Install Open Client
To install Open Client on your system, you must perform the following two steps:
- Install Microsoft .NET Framework.
- Install Open Client from the FileNet
Web Services
software CD.
- Install Open Client 4.0.1 from the FileNet Web Services software CD.
- If .NET Framework 2.0 is installed on the server, then configure Open Client with .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 for collocation support.
Note that you must ensure the following while installing Open Client:
- Specify the destination location for the Open Client software or accept
the default path.
- Specify the virtual directory name to appear as the customized Open Client
URL.
Install .NET Framework
- From the Microsoft web site, download a supported version of .NET Framework.
- Install .NET Framework.
- On Windows 2003, activate ASP.NET. (On Windows 2000, installing .NET automatically
activates ASP.NET.)
- In the IIS Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs->Add/Remove
Window Components to open the Windows Components Wizard Dialog Box.
- Double-click the Application Server option and choose
the ASP.NET option.
Install Open Client 4.0
Caution You can install Open Client 4.0 only with Web Services 4.0 and its patches.
- Login as a user with Administrator privileges on the machine where you want
to install the Open Client.
- Insert the CD.
- Open the Open Client folder.
- Run setup.exe.
- Choose the type of installation as shown below.
Types of Installation |
Description |
Complete |
In case of Complete installation, Open Client 4.0 with Process Integration is installed along with the script, binary, and source files. For more information about installing eProcess Integration, refer to
Install Open Client with Process 5.0 Integration or
Install Open Client with Process 5.1 Integration. |
Custom |
In case of Custom installation, you are prompted with two options, eProcess Integration and Development Tools as listed below.
- Selecting eProcess Integration option installs the Process Integration with Open Client 4.0 and copies the script and binary files to the destination folder. The eProcess Integration option is checked by default.
- Selecting the Development Tools option copies source files of Open Client 4.0 to the destination folder. Help for Developers will not be installed if Development Tools option is not selected while installing Open Client 4.0.
- Selecting both the options will install script, binary and source files of both Process Integration and Open Client 4.0. If you do not select any of the options, then Open Client 4.0 is installed with the script and binary files but without Process Integration.
For more information about installing eProcess Integration, refer to Install Open Client with Process 5.0 Integration or Install Open Client with Process 5.1 Integration.
|
Typical |
In case of Typical installation only the Open Client script and binary files will be copied to the destination folder. A typical installation is without Process Integration. |
- After successful installation, you will receive an installation confirmation message and a prompt to restart the machine.
Install Open Client 4.0.1
Open Client 4.0.1 can be applied on top of Open Client 4.0 installation and any of its 4.0.0-00x patches. In addition,
Web Services 4.0.1
is a prerequisite for installing Open Client 4.0.1 successfully. Following are the steps for installing Open Client 4.0.1:
- Login as a user with Administrator privileges on the machine where you have installed Open Client 4.0.
- Insert the CD.
- Open the Open Client folder.
- Run the OpenClient-4.0.1-000.exe file on your machine.
- The installation completes and you are prompted to click Finish to exit the Installation Wizard.
- If .NET Framework 2.0 is installed on the server, then configure Open Client with .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 for collocation support.
- It is recommended to reboot the system after the installation completes.
- After reboot, you need to verify the installation.
Configure .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 and .NET Framework 2.0 Collocation Support
If .NET Framework 2.0 exists on the server, you need to configure Open Client with .NET Framework 1.1 SP1. Following are the steps for configuring Open Client with .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 using the IIS console.
- If you are using Windows 2000, then Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Service Manager. If you are using Windows 2003, then Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Expand the Internet Information Server tree so that you can see your Web servers "Default Web Site".
- Verify that the Open Client virtual directory you created during setup exists.
- Right-click the Open Client virtual directory folder, and click Properties.
- Click on the ASP.NET tab.
- Choose the version of .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 from the drop down list.
- Click OK.