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VMTracker Network Setup

Welcome to VMTracker.  If you will be using VMTracker on a stand-alone computer, VMTracker is already set up and you can begin using it immediately.  If you will be using VMTracker in a networked environment, please read and follow these instructions.  They only take a few minutes to read and perform, and VMTracker will not work properly in a network environment unless you prepare it by following these procedures:

Setting Up Workstations

Setting Up User Access

You are now ready to run VMTracker!

Note:  If you are running the demonstration version, you are limited to three (3) Product releases, 10 Program entries, and 30 Defect entries.  The fully licensed version does not contain these limitations.


Setting Up Workstations

You have just completed installing VMTracker on your network.  Make sure all stations that will access the software have rights to the drive and directory where VMTracker was installed.  It is best if all stations can map to the VMTracker using the same letter and path.

On each station that will access VMTracker, run the NETSETUP.EXE program from the directory where VMTracker was installed.  Click Install VMTracker 95 to complete the installation for this workstation, and create the VMTracker group and icons.

Repeat  this procedure for each workstation that will access VMTracker.

When the setup program is complete, each station will have a VMTracker group with icons for the applications and help files.  Be sure to read the section on Setting Up User Access before attempting to run VMTracker from these stations!


Setting Up User Access

The first person to start VMTracker will have rights to set up all other VMTracker users.  VMTracker users are identified by their User ID when they start VMTracker.  The first person to start VMTracker will need to add each of the User IDs for the stations that will access VMTracker.  To add new user IDs to the list of valid users, start VMTracker, select one of the sample releases (it doesn't matter which one), then click the User Access button on the toolbar.  Click New to add each station's User ID.

VMTracker will attempt to detect the station's User ID when that station starts VMTracker.  If it cannot detect it's User ID, VMTracker will warn you about the problem and exit.  In this case, you should use the Set VMTracker User ID utility at that station.  It will create a User ID for the station so VMTracker can properly detect it.  To assign a station a User ID, double-Click the Set VMTracker User ID icon in the VMTracker group, and enter a unique User ID for this station; then click OK.  Run this program at every station that will access VMTracker and be sure to use unique IDs at every station.