Set Up the Server

You can set up your Silver Plus-NT server once you have completed Step 2: Prepare the Physical Site.

Once your physical site is ready, you can start setting up your system. This involves the following:

Integrate eNsite into your existing network

Set up users

View volume serials

Set up workstations.

A number of procedures are dedicated on eNsite systems. This means they can only be done when no one else is using the system. Performing a dedicated function while other people are using the system can cause loss of information and corruption of files. For more information on performing dedicated functions, click here.

Integrate eNsite into Your Existing Network

Integrating eNsite into your existing network is a variable process and requires a basic knowledge of network systems. Just as your business varies from other dealers, your network system is also unique. For this reason, it can be difficult to address each dealer's existing networking system.

If you do not use eNsite on an existing network, go to Set Up Users.

To help you set up your network with eNsite, we've included two examples. These examples are designed to provide setup procedures for some of the most typical networking situations we've encountered. However, they aren't designed to cover each case — individual procedures for setting up existing networks may vary.

By providing basic guidelines, these examples can help a network consultant modify your network to meet eNsite specifications. Since this section assumes a basic knowledge of configuring network systems, thorough instructions are not included for each step. Instead, use this information as a guide to help lead you through the process.

For a checklist to help you set up your server, click the button for the configuration that most closely resembles your existing network.

	Network Type:	Peer-to-Peer
	Computers:	Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or later, 2000, or Me
	Protocol:	TCP/IP, NetBEUI, or IPX/SPX

 

	Network Type:	Windows 2000 Single or Multiple Master Domain Model
	Computers:	Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or Me
	Protocol:	NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, or TCP/IP

Existing Network Settings:

Configuration 1

Network Type: Peer-to-Peer

Computers: Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or later, 2000, or Me

Protocol: TCP/IP, NetBEUI or IPX/SPX

If your existing network does not use this configuration, go to Configuration 2.

If you do not use eNsite on an existing network, go to Set Up Users.

1. Implement TCP/IP as the first protocol for your existing network. You can do this in two ways:

• As an additional protocol (you must temporarily delete the other protocols, add TCP/IP so it's first, and then reload the other protocols)
• As a replacement for your existing protocol.

  You must use a valid, static IP address for your server.

2. Check the Server configuration. Be sure the eNsite server is configured as a Stand-Alone Server or as a Member Server.

• Do not configure the server as a Domain Controller.

  If you install eNsite software on a Primary Domain Controller, all your users must be assigned administrative privileges. This means that each user can alter sensitive system information, including adding and deleting users, changing system passwords, etc. For this reason, you may not want to install your eNsite software on a Primary Domain Controller. Instead, install the software on a stand-alone server.

• Do not install third-party software on the server without express written consent from Silver Plus. This includes the BackOffice suite of products, such as SQL Server, SNA Server, Exhange Server, etc.

3. Check network printer attachment. Your network printers should be attached to a dedicated print server device or be attached to a network computer and be shared on the network.
4. Install the Printer Drivers. Install printer drivers in Windows 2000 for each printer you plan to use with the Silver Plus system.
5. Add the printer for use with Silver Plus. After your printer is properly installed on the Silver Plus server and you have successfully printed a test page, you can add the printer and assign it a unique logical printer name, P1, for example. For detailed instructions for adding printers, see Set Up Printers.
6. Print a test document. After you set up the printer for use with Silver Plus, restart the TBL Server. Then print a test document to be sure the printer is correctly configured.

Existing Network Settings:

Configuration 2

Network Type: Windows 2000 Single or Multiple Master Domain Model

Computers: Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or Me

Protocol: NetBEUI, IPX/SPX or TCP/IP

If your existing network does not use this configuration, go to Configuration 1.

If you do not use eNsite on an existing network, go to Set Up Users.

1. Implement TCP/IP as the first protocol for your existing network. You can do this in two ways:

• As an additional protocol (you must temporarily delete the other protocols, add TCP/IP so it's first, and then reload the other protocols)
• As a replacement for your existing protocol.

  You must use a valid, static IP address for your server.

2. Check the Server configuration. Be sure the eNsite server is configured as a Stand-Alone Server or as a Member Server.

• Do not configure the server as a Domain Controller.

  If you install eNsite software on a Primary Domain Controller, all your users must be assigned administrative privileges. This means that each user can alter sensitive system information, including adding and deleting users, changing system passwords, etc. For this reason, you may not want to install your eNsite software on a Primary Domain Controller. Instead, install the software on a stand-alone server.

• Do not install third-party software on the server without express written consent from Silver Plus. This includes the BackOffice suite of products, such as SQL Server, SNA Server, Exhange Server, etc.

3. Check network printer attachment. Your network printers should be attached to a dedicated print server device or be attached to a network computer and be shared on the network.
4. Install the Printer Drivers. Install printer drivers in Windows 2000 for each printer you plan to use with the Silver Plus system.
5. Add the printer for use with Silver Plus. After your printer is properly installed on the eNsite server and you have successfully printed a test page, you can add the printer and assign it a unique logical printer name, P1, for example. For detailed instructions for adding printers, see Set Up Printers.
6. Print a test document. After you set up the printer for use with Silver Plus, restart the TBL Server. Then print a test document to be sure the printer is correctly configured.
7. Log the Silver Plus server into the Domain. If you want to use network devices, including printers, you must log the Silver Plus server into the domain.
8. Check your Group Settings. Finally, check to be sure the Domain Admin Global Group is a member of the DDMS Group. Also check to be sure it is a member of the local Administrator's Group.

Set up Users

When you set up users, eNsite adds them to the Power Users group, the DDMS Users Group, and Ataman Telnet Servers Group (the software that lets users access eNsite from their networked PCs.) To create a user:

1. From your desktop, double-click the TBL Configuration icon. The TBLConfig window appears. This window displays your system settings.
2. Right-click User Definitions and select Add New. The User Definitions dialog box opens, as shown.

3. Create an entry for each user, following these steps:

• In the User box, enter the name of the user you are adding.
• In the Logical box, assign a logical name for this user’s workstation. A workstation may also be called a terminal. eNsite uses logical names to identify workstations. These names let you customize a P.O.S. workstation, specifying default printers, for example, and specifying default order entry settings.

  Logical names for workstations begin with the letter T, and are followed by a single numeral: TØ, T1, T2, T3, and so forth. Many users can share the same logical name for their workstations.

  Enter the number you want to assign this user: highlight the displayed numeral, and type the correct one. If it displays TØ, for example, and you need to specify T3, highlight the Ø and type 3.

  You set up logical names for workstations through the (L1) Terminal and Tickets Parameters screen. Until you set them up, you can assign all of your users the logical name TØ, which we set up when we built your system.

  To learn how to set up additional logical names for workstations, see Book III: Order Entry.

• In the Description box, you can enter a description for reference purposes. (Descriptions are optional.) For example, you can specify the user’s department or title. After you enter the description, click OK.
• The Change Password dialog box opens. At New Password, enter the password you want to assign this user. You can enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters. (The password is case-sensitive. The user must enter the password exactly as it is specified in this box to log on to the system.)

  User passwords are optional. If you do not want to assign them, leave the password boxes blank.

• In the Confirm Password box, re-enter the password you specified, and click OK.
• When the User Definitions dialog box opens, click OK.
• Repeat this process for each additional user you need to set up.

  To delete users, right-click the user's name and click Delete.

View Volume Serials

You can view volume serials in the TBL Configuration window. If necessary, you can also add new volumes. Use the following instructions to view, modify, and add volume serials:

1. From your desktop, double-click the TBL Configuration icon.
2. Under the Settings folder, click Volume Definitions. All volumes currently set up are displayed on the right hand portion of the window, as shown.

• The Unit column displays the DDMS unit number.
• The Volume column displays the corresponding volume serial.
  
• The Full Path column displays where this information is stored on your hard drive.
• The Description column displays the information that the unit contains.

3. View the displayed volume serials to determine which ones you need to add or modify.

• To modify existing volumes, right-click the number of the unit you want to change, and select Modify. (You cannot modify the Unit or Volume boxes; these boxes can only be set when you add new volumes.)
• To add a new volume, right-click Volume Definitions and select Add New.

  Never modify a volume that begins with the letter U: U1, U2, U3, and so forth.

4. The Volume Definition window opens, as shown . If you are modifying an existing volume, go to Step 6.

5. When you add volumes, you must assign them a unique unit number. In the Unit box, enter the number of the unit you are adding.
6. In the Volume box, assign this unit a volume serial. You must use uppercase characters only. The system uses volume serials to determine where to create groups of files. Volume serials usually have two characters, such as W1, HI, or IN, but you can use up to four characters.
7. In the Full Path box, enter the path and folder name for this volume. For example, if your DDMS software is installed on your D: drive, and you are creating a W4 volume serial, you would specify D:\DDMS\W4. Enter the path for this volume serial.
8. In the Description box, enter a description for reference purposes. For example, if you are creating a work unit, you could enter Work Unit. After you enter the description, click OK.
9. The new volume serial is added to the list. You can continue to add or modify as many volumes as necessary.

Set up Workstations

You can install eNsite Graphical Client on your Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, or Me workstation. You must also install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or greater on the workstation. (Windows 98, 2000 and Me automatically have a current version of Microsoft Internet Explorer.)

If your workstation uses Windows NT, it must be version 4.0 (with Service Pack 4.0) or greater.

You must install Microsoft Internet Explorer when you load eNsite for the first time. When you update the server with subsequent versions, it should automatically update the workstations. However, if this fails to happen for any reason (because there are several versions released between the software you have and the new one you’re loading, for example), you can use the procedure below again.

Follow these steps to install the eNsite graphical client:

1. Shut down all applications you may have running, including any anti-virus software or other applications that are part of your start-up.
2. Insert the eNsite Interface CD into the CD-ROM drive on your workstation.
3. Open Windows Explorer and click the CD-ROM drive.
4. Open the ensite/client folder.
5. Open the Disk 1 folder.
6. Double-click Setup.exe.
7. The Graphical Client window opens. Click Next to continue.
8. Follow the prompts on your screen. Silver Plus recommends that you accept the defaults. When finished, you must restart your computer.
9. When the computer restarts, click the eNsite Client icon to open eNsite.
10. At Enter the Name of Your MTS Server, enter the name of your Silver Plus server or its IP address and click OK.

    If you don’t know the name of your DDMS server, go to the server, click Start, point to Settings, and select Network and Dial-Up Connections.
    
    Right-click the network connection you use, and select Properties. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click the Properties button. The General tab displays the IP address.