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Starting shortBrandName from the client browser

The Java Plug-in is used to display the shortBrandName configuration and report tools from within a browser view.

Note: If you do not have a Java Plug-in already installed on your system, the EasService should automatically start an installation of the Java Plug-in the first time that you run shortBrandName in your browser

Start shortBrandName and install the Java Plug-in.

This procedure describes the Java Plug-in installation process.

  1. After installing the shortBrandName software, open the client web browser and go to the following URL: http://<hostname>/eas
    where <hostname> is the name, IP address, or localhost of the Web Supervisor workstation with the installed shortBrandName software.
    The shortBrandName login page displays, as shown in Figure 2-8.
Figure 2-8 shortBrandName login dialog box.
  1. Enter appropriate (station) login information to gain access to the shortBrandName home page.
Figure 2-9 shortBrandName home page.


The shortBrandName home page displays.
  1. From the shortBrandName home page, select any report type by clicking on its link. Unless you already have the required Java Plug-in installed, a browser Security Warning dialog box appears to ask permission to install the Java Plug-in.
Figure 2-10 Java plugin security warning
  1. Click the Install button.
    An installation routine for the Java Plug-in is launched.
Figure 2-11 Installer configuration dialog box.
  1. Click Yes or (Next) if prompted to install and run the Java 2 Runtime Environment.

    Note: A software license agreement screen appears during installation of the Java plug-in. This is for the Java plug-in, not for the shortBrandName software product.

    The installation wizard prompts you to accept the License Agreement.
Figure 2-12 Java plugin license agreement.
  1. Select the “I accept...” option and click the Next button.
    The Installation Type dialog box appears:
Figure 2-13 Installation type dialog box.
  1. Select the “Typical Installation” option and click the Next button.
    A progress bar is displayed for each software module as it is installed until the Java Plug-in installation is completed.
Figure 2-14 Installation complete dialog box.
  1. Click the Finish button. If you are prompted to enter a password, enter the appropriate station login credentials and click the OK button.
    The requested shortBrandName report displays in the browser.

Installing MSDE 2000 Release A

shortBrandName requires the support of a relational database. Perform this procedure only if you do not already have a relational database installed.

Note: This process was documented on 3/1/06. The links to the Microsoft website, along with the installation steps are subject to change based on Microsoft's terms. This is provided as a reference only. Individual installations may require customization.

  1. Download and the following installation executable (MSDE2000A.exe) from the Microsoft website and save it on your desktop or other convenient location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=413744d1-a0bc-479f-bafa-e4b278eb9147&DisplayLang=en:
  2. Double-click on the MSDE2000A.exe file to start the installation wizard.
    The following license agreement dialog box appears as one of the wizard screens.
Figure 2-15 MSDE 2000 license agreement.
  1. Read the license agreement and click the Agree button to continue installation.

    Note: The remainder of the MSDE installation occurs after you unpack the setup files. The next step simply specifies where to unpack the setup files. In most cases, you can just use the default and click the Finish button.

    The Installation Folder dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-16.
Figure 2-16 MSDE 2000 installation folder.
  1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory where you unpacked the setup files.
    The default location is C:\MSDERelA as shown in Figure 2-17.
Figure 2-17 MSDE 2000 setup files.
  1. Specify appropriate setup parameters by editing the setup.ini file (use WordPad or another text editor) as follows:

    Note: The setup parameters in the setup.ini file are used to configure MSDE so that shortBrandName is able to connect to it.

    Following are two examples of how you can modify the setup.ini file. Other optional modifications are possible. Refer to appropriate MSDE documentation for more details: (http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/5/4/d5402c33-65de-4464-9d82-d1de2971d9db/ReadmeMSDE2000A.htm#_downloading_and_extracting_sp3).

The following setup.ini file causes MSDE to be installed with a blank system administrator password (i.e. the password for the 'sa' user): 

[Options]
 
BLANKSAPWD=1
 
DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
 
SECURITYMODE=SQL

Or, if you desire, you can modify the setup.ini file to specify a default strong system administrator password (i.e. the password for the 'sa' user): 

[Options]
 
SAPWD="AStrongPassword"
 
DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
 
SECURITYMODE=SQL
  1. Save any changes you make to the setup.ini file.

    Note: If you set a system administrator password or add other users/passwords, then you must be sure to enter the matching user/password in the EasService property sheets (under the 'Database Configuration' sub-property). This is required in order for shortBrandName to connect to MSDE. Refer to "Configure EasService" for more details.

    Once you have modified the setup.ini file, you are ready to run the setup.exe.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you unpacked the setup files (same as in step 3 and step 4, the default is C:\MSDERelA), and run the setup.exe.
    This completes the installation process after a few minutes.
    After the installation has completed, verify that the MSDE service has started by doing one of the following steps.
  3. Restart the computer, so that the MSDE service automatically starts after reboot.

OR do the following step:

  1. Manually start the MSDE service, as follows:
    • Open the Services window by opening, consecutively, the following windows: Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services (see Figure 2-16).
    • Start the 'MSSQLSERVER' service if it is not already started.
Figure 2-18 Starting MSSQL Service

Note: By default, this service should start automatically whenever the computer is rebooted. However, the first time you install MSDE, it may not start automatically, so you can manually start it here (or simply reboot to have Windows start it automatically)

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