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CDX GS 3.1 PC: Lan Installation Instructions
Installing CDX software on your PC is a 3 step process, and each step is covered by a support article:
1. Review the “Minimum Requirements” to ensure your PC is appropriately configured
2. Install the CDX Software
3. Activating your PC software by using the license key at came with your disks to retrieve an unlock key
Installing the software on a server to serve attached PCs requires 2 additional steps
1. Sharing the software on the server by mapping the network drive
2. Installing a shortcut on the desktop.
This article contains information about installing CDX GS 3.1 on a network.
Note: You will need to use the license key on the original DVD case to retrieve an activation code from CDX to unlock the software for each PC on which you intend to use the software.
Note: The server on which the software is installed does not need to be activated unless it is also being used by instructors or students as a workstation.
You can setup a network server mode for the CDX General Service 3.1 training system. A server installation does not need to be activated, but you will need to obtain an activation code from CDX for each PC with which you intend to use the software. The network server can be setup as follows:
Requirements:
1. Login as local administrator.
2. 20 Gigabytes of free space.
3. Windows 2000 SP4 or later
4. Pentium III 500 MHz or later.
5. At least 256 Megabytes of Ram.
6. Monitor resolution 800x600 or above.
7. A DVD-ROM Drive.
8. Sound card and speakers, or headphones.
9. Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.
10. Macromedia Flash Player 7 or later.
11. Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or later.
Server configuration steps:
1. Insert DVD-ROM Disc into your DVD drive. This will load the InstallShield installation program.
2. Follow the installation instructions on your screen to install the General Service 3.1 software onto the network server. You will need approx 20Gb of available space for this installation. After you have finished the installation, the software will run without restriction on the server for up to 30 days.
Client post-installation steps:
1. Each client computer only needs a shortcut to the CDX General Service 3.1 software installed on the server. There is no need to install anything else on each client computer.
2. Login to the client computer as a Local Administrator,
3. Create a network mapping to the CDX General Service 3.1 installation folder share on the server,
4. This folder should contain the GS31Client.exe file,
5. Right-click on the 'GS31Client' file and choose 'Send To' then 'Desktop (create shortcut)',
6. This will create a shortcut to CDX General Service 3.1 on the client desktop,
7. Run the shortcut to activate this client instance,
8. Repeat this process for each client computer.
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