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James Newland
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This document outlines the procedures required for installing, setting up and using the Mine2-
4D Web Update facility.
Prerequisites
If you are going to be using any acronyms or abbreviations in your document, list them
below, using the following table format:
Acronym Description
M24D Mine2-4D
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IP Internet Protocol
More information
More information on Mine2-4D can be found in the Help file, and from www.mine24d.com
You must be able to provide an exclusive folder on your local drive within which
Mine2-4D updates will be stored. This storage area cannot be used for the storage of
any other files.
The new folder (referred to throughout this guide as the Shared folder) must have
read/write access granted for all users of the Mine2-4D program on the same
machine.
The latest version of the Mine2-4D Web Update installer can be found on the Mine2-4D
Website (www.mine24d.com), or from your local Datamine Representative. Note that valid
login details are required for accessing the Mine2-4D website.
2. Double-click the installer package. If running under Windows XP Service Pack 2, you
will see a confirmation dialog before the installation wizard starts:
If there are no previous installations, you will be shown the start screen, described in
the next step.
4. At the start screen, click Next to display the End User License Agreement. Select
the I agree option and click Next to continue.
5. Click Next to start the installation. A progress bar is displayed during installation.
Once this phase is complete, click Close.
6. You can now see the mineWebUpdate icon in the Windows System Tray:
Now that you have installed the mineWebUpdate Server, the next step is to configure
it so that updates can be scheduled, and the required connection settings are defined,
as described in the following chapter.
o Local Installation: this method will allow you to run updates from each
installed client individually. All downloaded updates will be applied to your
product immediately.
Configuration Procedure
1. If you are going to be installing a server setup, create a local folder that will be used
for the exclusive storage of Mine2-4D updates. This folder must have Read/Write
3. Right-click the mineWebUpdate System Tray icon to show the context menu.
5. Click Next on the welcome screen to show the server type selection panel:
6. Select whether you are installing a Local or Server setup and click Next (see the start
of this section for more information on what this decision affects).
7. If you have selected a Local installation, you can click Next to show the Finish
screen. If you are setting up a server updated, the next step is to specify a folder to
store update information. This folder will contain all downloaded update material for
subsequent dispersal to client machines. Click Browse to locate the relevant folder.
9. The following screen is used to define which product(s) will be updated by the
mineWebUpdate Server.
Select a Product Group, Product (the latest Version will be added automatically) and
click OK to add it to the setup screen.
Select the option that relates to when you wish to schedule automatic updates, or, if
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automatic updates are not required, ensure the Manual Updates Only option is
selected.
11. Click Next to view the connection screen. This screen is used to determine if you
connect to the Internet using your Local Area Network settings (the default setup) or,
if a proxy server is used, the connection details for the remote machine.
12. Once you have defined your connect settings, click Next to display the finish screen.
Click Finish to complete setup.