Manual

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8.102.8027EN

Metrohm AG

CH-9101 Herisau

Switzerland

Phone +41 71 353 85 85

Fax +41 71 353 89 01

info@metrohm.com

www.metrohm.com

Installation MagIC Net 2.x

1 Minimum system requirements

Operating system 32 bit version of:

￭ Windows 2000 SP4

￭ Windows XP Professional SP2

￭ Windows Vista Business / Enterprise / Ultimate

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

64 bit version of:

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

RAM Windows 2000 / Windows XP: 1 GB

Windows Vista, Windows 7: 2 GB

Memory Program: 1 GB

Data: 2 GB

Serial ports for devices with RS-232 interface

USB ports for devices with USB interface

Screen Resolution 1024 x 768

The windows user must have administrator rights in order to be able to install

the MagIC Net software.

Additional requirements for the MagIC Net server:

Operating system 32 bit version of:

￭ Windows 2000 SP4

￭ Windows XP Professional SP2

￭ Windows Vista Business / Enterprise / Ultimate

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

￭ Windows 2000 Server

￭ Windows Server 2003

￭ Windows Server 2008

￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

64 bit version of:

￭ Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise

￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

Summary of content (14 pages)

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Metrohm AG CH-9101 Herisau Switzerland Phone +41 71 353 85 85 Fax +41 71 353 89 01 info@metrohm.com www.metrohm.com Installation MagIC Net 2.
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Network 10 Mbit/s, stable and permanent Communication via TCP/IP Caution During a determination data loss may occur when the PC switches over to the standby mode. In the energy settings of the operating system the standby mode should therefore be deactivated. 2 Single workplace installation With the single workplace version MagIC Net Basic, MagIC Net Compact or MagIC Net Professional the MagIC Net client as well as the server will be installed on your computer.
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Note If you have entered the license code of an update license, then the license code of the previous full version will additionally be requested. 4 Now enter the target folder for the MagIC Net installation and confirm with [Next]. 5 In the dialog window Additional installation information you can define the paths for the database and backup files: Note The default paths may differ depending on the Windows version used. 8.102.
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Under [Advanced...] it is possible to change the ports MagIC Net uses to communicate with the database and administration server. If the ports are used already, an appropriate error message will appear. Ask your system administrator for more information about this. Continue with [Next]. 6 Follow the instructions of the program until the following message appears: This message points out which ports MagIC Net uses.
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Save this file on your hard disk in case of need in future and print it (add to IQ). Complete the installation with [Finish]. An InstallLog file with a list of all files having been copied to your computer and with a confirmation for a successful installation is saved in the MagIC Net installation folder (default: C:\Program Files\Metrohm \MagIC Net) under bin\InstallLog.
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Note If you have entered the license code of an update license, then the license code of the previous full version will additionally be requested. 4 Now enter the target folder for the MagIC Net installation and confirm with [Next]. 5 The dialog window Additional installation information appears where you can select whether you want to install a client or the server: The option workplace installs the client and the database server on your computer.
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Under [Advanced...] it is possible to change the ports MagIC Net uses to communicate with the database and administration server. If the ports are used already, an appropriate error message will appear. Ask your system administrator for more information about this. Continue with [Next]. 6 All further installation steps correspond to those of the single workplace installation on from point 6.
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￭ Update installation In case an older version of MagIC Net is installed, it will be updated to the new version of MagIC Net, see Program update with MagIC Net Compact/ Professional or Program update with MagIC Net Multi. Caution During updating older MagIC Net versions to MagIC Net 2.x the databases will be converted to the new version. Depending on the size of the database, this can take some time. For each database a progress bar is displayed which informs about the status of the conversion.
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1 Save the configuration database into an external directory using the backup function of MagIC Net. In the program part Configuration, select the menu item File ▶ Save ▶ Manually. Select the Backup directory, enter a name for the backup file and click on [Start]. The backup is carried out automatically. It is recommended to copy the backup file to CD/DVD. 2 If desired, export the methods in addition to the automatic backup with the configuration database (see above) into an external directory.
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7 Caution During updating older MagIC Net versions to MagIC Net 2.x the databases will be converted to the new version. Depending on the size of the database, this can take some time. For each database a progress bar is displayed which informs about the status of the conversion. The computer or Windows must not be restarted or shut down as long as the conversion runs! Complete the installation with [Finish].
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1 Make sure MagIC Net Multi is closed on all clients. Note In the subdirectory bin of the MagIC Net installation there is the application Clients.exe with which all clients and their status can be displayed. 2 Open MagIC Net Multi on the server and save the configuration database into an external directory using the backup function of MagIC Net. In the program part Configuration, select the menu item File ▶ Save ▶ Manually. Select the Backup directory, enter a name for the backup file and click on [Start].
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7 Enter the update license code for MagIC Net Multi and click on [Next]. 8 Note The update of MagIC Net Multi consists of the server license and three client licenses. If an existing installation contains additional licenses, these will be deleted. Click on [OK] in the corresponding message in order to continue the installation. 12 8.102.
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9 Caution During updating older MagIC Net versions to MagIC Net 2.x the databases will be converted to the new version. Depending on the size of the database, this can take some time. For each database a progress bar is displayed which informs about the status of the conversion. The computer or Windows must not be restarted or shut down as long as the conversion runs! Complete the installation with [Finish].
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Device driver software was not successfully installed. No driver found. The message should also show the name of the corresponding device. Note this name and proceed as follows to install the driver manually: Note The following description applies for Windows 7 (64 bit version). It may slightly vary for your system. 1 Open the Windows Device Manager. Under Other devices the corresponding device can be found. 2 Click on the device with the right mouse button. The context menu opens.