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The CHARON-SSP Manager client software is available for both Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux.  Both packages can be donwloaded from Stromasys or distributed on read-only media, such as CD-ROM.  If you do not have the software package, then please contact either Stromasys or your Value Added Reseller (VAR) for further help.

Installing the CHARON-SSP Manager Software for Microsoft Windows

The CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows software is shipped as a zipped archive package.  To complete the installation, use the following instructions.

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StepDescription
1.Right-click the zip archive, SSP-Manager for Windows.zip and select Extract All...
2.

A window titled Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders will display. On this window:

  • Click the checkbox labelled Show extracted files when complete.
  • Click the button labelled Extract.
3.A new Windows Explorer window will open showing the extracted packages.
4.Double-click the setup.exe executable to begin the installation.
5.If you are presented with an Open File - Security Warning window, click the button labelled Run.
6.You should now be presented with the SSP-Manager Setup Wizard. To proceed with the installation click the button labelled Next.
7.

To accept the default installation options, simply click the button labelled Next without modifying any options.

Alternatively the following installation options can be adjusted:

  • Click the button labelled Browse to select an alternative installation target.
  • Click the appropriate radio button, Everyone or Just for Me to specify system-wide or private installation, respectively.
  • To determine the approximate disk usage, post install, click the button labelled Disk Cost.

Once all options have been set, click the button labelled Next.

8.Proceed with the installation by clicking the button labelled Next.
9.Once the installation has completed, click the button labelled Close to exit the SMA-Manager Setup Wizard.
10.

The installation process will have created:

  • An SSP-Manager icon on the desktop, and
  • A Stromasys/CHARON-Manager/SSP-Manager folder under the Start menu.

Post Installation Tasks

Although it is not required, it is highly recommended by Stromasys that Windows Update is checked for any critical Microsoft .NET Framework updates and that if any are available, they are installed.

Installing the CHARON-SSP Manager Software for GNU/Linux

The CHARON-SSP Manager for GNU/Linux software is shipped as a tar, gzip distribution package.  To begin the installation, unpack the distribution archive, like so:

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# cd /tmp
# tar xzvf /path/to/charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-rpm.tar.gz

Once the archive is unpacked, change to the directory /tmp.  This is where the remaining installation steps will take place.

Note

All installation steps a required to be performed from a privileged account as denoted by the '#' prompt.

Installing the CHARON-SSP Manager Software

To install the CHARON-AXP/SMA Manager for GNU/Linux software, execute the following command:

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# yum localinstall charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-rpm

Executing this command will produce output similar to the following:

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Loaded plugins: langpacks
Examining charon-manager-spk-1.0.13.rpm: charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-1.x86_64
Marking charon-manager-spk-1.0.13.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-manager-spk.x86_64 0:1.0.13-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
 
Dependencies Resolved
 
================================================================================
 Package              Arch     Version       Repository                    Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 charon-manager-spk   x86_64   1.0.13-1      /charon-manager-spk-1.0.13   2.4 M
 
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package
 
Total size: 2.4 M
Installed size: 2.4 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-1.x86_64                           1/1
  Verifying  : charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-1.x86_64                           1/1
 
Installed:
  charon-manager-spk.x86_64 0:1.0.13-1
 
Complete!

Post Installation Tasks

The following post installation tasks are not required.  However, for greater usability they are highly recommended.

Create a CHARON-AXP/SMA Manager Menu Item

To create an entry in the Applications menu for the CHARON-SSP Manager follow the steps below.

StepDescription
1.Using sudo or a privileged account, create the file /usr/local/share/applications/charon-ssp-manager.desktop.
2.

Add the following text to the file created in step 1 and save it.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0.13
Name=CHARON-SSP Manager
Exec=/opt/charon-manager/spk-manager/spk-manager
Icon=/opt/charon-manager/spk-manager/resource/charon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=System;

3.

Set the file protections and ownership appropriately:

# chmod 0644 /usr/local/share/applications/charon-ssp-manager.desktop
# chown root:root /usr/local/share/applications/charon-ssp-manager.desktop

4.

Navigate to Applications/System Tools. There should be an entry, much like the following:

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Removing the CHARON-SSP Manager Software

To remove the CHARON-SSP Manager for GNU/Linux software, execute the following command:

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# yum remove charon-manager-spk

Executing the command above should generate output similar to the following.  When asked "Is this ok?"  Check the list of software to ensure it only includes the charon-manager-spk package and answer y(es) to proceed.

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Loaded plugins: langpacks
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-manager-spk.x86_64 0:1.0.13-1 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
 
Dependencies Resolved
 
================================================================================
 Package              Arch     Version      Repository                     Size
================================================================================
Removing:
 charon-manager-spk   x86_64   1.0.13-1     @/charon-manager-spk-1.0.13   2.4 M
 
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Remove  1 Package
 
Installed size: 2.4 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Erasing    : charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-1.x86_64                           1/1
  Verifying  : charon-manager-spk-1.0.13-1.x86_64                           1/1
 
Removed:
  charon-manager-spk.x86_64 0:1.0.13-1
 
Complete!

Note

During the uninstall process, only the CHARON-SSP Manager for GNU/Linux software is removed. All user data, including configuration files are left untouched. It is left to the user to archive and/or delete this files.

Post Removal Tasks

The following post removal tasks are not required.  However, they are highly recommended.

Remove the CHARON-SSP Manager Menu Item

To test, and remove if present, the CHARON-SSP Manager menu item, execute the following shell script.

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# MENUITEM=/usr/local/share/applications/charon-ssp-manager.desktop
# if [ -e "$MENUITEM" ]; then rm $MENUITEM; fi

Info

The above commands should be executed either via sudo or from a privileged account.