The following sections describe the procedures for installing, upgrading and removing CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux.
Installation Tasks for CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows
The following sections cover the procedures for installing, removing and upgrading the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows software.
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.
| Step | Description |
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| 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:
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| 3. | A new Windows Explorer window will open showing the extracted packages. |
| 4. | Double-click the |
| 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. If you are presented with the following Windows Installer error, CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows is already installed and you need to follow the procedure documented in Upgrading the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows.
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| 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:
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 SSP-Manager Setup Wizard. |
| 10. | The installation process will have created:
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Post Installation Tasks
The following post-installation tasks are not required however, they are highly recommended.
It is also recommended by Stromasys that Windows Update is checked for any critical Microsoft .NET Framework updates and that if any are available, they are installed.
Running CHARON-SSP Manager as an Administrator
To run the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows correctly, it is necessary to run as the Administrator user. To configure this to be on by default, follow the steps described below.
| Step | Description |
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| 1. | Locate the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows executable. The default installation will place it in the path, C:\Program Files (x86)\Stromasys\CHARON-Manager\SSP-Manager\bin\ssp-manager.exe. |
| 2. | Right-click on the
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| 3. | In the window labelled |
| 4. | In the Privilege Level panel, tick the checkbox labelled Run this program as an administrator. |
| 5. | Click the button labelled OK to save the changes. |
Removing the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows
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Upgrading the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows
To upgrade the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows software, it is necessary to first remove the existing package, then install the new version.
The process for removing CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows is described in the section, Removing the CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows. Once removed, use the steps described in the section, Installing the CHARON-SSP Manager Software for Microsoft Windows to complete the upgrade of CHARON-SSP Manager for Microsoft Windows.