CCLAS EL 3.0.5 Workstation Installation Guide

This installation guide provides the necessary steps to install CCLAS EL 3.0.5 on a Workstation connected to an application server.

Important: Contact your network administrator or Datamine representative for the location of the CCLAS EL software, or for assistance with its installation.

These activities must be conducted with adequate network, domain and administrator permissions to the installation machines.

Installation Options

The selection of the various options presented during the installation is dependent upon the installation configuration at your site.

CCLAS EL can be installed with the following configurations:

  • Local

    The CCLAS EL executables reside on each laboratory computer.

    The CCLAS EL database and folders reside on a traditional network server or cloud server.

    Although a CCLAS patch or upgrade requires updating each laboratory computer, the performance of CCLAS EL for each user is far superior compared to running executables on a remote server from a workstation.

  • Application Server and Workstations—This guide covers these workstations installations.

    The CCLAS EL executables reside on a network server.

    The CCLAS EL database and folders reside on a traditional network server or cloud server.

    Although a CCLAS patch or upgrade only requires updating the network server, the performance of CCLAS EL for each user is far inferior compared to running applications locally.

    Presumption: It is presumed that the initial installation of CCLAS EL has been undertaken. This means that the CCLAS EL database and directories (folders) are already in place on a traditional network server or cloud server, and could be on the same or different server, typically determined by load, an that CCLAS EL Version 3.0.5.x executable files are already installed on the application server.

Procedure

This procedure is to be done on each laboratory computer that is to run the CCLAS EL executables that are located on an application server.

Important: The CCLAS EL server must be installed and configured before any workstation installation.

To configure the workstation to run CCLAS EL Version 3 executables located on an application server:

  1. Download and unzip the CCLAS EL 3.0.5.x Release.zip package.

    Note: Check the properties of the downloaded zip file to ensure that the zip file is unblocked before it is unzipped.

    Note: Due to the system changes applied during the installation of CCLAS EL 3.0.5, it is expected that the installer has Administrator privileges on the machine.

  2. Right-click Setup.exe file and select Run as administrator to display the welcome screen.

  3. Allow the install application to make changes to your device.

  4. Wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares the setup.

  5. When the Welcome screen displays, click Next to proceed with the installation.

  6. Review the CCLAS Software Licence Agreement, then click Yes to accept the terms and conditions.

  7. Select a Workstation installation to register the CCLAS EL Version 3 components on the device, then click Next to proceed with the installation.

  8. Choose the CCLAS parent folder that already contains the 3.0.5.x Exe folder, using the Browse button to locate and open a different location on the local drive or network share, then click Next to proceed with the installation.

  9. When the Start Copying Files screen displays, click Next to proceed with the installation. To amend any of the previous selections, click Back, then return to this point and proceed.


  10. Wait while the InstallShield installs the files necessary for a CCLAS EL workstation.

  11. Wait while the InstallShield registers the executables.

    Note: This step is very quick as no executable files are actually registered for a workstation installation.

  12. Wait while the InstallShield updates the CCLAS EL program folders.

  13. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen displays, click Finish to end the installation procedure.

  14. Upon successful installation, access the computer's Settings » Apps » Programs and Features list to see the CCLAS EL Workstation application.

  15. To pin the CCLAS EL 3 application to the taskbar, using Windows Explorer, locate the folder containing the CCLAS EL Version 3 executables, as configured during the install on the Choose Program Directory screen, then right-click Cclas.exe and select Pin to taskbar to display the CCLAS EL icon in the taskbar.

  16. If the taskbar shows the CCLAS EL 3 application icon as , then a restart of the Windows Explorer process fixes this. To do this, ensure that a Windows Explorer window is open, then click Ctrl-Alt-Del » Task Manager, locate the Windows Explorer application on the Processes tab and right-click Restart.