User`s guide

Web-launched SL Console
42 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008 Revision: KA • 96116
Web-launched SL Console
The Web-launched SL Console is a standard feature of the library. It enables the
SL Console to be installed on a centralized Web server. Individual clients can then use
a supported Web browser to download the Web-launched SL Console. Using the Web-
launched SL Console you can connect to any library for which you have a valid user ID.
The Web-launched SL Console is delivered to clients as a Java Web Start process, which
executes outside the browser.
Security Considerations
The Web-launched SL Console software is digitally signed, which guarantees that it has
been issued by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and has not been altered or corrupted since it
was created. As a Java Web Start process, the Web-launched SL Console includes the
security features provided by the Java 2 platform.
The customer is responsible for implementing all appropriate additional security
systems, including firewalls, user access, etc.
Client Requirements
You can download the Web-launched SL Console to clients meeting the following
requirements:
Web-launched SL Console Updates
Updates to the Web-launched SL Console only need to be installed on the centralized
Web server. Once the updates are installed on the server, they are downloaded
automatically to all clients whenever the application is started on the client.
Platform Solaris 9—SPARC (Firefox 2.x)
Solaris 10—SPARC (Firefox 2.x)
Windows 2000—32 bit (IE 5, IE 5.5, Firefox 2.x)
Windows XP—32 bit (IE 6, IE 7, Firefox 2.x)
Windows Vista—32 bit (IE 7, Firefox 2.x)
Other
■ Java 1.5 Plug-in (the browser will install this
automatically if it is not present already)
■ Ethernet connection to the library
■ Ethernet connection to the Web-launched SL Console
server