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The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment is an appliance version of the CHARON-SSP for GNU/ Linux virtual machine and associated utilities. Distribution of this software is either via an ISO image or physical read-only media, such as a CD-ROM or DVD. If you do not have a copy of the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment, then please contact either Stromasys or you Value Added Reseller for further help.
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Installation Tasks
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| 1. | If the host system is a virtual machine: - Configure for a Linux kernel 2.4.x x86-64 environment.
- Use the requirements laid out in /wiki/spaces/DocCHAXPSMAv2240L/pages/32473961 to configure the virtual hardware.
- Attach the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment ISO or physical CD to the VM.
- Power up the VM and boot from the CD.
If the host system is a physical machine: - Load the CHARON-SSP CD.
- Boot the system from the CD.
| | 2. | Upon successful boot, you should see the following screen: 
Select Normal Installation and press Enter. | | 3. | When presented with the following screen: 
Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk and press Return. | | 4. | When asked to confirm the changes, select Yes and press Return. 
| | 4. | - The base installation will now continue. At completion the system will reboot.
- Ensure that the CD media is ejected to prevent booting the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment installer again.
| | 5. | Following successful installation, you should be presented with the following screen: 
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The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment runs under the charon-spk-sma ssp user account. For improved security it is highly recommended that the default password of foxandtree is changed. The following instructions describe the necessary steps to change this password.
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| title | CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment Password Change Instructions |
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| 1. | Press Ctrl+Winkey+F12 to start a shell. | | 2. | Execute the command passwd. | | 3. | The passwd program will provide the following prompts. Enter the appropriate information at each one: Current password:New password:Confirm new password:
| | 4. | Type exit to leave the shell and return to the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment. |
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Set the Default Webpage to License Utility
To configure the web browser to automatically load the Sentinel HASP License utility on start up, follow the instructions below:
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| title | Instruction to Configure License Utility as Default Webpage |
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| 1. | Under the System Settings window, click the Web Browser icon. | | 2. | Once the Web Browser has loaded, click Edit > Preferences. | | 3. | Under the General tab in the Preferences window, enter the following into the field labelled Home Page: | | 4. | Click the button labelled Close. | | 5. | Exit the Web Browser and re-enter to see the License Utility load when the Web Browser starts. |
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License Security
To ensure proper security for the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment appliance, please follow the post-installation task describes in the section Installing the Sentinel HASP Software.
Upgrading CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment
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| title | CHARON-SSP Virtual Evnrionment Upgrade Instructions |
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| 1. | Double-click the icon labelled CHARON-SPK SSP Upgrade on the System Settings window. | | 2. | - A window titled Preparation will pop-up prompting for the insertion of the USB memory stick.
- Insert the USB stick into a free port on the system and click the button labelled Next.
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If the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment is installed on a virtual machine it may be necessary to attach the host connected USB memory stick to the virtual machine before beginning this step. |
| | 3. | The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment upgrade utility will search the USB memory stick for the software kit. - Once found a window titled Find charon-barebone-ssp-x.x.x.deb (where x.x.x is replaced with the version number) will pop up.
- Click the button labelled UPGRADE to proceed with the upgrade.
| | 4. | Once the upgrade has completed, a window similar to the following will be displayed detailing the upgrade process. 
| | 5. | To complete the installation it is recommended to reboot the CHARON-SSPVirtual SSP Virtual Environment. |
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