployment.properties files and extract them
in a convenient folder on a computer.

Setting Environment Variables for Proxy Servers

If you are using a proxy server, you must set the environment variables before you can
use the TI-Nspire™ software.

The environment variables point to the proxy server and port so the license can be
activated.

Setting Environment Variables on Windows®

To set the environment variables on Windows®, follow these steps.

1. Click Start > Control Panel > System.

(If you are using Windows® 7 or Windows Vista® and are navigating from the
Control Panel main window, click System and Security>System.)

The System Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Advanced Systems Settings tab.

3. Click Environment Variables.

The Environment Variables dialog box opens.

4. In the System Variables area, click New.

The New S ystem Variable dialog box opens.

5. In the Variable name field, type TI.HttpsProxy.

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6. In the Variable value field, type <proxy IP address or host>:<proxy

port>.

7. Click OK to close open dialog boxes and the Control Panel.

Setting Environment Variables on a Mac®

Environment variables on a Mac® must be specified in the environment.plist file.

The variables must be specified using the following syntax:

TI.HttpsProxy=<proxy IP address or host>:<proxy port>

For example:

TI.HttpsProxy=www.proxyserver.com:8080

For more information on setting your environment variables in the environment.plist
file, see the Apple® documentation.

Using Deployment Tools

You can distribute the software to computers silently using different deployment tools.
For instructions on using a deployment tool, see the tool’s documentation. Texas
Instruments does not recommend specificproducts.

If you have problems deploying the TI-Nspire™ software, go to the Software Service
Center at education.ti.com/go/softwarecenter or contact TI-Cares at 1.800.TI.CARES or
[e-mail].

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Installing the TI-Admin Software

The TI-Admin software bundle includes the following utilities that must be installed on
the license-service computer for Concurrent and School-Managed licenses:

• TI-Admin Activation Wizard

• License service

• WlmAdmin application

To install the TI-Admin software, follow these steps.

1. Double-click the TI-Admin file to begin the installation procedure.

The Activation Wizard Welcome dialog box opens.

2. To complete the installation, follow the instructions in the installer dialog boxes.

The Activation Wizard is installed so that the license-service computer can be
activated.

For details about activating your license service, see the Activating Concurrent and

School-Managed Licenses section in the Activating Licenses chapter.

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Installing the TI-Nspire™ Software

To install and deploy the TI-Nspire™ software, follow the procedures in this chapter.

Before you begin any installation procedure, review the Getting Started chapter.

Installing and Deploying the Software

If you are using a Concurrent or School-Managed license, ensure that you have installed
the TI-Admin software. For more information, see Installing the TI-Admin Software.

To install and deploy the TI-Nspire™ software, follow these steps.

1. Download and save the settings.properties and deployment.properties files. For
more information, see Obtaining Properties Files.

2. Using a nonformatting text editor such as Notepad on Windows® and TextEdit on a
Mac®, open the properties files.

3. Using the option descriptions and values provided in the properties files, specify
the values that apply for your installation.

Note: If you are using a Concurrent or School-Managed license, the

settings.properties file needs to contain a value in the license.server option at
minimum to ensure that the computers running TI-Nspire™ software are
configured to access the license service.

For additional information, see Appendix B: Properties FileOptions.

4. Save each properties file.

5. Deploy the software using the platform or process of your choice, or you can run
the installer and follow the prompts in the wizard.

Note: The properties files should be located in the same folder as the TI-Nspire™

installer (.exe, .msi, or .pkg) file.

If a deployment.properties file containing a value for license.number is deployed
with the TI-Nspire™ installer, the installer automatically attempts to silently
activate the license. This process can take up to 10 minutes, and requires an
Internet access on the client machine at the time of deployment.

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Activating Licenses

To activate your software, use the procedures described in this chapter.

If you are using a proxy server for a Single, Volume, or Concurrent license, you must set
the environment variables before the license can be activated. In the Getting Started
chapter, see Setting Environment Variables for Proxy Servers.

Activating Single and Volume Licenses

This section describes how to activate a Single or Volume license manually using a
license number and Internet connection.

1. Open the TI-Nspire™ software.

The Activation Wizard Welcome dialog box opens.

2. Follow the prompts in the wizard to complete the activation.

Note: If you copy the license number, you can paste the entire number by placing
your cursor in the first field on the left and pressing Ctrl + V (Mac®: “ + V).

The Successful Activation dialog box opens.

3. Choose one of these options:

• To launch the TI-Nspire™ software, click Next.

• To exit the wizard and use the software later, click Finish.

Activating Multi-Activation Licenses

A Multi-Activation license activates the software through installation of a license file.
Information on where to place the license file can be found on the product page in the
Software Service Center.

Activating Concurrent and School-Managed Licenses

Use the information in this section to activate the license service. When the service
has been activated, seats are available for use on the computers running the
TI-Nspire™ software.

Note: If the wizard is unable to complete the activation, you may be prompted to

complete the activation by accessing the Internet on another computer.

1. Select Programs > TI Tools > TI Admin > Activate TI Software (Windows®) or go to

/Applications and double-click TI-Admin (Mac®).

The Activation Wizard Welcome dialog box opens.

2. Follow the prompts in the wizard to complete the activation.

Note: If you copy the license number, you can paste the entire number by placing
your cursor in the first field on the left and pressing Ctrl + V (Mac®: “ + V).

The Successful Activation dialog box opens.

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3. Choose one of these options:

• To install another license, click Next.

• To close the wizard, click Finish.

• To manage seats, select the Launch WLMadmin check box on the Successful

Activation dialog box.

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Appendix A: License Types and Terms

The type of license and the terms that you need depend on which TI-Nspire™ software
you purchased, how many users (seats) you need, and the flexibility you need for
multiple users.

The requirements for connectivity to the school network and the Internet vary,
depending on activation and license type.

License Types

The following are types of the TI-Nspire™ software licenses.

Single Licenses

A Single license is valid for the TI-Nspire™ software installed on a Single computer. It
is activated when you begin using thesoftware.

An Internet connection is required for activating the license.

Volume Licenses

A Volume license is a multiuser license that provides TI-Nspire™ software usage on a
per-user and per-computer basis.

It is a single license that manages a pool of seats, the number of which is specified at
the time of purchase. The pool can be divided into multiple license numbers, such as
three numbers, each managing 10seats, in a 30-seat Volume license.

The TI-Nspire™ software is installed on each computer in the pool. The license number
stays with thecomputer by default and is activated when the TI-Nspire™ software is
opened on that computer.

A connection to the Internet is required for activating the license.

Concurrent Licenses

A Concurrent license is a single license number that is installed on the license-service
computer that is running the TI-Admin software and is used to manage seat usage.

With a Concurrent license, the TI-Nspire™ software can be installed on all school
computers and used when a seat is available:

• When a user opens the software, the license service checks out an unused seat to
the user.

• When the user closes the software, the seat is returned to the pool.

This process applies up to the maximum number of seats that were specified at the
time of purchase.

An Internet connection is required to install and activate the TI-Admin software on the
license-service computer. The computers running the TI-Nspire™ software must be

Appendix A : License T ypes and Terms 13

connected through the school network to the license-service computer to manage
seats.

Multi-Activation Licenses

A Multi-Activation License is a multiuser license that provides TI-Nspire™ software
usage on a per-user and per-computer basis.

The license is delivered in a file, which is placed in a specified location on computers
where the software is installed.

The file is used to activate the software, and users do not receive a license number.

For computers using the TI-Nspire™ software, connections to the Internet and the
school network are not required. Software can be installed through hard-disk imaging
and other deployment methods.

For the Multi-Activation license, the software on each computer must be activated
periodically:

• The license can be purchased as perpetual (renewed for a new time period at no
additional cost), or it can be purchased as a nonrenewable subscription.

• The subscription renewal produces a new license file that must be deployed to the
computers running the TI-Nspire™ software.

School-Managed Licenses

The School-Managed license is a multiuser license that provides TI-Nspire™ software
usage on a per-user (teacher or student) and per-computer basis.

The School-Managed license is managed centrally and activated on the license-service
computer that is connected to the school network.

When a user opens the software, it can be run if these connectivity requirements are
met:

• The computer is connected to the license-service computer and seats are available.

• The computer is away from the network, but has connected successfully to the
license-service computer within the last 30 days.

An Internet connection is required to install and activate the TI-Admin software on the
license-service computer. The computers running the TI-Nspire™ software must be
connected through the school network to the license-service computer to manage
seats.

Software can be installed on the computers running the TI-Nspire™ software through
hard-disk imaging and other deployment methods.

For the School-Managed license, the license service is activated periodically:

• The license can be purchased as perpetual (renewed for a new time period at no
additional cost), or it can be purchased as a nonrenewable subscription.

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• The subscription renews with a new license number that must be activated to the
license-service computer.

Connectivity Requirements for License Types

The following table summarizes connectivity requirements for the computer running
the TI-Nspire™ software or the license-management software.

Lic ense
Type

Single Yes Yes Full license duration

Volume Yes Yes Full license duration

Concurrent For license service only Limited

Multi­Activation

School­Managed

Internet Connectivity
Required for Ac tivation?

No Yes Full license duration

For license service only Limited

Off
Network
Usage?

manual

automatic

How Long Off Network?

Borrow period (adjustable)

30 days from the last successful
license-service connection

License Terms for Software Use

For licenses, the terms for using the TI-Nspire™ software arespecified:

• Subscription. A subscription is valid for a limited period of time. The time period
can be a duration or defined with an end date.

• Perpetual License. A perpetual license is valid for an unlimited period of time.
Some license types may require you to renew and reactivate on a regular basis.

• Trial License. A trial license is valid for the evaluation period that is stated in the
software. No license number isrequired.

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Appendix B: Properties File Options

This appendix summarizes the options for the settings.properties and
deployment.properties files.

Note: Make sure that you download the latest properties files that include the current

options.

Settings.properties File Options

Option Accepted Values Comment

database.path A Unix, UNC, or

Windows file
path. These
paths may use
environment
variables, but
will not work
with the tilde
(~) character.

prefered.hosts Semicolon (;)

delimited set of
<Hostname or
IP
address>:<port>

allow.auto.upgrade True/False When set to YES, allows automatic

Allows the administrator to set the
path that the software checks for a
database on launch. Setting this
property disables the user's ability
to change the database path in the
software.

Note: This setting only applies to
TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher
Software and TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
NC Teacher Software.

Note: Texas Instruments
recommends that this path be set
to a local file system path.

Allows the administrator to specify
the host(s) to query for available
classes when multi-casting is
disabled on the network.

Note: This option is used only in TI­Nspire™ Student Software and TI­Nspire™ CAS Student Software.

updates to Texas Instruments
software on computers running the
TI-Nspire™ software. Computer(s)
are notified of available software
updates.

To receive notices, users must have
Internet access, and port 80 must
be open.

license.server Hostname or IP

Address

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Points the TI-NspireTM software to
the license-service computer for
license checkout.

Option Accepted Values Comment

Note: The IP address must be IPv4.
Note: This setting only applies to

Concurrent and School-Managed
licenses.

license.server.2 Hostname or IP

Address

Points the TI-Nspire™ software to a
secondary license-service computer
for license checkout.

Note: The IP address must be IPv4.
Note: This setting only applies to

Concurrent and School-Managed
licenses.

license.server.3 Hostname or IP

Address

Points the TI-Nspire™ software to a
tertiary license-service computer
for license checkout.

Note: The IP address must be IPv4.
Note: This setting only applies to

Concurrent and School-Managed
licenses.

allow.license.borrow Yes/No Enable to allow license borrowing

(local license) when using a
concurrent license that has
borrowing enabled.

Note: This setting only applies to
Concurrent licenses.

max.days.borrow.license 1 - 365 The time (in days) the user is

allowed to borrow a license when
using a concurrent license that has
borrowing enabled.

Note: This setting only applies to
Concurrent licenses.

allow.subscription.warning Yes/No Enable to allow the user to be

warned of pending license
expiration.

Note: This setting only applies to
Subscription licenses.

subscription.warning.days 1 - 31 The time (in days) prior to license

expiration for user to be warned.
Note: This setting only applies to

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Option Accepted Values Comment

Subscription licenses.

subscription.warned.already True/False Enable to hide the subscription

warning dialog displaying remaining
active time for a subscription
license.

Note: This setting only applies to
Subscription licenses.

allow.analytics True/False Silently enables (True) or silently

disables (False) the automatic
collection of anonymous
information about product usage
and product reliability. User can
enable or disable analytics anytime
through the Help menu. To
automatically display a dialog to
user during first software startup,
leave this value empty.

Deployment.properties File Options

Option Accepted

Values

deploy.log.dir A valid

Unix,
UNC, or
Windows
path.

Comment

Creates an empty file immediately after
activation. The file name indicates success or
failure using the following format: <AppName>­<Success/Failure>- <Host name>-<Date>­<Time>.log

Example, if TI-Nspire™ CAS Teacher Software
were installed successfully on the
ClassDesktop01 computer on August 15, 2011,
at 2:30 p.m., this entry would appear:
TINspireCASTeacherEdition-Success­ClassDesktop01-20110815-1430.log

activation.log.location A valid

Unix,
UNC, or
Windows
path.

license.number A valid

31-digit
license

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Creates a detailed log file of the activation
progress in the specified directory.

License Number of the TI software to be
activated on the client computer. The license
number should include dashes.

Option Accepted

Values

number.

Comment

activation.time.limit 0 - 600 When ACTIVATE is set to YES, the software

chooses a random value between 1 and the
specified value to wait before the activation
Volume attempt and between attempts. This
prevents a large number of clients from
attempting to communicate with the activation
server at the same time.

The system tries automatically to activate up to
three times.

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General Information

Texas Instruments Support and Service

General Information: North and South America

Home Page:

KnowledgeBase and e-mail inquiries:

Phone: (800) TI-CARES / [phone]

International contact information:

For Technical Support

Knowledge Base and support by e-mail:

Phone (not toll-free): [phone]

For Product (Hardware) Service

Customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and U.S. territories: Always contact Texas

Instruments Customer S upport before returning a product for service.

For All Other Countries:

For general information

For more information about TI products and services, contact TI by e-mail or visit the
TIInternet address.

E-mail inquiries:

Home Page:

[e-mail]

education.ti.com

education.ti.com

education.ti.com/support

For North and South America and U.S.
Territories

education.ti.com/support/worldwide

education.ti.com/support or
[e-mail]

Service and Warranty Information

For information about the length and terms of the warranty or about product service,
refer to the warranty statement enclosed with this product or contact your local Texas
Instruments retailer/distributor.

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Index

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activating licenses
Activation Wizard, activating licenses

Conc urrent licenses, description and connect ivity

deployment tools

environment variables, setting for proxy servers

installing

TI-Admin software
TI-Nspire™ software

licenses

activating
Conc urrent
connectivity requirements
Multi-Activation
obtaining
School-Managed
Single
terms for software use
types and terms for use
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Multi-Activation licenses, description and connectivity

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obtaining

licenses
TI-Admin software

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TI-Nspire™ software

options, properties files

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perpetual licenseterms
prop erties files

options

proxy servers, setting environment variables

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requirements

before you begin installing

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School-Managed licenses, description and connectivity
Singlelicenses, description and connectivity
subscription license terms

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terms of license software use
TI-Admin software

installing
obtaining

TI-Nspire™ software

installing

obtaining
tools, deploying software
trial license terms
types of licenses

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