Installation Wizard
Starting the PReS Connect
installer
The PReS Connect installer
may be supplied as an ISO image or on a DVD.
- If an ISO image, either burn the ISO onto a DVD or unzip the contents
to a folder (keeping the folder structure)
- If on a DVD, either insert the DVD and initiate the installation
from there or copy the contents to a folder (keeping the folder structure)
Navigate to the PReS_Connect_Setup_x64.exe
or and double-click on it. After a short while the Setup Wizard will appear
as a guide through the installation steps.
If the same version of PReS Connect is already installed on the target machine, you will be presented with options to either Uninstall or Modify the existing instance.
If Modify is selected, the standard installation Wizard sequence will be followed, but with all options from the existing installation selected.
Selecting the required components
After clicking the Next button, the component selection page appears, where
the different components of PReS Connect
can be selected for installation. Currently, the following are available:
- PReS Connect
Designer: The Designer module (see The Designer).
It may be used as a standalone with no other installed modules, but
it will not have certain capabilities such as automation and commingling.
-
PReS Connect
Print Manager: The Print Manager module (see Print Manager)
required for handling IPDS print output, as also available for managing PCL and PostScript output.
-
PReS Connect Server: The Server
back-end giving capabilities such as automation, commingling, picking.
It saves all entities generated from the Automation module into a
database for future use.
-
PReS Connect
Server Extension:
A slave server for a PReS Connect
Server module. When an extension is installed, it communicates with
the master server and shares tasks.
Only one Server or Server Extension
can be installed per machine, not both.
-
MySQL Product: Install the supplied MySQL database
used by PReS Connect. The database is used for referencing shared and temporary Connect files, as well as for sorting temporarily extracted data, and the like.
A pre-existing MySQL
or Microsoft SQL server (referred to as an external database, in this documentation) could be used for the same purpose, however.
The external database could reside on either the same computer or on a separate server.
If you wish to make use of an external database, please make sure the MySQL Product option is not selected.
If you chose not to install the supplied MySQL database, and instead opt for using a pre-existing external database then you must ensure that your external database is accessible to Connect, yourself. Objectif Lune Inc. will take no responsibility for database connections to any but the supplied MySQL database. See Database Considerations for more information about setting up external databases. All instances of PReS Connect Server and PReS Connect
Server Extension must use the same instance of MySQL. Although it is possible for each separate Server installation to have its own MySQL instance, doing so will prevent the Servers from functioning together within a Server Clustering environment. The instance can be on any Server, however, whether it be the Server (master) or Server Extension (slave) machine.
- Installation Path: This
is the location where modules are to be installed.
To cater for MySQL requirements, the installation path cannot contain any non ASCII characters (such as Asian language Unicode characters). Nor can it contain characters that Windows disallows in filenames (such as '?', ''>' or trailing spaces).
If an invalid character is entered, the Installation Path entry box will turn red and a description of the error will be displayed in the information area.
The installer can also calculate how much disk space is required
for installing the selected components as well as how much space is available:
- Disk space required: Displays
the amount of space required on the disk by the selected components.
- Disk space available on drive:
Displays the amount of space available for installation on the drive
currently in the Installation Path.
- Recalculate disk space:
Click to re-check available disk space. This is useful if space has
been made available for the installation while the installer was open.
- Source repository location:
Displays the path where the installation files are located. This can
be a local drive, installation , or a network path.
Selection Confirmation
The next page confirms the installation selections made. Click Next
to start the installation itself.
End User License Agreement
The next page displays the End
User License Agreement, which needs to be read and accepted
before clicking Next.
Configuring Supplied Database Connection
The Default Database Configuration
page appears if the supplied MySQL Product
module was selected for installation in the Product Selection
screen. It defines the administrative password for the MySQL server as
well as which port it uses for communication.
The installer
will automatically configure the Connect Server to use the supplied password and port.
- MySQL user 'root' Password:
Enter the password for the 'root', or administration account, for
the MySQL server. The
password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one
of each of the following:
- a lower case character (a, b, c ... )
- an upper case character (A, B, C ...)
-
a numeric digit (1, 2, 3 ...)
- a punctuation character (@, $, ~ ...)
For example: "This1s@K" When updating from
an earlier Connect version, the appropriate MySQL password must
be entered or the update will fail. If the
password is subsequently forgotten, then the MySQL product must be uninstalled and its
database deleted from disk before attempting to reinstall.
- Confirm 'root' Password:
Re-enter to confirm the password. Both passwords must match for installation
to continue.
- TCP/IP Port Number: The port on which MySQL will expect, and respond to, requests. A check
is run to confirm whether the specified TCP\IP Port Number is available
on the local machine. If it is already being used by another service
(generally, an existing MySQL installation), the number is highlighted
in red and a warning message is displayed at the top of the dialog.
The MySQL Product controlled by the OLConnect_MySQL service communicates through port 3306 by default.
- Allow
MySQL Server to accept non-local TCP connections: Click to
enable external access to the MySQL server.
This option is required if
setting up clustering, or if
MySQL Server will need to be accessed from any other machine.
It is also required if the MySQL database
is on a separate machine to PReS Connect. This option may represent a security risk if the machine is open to the internet.
It is heavily recommended that your firewall is set to block access to port 3306 from external requests.
Configuring External Database Connection
The Database Connection page
appears if the supplied MySQL Product module was not selected for installation. This page is for setting up the connection to the existing External database.
PReS Connect
Server/Server Extension
Configuration
The Server
Configuration page is where either the Connect Server or Connect Server Extension component
is configured, depending upon whether the Connect Server (Master) or Connect Server Extension (Slave) option was selected as part of the installation.
The Connect Server (Master) settings are as follows:.
- Run Server as: Defines
the machine username and password that the PReS Connect Server module's service uses.
- Username: The account that the service uses to login. If the machine is on a domain, use
the format domain\username.
This account must be an existing Windows profile with local administrator rights.
- Password: The password
associated with the selected user.
- Validate user button: Click
to verify that the entered username and password combination is correct and that the service is able to login.
This button must
be clicked and the user validated before the Next
button becomes available.
The Server Extension Configuration (Slave) options appear when the Connect Server Extension module has been selected in the installation, rather than the Connect Server option.
Such an installation assumes that the Connect Server (the Connect Master Server) has previously been setup on another machine, and that the option "Allow MySQL Server to accept non-local TCP connections” option were selected during that installation.
Before installing the software, make sure that both TCP/IP ports 3306 and 9340 are open on the Connect Master Server and Connect Extension Server, in both the Inbound and Outbound Firewall Rules. Access within the Private and Domain profiles is sufficient.
It is recommended your firewall blocks access to port 3306 from external requests as it may represent a security risk if the machine is open to the internet! Before installing the Connect Extension Server it is considered best practice to first setup the Connect Master Server. To do so, follow the Binding and Root access on the Master server instructions in Server Clustering.
This page defines the settings which are to be used to connect to that Connect Master Server.
- Port: Enter the port to
use to communicate with the Connect Server. The Connect Server controlled by the OLConnect_Server service communicates through port 9340 by default.
- Use Server authentication checkbox:
Check this option and enter appropriate User details, if the Server expects authentication.
- Validate Connection button: Click
to verify that the entered username and password is correct and the
service is able to login. This button must
be clicked and the user validated for the Next
button to become available.
Click Next to start the actual
installation process. This process can take several minutes.
Completing the installation
This screen describes a summary of the components that have been installed.
- Configure Update Check checkbox:
This option is enabled by default. It causes the Product
Update Manager to run after the installation is complete. This allows
configuring PReS Connect to regularly check for entitled updates.
Note: this checkbox may not be available in the event that an issue
was encountered during the installation.
- Show Log... : If an issue
was encountered during the installation, click this button to obtain
details. This information can then be provided to Objectif Lune for
troubleshooting.
- When ready, click the Finish button to close the installation
wizard, and initialize the Product Update Manager, if it was selected.
The Product Update Manager
If the Configure Update Check
option has been selected, the following message will be displayed after clicking “Finish” in the setup:
Click “Yes” to install or open the Product Update Manager where the
frequency with which the updates can be checked and a proxy server (if
required) can be specified.
Note: if the Product Update Manager was already
installed by another Objectif Lune application, it will be updated to
the latest version and will retain the settings previously specified.
Select the desired options and then click OK
to query the server and obtain a list of any updates that are available
for your software.
- Note that the Product Update Manager can also be called from the
“Objectif Lune Update Client” option in the Start menu.
- It can be uninstalled via Control Panel | Programs | Programs and
Features.
Product Activation
After installation, it is necessary to activate the software. See Activating
your license for more information.
Before activating the software, please wait 5 minutes for the database
to initialize. If the software is activated and the services rebooted
too quickly, the database can become corrupted and require a re-installation.
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