Education Software Installer 2011 Mac OS X operating system software System administrator’s guide
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Installation overview L Task Reference Ensure your computers meet the minimum requirements. page 2 Obtain the installation packages. page 2 Customize the installation packages using SMART Install Manager. page 3 Deploy the installation packages. page 11 If the software didn’t activate during installation, activate it. page 12 LINKS Please send any feedback on this guide to DocumentationFeedback@smarttech.com.
Contents Installation overview i Chapter 1: Getting started 1 Computer requirements Installation packages 2 2 Chapter 2: Customizing installation packages Installing SMART Install Manager Using SMART Install Manager Customizing the installation package Removing SMART Install Manager Chapter 3: Deploying the software Deploying the software Activating the software after installation 3 3 4 6 9 11 11 12 Chapter 4: Updating the software 15 Chapter 5: Removing the software 17 Appendix A: Installing an
Chapter 1 Getting started Computer requirements Installation packages This guide explains how to customize and deploy the following software: l SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software 10.8 l SMART Product Drivers 10.8 l SMART Response™ 2011 assessment software l SMART Sync™ 2011 Teacher software l SMART Common Files N N OTES l For information on customizing and deploying previous versions of this software, see the appropriate system administrator’s guides at smarttech.com/support.
CHAPT ER 1 Getting started Computer requirements Before you install the software, ensure your teachers’ computers meet the minimum requirements: l 1.
Chapter 2 Customizing installation packages Installing SMART Install Manager Using SMART Install Manager Opening an installation package Saving your changes Publishing your changes as an MPKG file Customizing the installation package Removing SMART Install Manager SMART Install Manager enables you to customize SMART software installation packages (DMG or MPKG files). Publish your customizations as MPKG files and then deploy the MPKG files to computers in Silent mode.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages 2. Click Administrator Preparation and Tools, and then click Install SMART Install Manager. The SMART Install Manager installation wizard appears. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. g To install SMART Install Manager from the website 1. Go to smarttech.com/administratordownloads. 2. Scroll to SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, click Choose a version, and then select SMART Notebook 10.8 software for Mac. 3.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages N N OTE All installation packages you’ve previously opened in SMART Install Manager appear in the Unmodified Packages tab. After you open an installation package, a set of pages for that installation package appears in SMART Install Manager. Customize the installation package using the controls on these pages. Saving your changes After you customize an installation package, save your changes as an XML file by selecting File > Save As.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages Customizing the installation package To customize the installation package, open the Education Software Installer 2011.mpkg file in SMART Install Manager (see Opening an installation package on page 4), and then set the controls on each page. Control Procedure Notes General Options: Product Selection SMART Product Drivers Select to install SMART Product Drivers. SMART Notebook software Select to install SMART Notebook software.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages Control Procedure Notes Install SMART Product Update in Full Mode Select to install SMART Product Update (SPU) in Full mode. In Full mode, users can view currently installed versions of SMART software and their product keys, and download and install updates. Install SMART Product Update in Dashboard Mode Select to install SPU in Dashboard In Dashboard mode, users can mode. view only currently installed versions of SMART software and their product keys.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages Control Procedure Disable the Customer Select to automatically disable the Experience Program on all Customer Experience Program for computers the user. SMART Response: Setup Tool SMART Response LE Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response LE clickers. SMART Response PE Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response PE clickers.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages Control Procedure Multiple SMART Response devices in the same class Select to enable students to answer questions with Senteo, SMART Response, SMART Response LE, SMART Response PE or SMART Response XE clickers. Notes Select the Include SMART Response VE check box to also enable students to answer questions with SMART Response VE Internet-enabled devices.
CHAPT ER 2 Customizing installation packages 2. Type the following command: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" -i com.smarttech.instllmgr10 3. Press RETURN. 4. Type your administrator password, and then press RETURN.
Chapter 3 Deploying the software Deploying the software Activating the software after installation 11 12 After you customize the software with SMART Install Manager, you can deploy MPKG files to the computers on your network. N N OTE You might need to manually activate the software after you deploy it. Deploying the software There are many methods for deploying software installation packages.
CHAPT ER 3 Deploying the software 4. Drag the MPKG file to the Packages box in the dialog box. 5. Click Install. The software installs on the selected computers. g To deploy SMART software using Terminal 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal. The Terminal window appears. 2. Type the following command: sudo installer -target / -pkg "[Path]/[File name].mpkg" Where o [Path] is the path to the MPKG file. o [File name] is the name of the MPKG file.
CHAPT ER 3 Deploying the software g To activate SMART Notebook software after installation 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal. The Terminal window appears. 2. Type the following command: sudo /Library/Application\ Support/SMART\ Technologies/ activationwizard.app/Contents/MacOS/activationwizard --puid notebook_10a --uipack notebook_10 --m=4 --v=2 --pk [Product key] --a Where [Product key] is the software product key. 3. Press RETURN. 4.
CHAPT ER 3 Deploying the software 2. Type the following command: sudo /Library/Application\ Support/SMART\ Technologies/ activationwizard.app/Contents/MacOS/activationwizard --puid sync_10 --m=4 --v=1 --pk [Product key] --a Where [Product key] is the software product key. 3. Press RETURN. 4. Type your administrator password, and then press RETURN.
Chapter 4 Updating the software SMART periodically releases updates to its software. These updates add new features and resolve issues. Go to smarttech.com/software to download the latest updates. g To update software 1. Download the DMG file from the website. 2. In the Finder, browse to and double-click /Applications/SMART Technologies/ Install Manager. The SMART Install Manager window appears. 3.
Chapter 5 Removing the software After deploying SMART software, you can use Apple Remote Desktop software or Terminal to remove the software. N N OTE For more information on using Apple Remote Desktop software, refer to the documentation you received with the software. g To remove software using Apple Remote Desktop software 1. Using Apple Remote Desktop software on the server, select the computers that you want to update. 2. Click UNIX. A dialog box appears.
CHAPT ER 5 Removing the software 3. If you want to remove all SMART software, type the following command: "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" --all N N OTE This command removes all SMART 2011 and later software. OR If you want to remove select SMART software, type one of the following commands: o SMART Notebook software "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" -i com.smarttech.
CHAPT ER 5 Removing the software g To remove all SMART software using Terminal 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal. The Terminal window appears. 2. Type the following command: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" --all 3. Press RETURN. 4. Type your administrator password, and then press RETURN. N N OTE This command removes all SMART 2011 and later software.
CHAPT ER 5 Removing the software 4. Type the following command: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" -i [Package ID] Where [Package ID] is the ID of the package you want to remove. N N OTE You can type multiple instances of -i [Package ID] to remove multiple packages in the same command. For example: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" -i com.smarttech.notebook10 -i com.smarttech.boardDrivers.
Appendix A Installing and maintaining Gallery content Installing Gallery content Installing Gallery content on each computer from the SMART website Configuring Gallery content using SMART Install Manager Installing Gallery content on each computer from a folder on your school’s network Downloading Gallery content Configuring Gallery content using SMART Install Manager Installing Gallery content in a central location Downloading Gallery content Configuring Gallery content using SMART Install Manager Modifyi
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content Installing Gallery content There are three options for installing Gallery content. Option Description 1 Install Gallery content on each user’s computer from the SMART website. 2 Install Gallery content on each user’s computer from a folder on your school’s network. 3 Install Gallery content in a central location, and then configure the software to refer to that location.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content Installing Gallery content on each computer from a folder on your school’s network Downloading Gallery content Download Gallery content from the DVD or the Internet to a folder on your school’s network following the procedures in this section, and then install the content on each computer from this folder. N N OTE To download Gallery content from the DVD, you must have Gallery Setup on your computer.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content 11. Repeat steps 3 to 9 for the Lesson Activity Toolkit (/Content/Lesson Activity Toolkit/ Lesson Activity Toolkit.gallerycollection). g To download Gallery content from the Internet 1. Open the DVD software installation package in SMART Install Manager. 2. Click Product Selection. The Product Selection page appears. 3. Select the SMART Notebook check box. 4. Click Gallery Content. The Gallery Content page appears. 5.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content 8. Clear the check boxes of the Gallery collections you don’t want to install. 9. Publish your changes as an MPKG file, and then deploy the MPKG file. Installing Gallery content in a central location Downloading Gallery content To place and use Gallery content in a central location on your school’s network, you must first download the content from the DVD or the Internet to that location by performing one of the procedures in this section.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content 10. Click Finish. 11. Repeat steps 3 to 9 for the Lesson Activity Toolkit (/Content/Lesson Activity Toolkit/ Lesson Activity Toolkit.gallerycollection). g To download Gallery content from the Internet 1. Open the DVD software installation package in SMART Install Manager. 2. Click Product Selection. The Product Selection page appears. 3. Select the SMART Notebook check box. 4. Click Gallery Content. The Gallery Content page appears. 5.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content Modifying Gallery content After installing the software, you can modify Gallery content using Gallery Setup. g To run Gallery Setup 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART Tools. 2. Double-click Gallery Setup. 3. Type your administrator password, and then click OK. The Select a Gallery dialog box appears. 4. Select the Gallery collection you want to modify, and then click OK. Gallery Setup starts. 5.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content Starting the software in Administration mode Before you can maintain content folders, you must start the software in Administration mode. g To start SMART Notebook software in Administration mode 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal. The Terminal window appears. 2. Type the following command: sudo /Applications/SMART\ Notebook/Notebook.app/Contents/ MacOS/Notebook -admin 3. Press RETURN. 4.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content 6. Click Close. 7. Close the software. Creating or connecting to Team Content folders All users can create new content and save it in their My Content folders. To allow users to share content, you must create or connect to a Team Content folder. T TIP If you create a Team Content folder on a computer’s hard disk, the folder is available only to users of that computer.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content 4. Click the + button. The Open dialog box appears. 5. Browse to and select the Team Content folder, and then click Open. 6. Click Close. 7. Close the software. g To disconnect a Team Content folder 1. Start the software in Administration mode (see Starting the software in Administration mode on page 28). 2. Click the Gallery tab. 3. Click the Click here for more Gallery options icon Content Locations.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content g To connect to an RSS feed 1. Start the software in Administration mode (see Starting the software in Administration mode on page 28). 2. Click the Gallery tab. 3. Click the Click here for more Gallery options icon Content Locations. , and then select Administration: The Administration: Content Locations dialog box appears. 4. Type the URL of the RSS feed in the Online Resources box. 5. Click Close. 6. Close the software.
APPENDIX A Installing and maintaining Gallery content g To remove Gallery collections using Terminal 1. In the Finder, browse to /Applications/Utilities, and then double-click Terminal. The Terminal window appears. 2. Type the following command: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall" --list 3. Press RETURN. A list of available package IDs appears. 4. Type the following command: sudo "/Applications/SMART Technologies/ SMART Uninstaller.
Index A activation Administration mode Apple Remote Desktop software L 12 28 11, 17 C checklist computer imaging computer requirements i 12 2 D DMG files downloads 15 2 H hard disk space 2 I imaging installation overview 33 Mac OS X operating system software 2 MPKG files 2, 5, 11, 15 My Content folder 7, 28 O 12 i i P prerequisites computer knowledge protection software 27 22 27 21 21 M overview G Gallery content changing location of installing modifying Gallery Essentials Lesson Activit
INDEX SMART Response VE SMART Response XE system recovery software 8 8 12 T Team Content folders Terminal 29 11, 13, 17 U updates 15 X XML 34 5
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