Installation

Prerequisite:

  • Policy Central Professional Server must be installed on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition or XP Professional machine. 
  • You must also have administrative privileges for Policy Central Professional Server to install properly.

Server:

  • Shut down or exit all running applications, including virus protection programs.
  • Insert the Policy Central Professional CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. The Policy Central Professional installation runs automatically. If the installation does not automatically start, open My Computer. Then open the CD-ROM drive and double click on the file pcpro3-1-0-0.exe. The following screens will appear.

  • Read the Software License Agreement and click Yes.

  • Click Next >.

  • Click Next >.

  • The following screen will appear.

  • Then the following screen will appear.

  • Either select Machine Name or IP Address for the Policy Central Professional Administrative Console. Click OK.

  • Enter and confirm the password that you want to designate for the Policy Central Professional Administrative Console. Click OK.

  • If you leave the password blank (empty set), the following screen will appear. To enter a password click Yes. To leave the password blank (empty set) click No.

  • Click Finish.

  • Re-boot the computer.
  • After re-booting the computer, share the PCClient folder (which includes the Policy Central Professional Client installation files) from the following: C:\Program Files\Security Software Systems\PCServer\PCClient to all Client machines.

NOTE: For NT/2000/XP machines, you must have administrative privileges for Policy Central to install properly. For peer-to-peer networks, client and server must both be in the same workgroup.

Prerequisite:

  • For NT 4.0/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP Professional machines, you must have administrative privileges for Policy Central Professional Client to install properly 

Client:

  • Shut down or exit all running applications, including virus protection programs.
  • Open the PCClient folder that has been shared.
  • On each client machine, double click on SETUP.EXE.

  • After the program installation is complete, you must restart your computer. Click Finish.

NOTE: For NT/2000/XP machines, you must have administrative privileges for Policy Central to install properly. For peer-to-peer networks, client and server must both be in the same workgroup.