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- Page 1 Network Information Guide DOC- -OEMCS6- -Net- -US- -23/10/00...
- Page 2 (unless it is for the purchaser’s personal use) without the written permission of Teklynx International. E 2000 Teklynx International Co. All rights reserved Windowst t t t is a registered trademark of Microsoftâ Corpora- tion.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents About This Manual ........Welcome! . - Page 4 Network Information Guide Shared global variables ......Chapter 2 - 19 Shared printing log file .
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Page 5: About This Manual
About This Manual Welcome! Congratulations, you have just purchased the world’s leading automatic identification software package! This label design software allows you to create and edit complex labels fast, and is capable of integrating all the electronic data from across your company, guaranteeing the full integrity of your systems. -
Page 6: About Your Product
viii Network Information Guide The documentation has been designed to be used in conjunction with the integrated Online Help. Typographical This manual distinguishes between different types of information conventions by using the following conventions: terms taken from the interface itself, such as commands, appear in bold;... -
Page 7: Installation
Installation Installation options The network version can be installed in one of two ways: Centralized installation: the software is installed on the network file server, thus reducing the amount of disk space required on each workstation. Local installation: the software is installed on each individ- ual workstation with only shared files and the installation program being copied to the server. -
Page 8: Local Installation
Chapter 1 -- 2 Network Information Guide " " " " Advantages and disadvantages This installation option reduces the amount of disk space taken up on each workstation as only the links to server are installed. However, your server must be capable of handling a high volume of data transfer. -
Page 9: Product Description
Installation Chapter 1 -- 3 Product description The software is design to run on any IBM-compatible PC operating on Microsoft Windows 95, Windows Ò t t t t t t t t Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 t t t t t t t t t t t t... -
Page 10: Installation Procedure
Chapter 1 -- 4 Network Information Guide Installation procedure Before you For both centralized and local installation, before installation can begin the network administrator must first define the user group start network, specifically: define the workstation that will act as the server on which the label design software (centralized installation) or the shared files (local installation) are to be installed;... - Page 11 Installation Chapter 1 -- 5 Server instal- The software must be installed on the server first. This creates a lation [base] folder into which all the shared items will be copied. This folder will be referred to as [base] throughout the rest of the text.
- Page 12 Chapter 1 -- 6 Network Information Guide If you chose to install License Manager on a workstation run- Note ning on Windows NT or 2000, it will automatically be installed as a service entitled SLicense. This means that License Mana- ger will run as a background task once the workstation is star- ted up.
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Page 13: Installing The Software Protection Key
Installation Chapter 1 -- 7 If you chose to install License Manager on a workstation run- Note ning on Windows NT or 2000, it will automatically be installed as a service. This means that License Manager will run as a background task once the workstation is started up. -
Page 14: Workstation Uninstall
Chapter 1 -- 8 Network Information Guide Workstation uninstall On each workstation, launch the uninstall program located in the program group of your label design software. Choose Start Settings Control panel and double-click on the Add/Remove programs icon. Server unins- tall Launch the uninstall program located in the program group of your label design software. -
Page 15: Using The Network Version
Using the Network Version Managing users License Man- Whether you have carried out a centralized installation or a ager local installation, License Manager must be installed on the workstation supporting the dongle. If License Manager has been installed as an NT service, it will be launched automatically when the workstation is started up and will continue to run as a background task. - Page 16 Chapter 2 -- 12 Network Information Guide " " " " Description of the License Manager main window Once License Manager is running, the main window looks like this: Figure 4 The License Manager main window The License Manager main window displays a list containing the login names of all users running the label design software at any given moment.
- Page 17 Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 13 " " " " Troubleshooting Two types of error message may appear. The following table lists the problems and describes the procedure for resolving them. Message Remedy Could not find the - the software protection key has not been connected.
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Page 18: The License Service
Chapter 2 -- 14 Network Information Guide Using the CS.ini file file contains a paragraph entitled ”license” with the CS.INI two comment lines allowing you to change License Manager’s standard behavior. The line: ”License Path=\system\license” allows you to change the access path to the label design software’s user authorization files. - Page 19 Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 15 " " " " Description of the License Service window To launch License Service Control, choose the Network License command in the label design software program group. The License Service Control window looks like this: Toolbar Indicator panel Frame reserved for...
- Page 20 Chapter 2 -- 16 Network Information Guide Button Accesses the License Service settings dialog box. This button is only available when the service is stopped. Displays the About dialog box that gives the ver- sion number of the program. The indicator panel The indicator panel displays the current status of the service.
- Page 21 Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 17 Changing settings: has not been installed in the [base] folder, you SLICENSE.EXE will need to specify the access path to the license file. Enter the new access path to the license file, or click on the Browse...
- Page 22 Chapter 2 -- 18 Network Information Guide Maximum Your network version is limited to a maximum number of users, number of i.e. a license for ten users allows ten users to log on to the label users design software at any given time. If an eleventh user attempts to log on, an error message will appear stating that the maximum number of users has been reached.
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Page 23: Managing Shared Resources
Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 19 Managing shared resources Individual Your label design software generates a configuration file for each configuration user. The filename is based on the user’s login name and the files files are stored in the folder. -
Page 24: Shared Printing Log File
Chapter 2 -- 20 Network Information Guide Shared print- The printing log file is extremely useful for tracking print jobs ing log file and is configured using the Printing log file dialog box. Generating a printing log file Choose Tools Log file... Enter the access path and filename for the printing log file and select a text editor. -
Page 25: Shared File Timeout
Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 21 With this configuration, a file describing the printer’s memory status is created and updated constantly. A file should be created for each printer and all users with access to this printer must use it. The Edit field allows you to enter the share filename (maximum of eight characters) or to select an existing name from the list. -
Page 26: Notes For The Attention Of The Network Administrator
Chapter 2 -- 22 Network Information Guide Notes for the attention of the network administrator Folders A number of folders are created within the [base] folder during installation. It is important that each user has read/write access to the folder and its subfolders. All other folders can be SYSTEM write protected. - Page 27 Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 23 Folder Rights Read Image files [BASE]\SAM PLES\IMAGES Write Change Create Read Example documents [BASE]\SAM PLES\LABELS Write Change Create Read Query files [BASE]\SAMPLES\QUERY Write Change Create Read Shared system data [BASE]\SYSTEM Write Change Delete Create Read...
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Page 28: Configuration File
Chapter 2 -- 24 Network Information Guide Folder Rights Read Storing user configuration files [BASE]\SYS TEM\USERS Write Change Create Read Reserved for the plug-in tools provided [BASE]\TOOLS with your label design software. For further Write information, refer to your application’s Change Online Help. -
Page 29: Example Of Sharing A Printer
Using the Network Version Chapter 2 -- 25 Example of sharing a printer According to the different types of network and the needs of your organization, a number of configurations are possible. This section gives an example of sharing a printer in a Windows environment. - Page 30 Chapter 2 -- 26 Network Information Guide " " " " Installing a shared printer In order to use a printer installed on another workstation on the network, the user must first add the printer on his/her own workstation (see Online Help, Printing heading, To add a printer section).
- Page 31 Index License Manager, Chapter 1 - 4, Chapter 1 - 5, Access rights, Chapter 1 - 4 Chapter 1 - 6, Chapter 1 - 7, Chapter 2 - 11, Chapter 2 - 15 License service, Chapter 2 - 14 License Service Control, Chapter 2 - 15 Local, Chapter 1 - 4 Centralized, Chapter 1 - 4 Local installation, Chapter 1 - 2, Chapter 2 - 11...
- Page 32 Network Information Guide Chapter 3 -- 28 Server installation, Chapter 1 - 1, Chapter 1 - 4, Timeout, Chapter 2 - 21 Chapter 1 - 5 Troubleshooting, Chapter 2 - 13 Server uninstall, Chapter 1 - 8 Service, modifying behavior, Chapter 2 - 17 Shared, Chapter 2 - 20 Shared document files, Chapter 2 - 19 Shared file timeout, Chapter 2 - 21...