Getting Started - 1.3 - Server Install
Installing your ClockRite Software on a Server
You will need:
- The database.zip attachment from the 'Welcome to ClockRite' email we sent when your System was dispatched. Make sure the database.zip attachment has been downloaded before you start.
- The password from the email titled 'ClockRite Licence Login Details'. We sent this to you when your System was dispatched. You'll need this in order to validate your Software once it has been installed on each PC you intend to use.
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In order for the Software to run correctly on multiple PCs, the ClockRite Database must be stored in a shared folder on a server or network drive.
Each PC and user account requiring access to the software must have full read/write permissions to the folder containing the database.
In this Article
Installing the Software via USB
If you purchased a ClockRite USB Drive with your System you will find all the relevant Installation files on the USB Drive inside a folder named 'Installation.' Simply open this folder on the first PC and Right click on the setup.exe file. Select Run as Administrator and answer Yes to any Windows notifications that appear, then follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation. Once the Software is Installed, skip ahead to Validating the Software
Terminal Servers
If you intend to use the ClockRite Software through a Terminal Server, treat the installation as if it were taking place on a single PC. In this case you'll only need to follow this article to the end of the 'Validating the Software' section, though the 'Sharing the Database' section contains information on how to move the database and set new file locations if you do not want the Software to write to the C: Drive.
Downloading the ClockRite Software
In order to install the Database on your network drive or server you'll first need to install the ClockRite Software onto a PC. The Database can then be moved onto your server, and shared with the rest of the PCs that require access to it.
Click here to download your ClockRite Software. A new window will open, and you'll be prompted for a password. Enter '1234', and click on the View/Download option to begin the download.
you're using Google Chrome, you may need to enable popups on the download page in order to download the installation file. To do this, click on the 'popup blocked' icon in the far right of your browser bar and select the 'Always allow' option, then click Done.
Installing the Software on the First PC
1
Navigate to your
downloads folder. (If you specified a different folder when downloading the Installation file, you'll need to go there instead).
2
Locate the
CRsetup317.zip file (317 refers to the version number, which may differ slightly). The setup file is contained within this .zip file, and must be extracted. Right click on the
CRsetup317.zip file, and select
Extract All...
3
You'll see the following screen. If you'd like to extract the setupfile to a specific location you can do so using the
Browse option, but it isn't necessary to do so. Check the
Show extracted files when complete box, and click
Extract when you're ready to extract the files.
4
A new folder called 'CRsetp317' will be created. This folder contains the extracted setup file:
setup.exe.
Don't click on it yet; you'll need to add the database files to this folder before the
setup.exe file is run.
5
Head back to your 'downloads' folder and locate the
database.zip file. The database contained within this .zip file, and also needs to be extracted. Right click on the file and select
Extract all...
6
You'll see the following screen. The database file needs to be extracted to the 'CRsetup317' folder you created earlier. Press the 'Browse' button and locate 'CRsetup317', which is most likely in your 'downloads' folder unless you specified a different location during step 3. Make sure the 'Show extracted files when complete' box is checked, and click 'Extract' when you're ready to extract the database files.
7
Two files (
ClockRite.mdb and
DBClockRite.mdb) will be extracted. Your 'CRsetp317' folder should now look like the screenshot below.
8
Right click on the CR
setup317.exe file and select
Run as Administrator.
9
ClockRite will begin installing on your PC. Answer
Yes to any Windows notifications that appear and follow the onscreen prompts to progress the installation. As a final step, the installer will give you the option to choose a location for your Database.
Simply Click OK - do not change the database location at this point.
10
Launch the Software using the desktop icon.
We strongly recommend adding the C:\ClockRite folder to your Anti-Virus exclusions list in order to prevent possible conflicts. For information on how to do this please contact your IT provider or consult the user instructions of your Anti-Virus program.
Validating the Software
You Will Need the password from the email titled 'ClockRite Login Licence Details'. We sent this to you when your System was dispatched.
1
The first time you open the ClockRite Software you'll see the following message. Please make a note of the
Licence and
Registration numbers (yours will be different to those shown here) and go to the
registration page.
2
The registration page will ask you to login with a
Username and
Password
. Your
Username is the email address you gave us when you ordered the System. The
Password was sent via email with the subject 'ClockRite Licence Login Details' when your order was dispatched. Enter these details and click
Login.
3
Once you're logged in you can enter the
Licence and
Registration numbers supplied by the ClockRite Software in step 1. Press
Calculate to generate your validation code.
4
The system will then display your validation code. (Yours will be different to the one shown here). Make a note of the number, and head back to the ClockRite Software.
5
Enter the validation code in the ClockRite Software and press
OK to launch the program.
Sharing the Database
Once you're happy that the Software opens correctly on the first PC, close it down and follow the steps below to share the Database. Once the Database is shared, the Software can be installed on the remaining PCs.
1
Navigate to the 'C:\ClockRite' folder and copy the following sub-folders; 'Archive', 'Database', 'Backup', and 'Clock.'.
2
Navigate to the server/network location on which you intend to store the ClockRite database and create a folder named 'ClockRite'. Each PC and user account requiring access to the software must have full read/write permissions for this folder.
3
Paste the
'Archive',
'Database',
'Backup', and
'Clock' sub-folders into the newly created 'ClockRite folder on your server/network drive.
4
Open the ClockRite Software and navigate to
File, File Locations. The Software will give you the option to set new file locations for the Database, Backup, Clock, and Archive locations. Use the
browse option beside the 'Database Location' field to find the newly created 'ClockRite' folder on your shared network drive/server, and select the Database sub-folder.
Don't worry about setting the Backup, Clock, and Archive Locations yet.
5
Close the ClockRite Software. Perform a backup if prompted.
6
Re-open the ClockRite Software and go to
File, File Location. The database location should now read as the 'Database' sub-folder within the ClockRite folder on your network drive/server.
7
You can now set the 'Archive', 'Backup', and 'Clock' locations to their respective sub-folders on your network drive/server.
8
Close the ClockRite Software. You can now install the Program on your remaining PCs.
Installing the Software On the Remaining PCs
Installing the Software via USB
If you're installing the Software from a ClockRite USB, copy the setup.exe file from the USB Drive onto the desktop of each PC and run the file from there. This will prevent issues with duplicate databases. Start at Step 3 below once you have done this
1
Download the ClockRite Software. If prompted for a password, enter 1234.
2
Extract the
setup.exe file and
run it as an administrator.
3
Follow the prompts to install the ClockRite Software. Once complete, click on the ClockRite desktop icon.
4
You will see in error message. This is normal, simply click
OK and you'll be given the option to set the database file location.
5
Use the
browse button to navigate to the 'ClockRite/Database' folder on your network drive/server and confirm this as the database location. Once the database location has been confirmed, choose
OK, then
Close. You may see an error message,
this is normal. Simply click
OK and reopen the Software using the desktop icon.
6
If the database location has been set correctly you will see the following message asking you to validate the ClockRite Software on the new PC. Please make a note of the new
Licence and
Registration numbers (
these will be different to those shown on the first PC, and the ones shown here) and go to the
registration page.
7
The registration page will ask you to login with the same
Username and
Password used to
validate the first PC. (Your
Username is the email address you gave us when you ordered the System. The
Password was sent via email with the subject 'ClockRite Licence Login Details' when your order was dispatched). Enter these details and click
Login.
8
Once you're logged in you can enter the
Licence and
Registration numbers supplied by the ClockRite Software in
step 7. Press
Calculate to generate your validation code.
9
The system will then display your validation code. (Yours will be different to the one shown here). Make a note of the number, and head back to the ClockRite Software.
10
Enter the validation code in the ClockRite Software and press
OK to launch the program.
11
Go to
File,
File Locations and check that all fields; Database, Backup, Archive and Clock, now point to your network drive/serve
12
Repeat steps 1 through 6 for all other PCs on which you intend to use the ClockRite Software.
We strongly recommend adding the C:\ClockRite folder to the Anti-Virus exclusions on each of the PCs ClockRite is installed on in order to prevent possible conflicts. For information on how to do this please contact your IT provider or consult the user instructions of your Anti-Virus program.
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