MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later
MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later
CD-ROM drive (Installation only)
CD-ROM drive
Workstation
Windows 2000
Windows XP or later
Pentium III at 1 GHz
Modern Intel or AMD proc at 2GHz
128 MB RAM
128 MB RAM
800 x 600 Resolution
800 x 600 Resolution
Ink Jet Printer with postscript support
Laser Printer with postscript support
TCP/IP Installed
TCP/IP Installed
MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later
MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later
Installation Configuration Options
Before installing the M3 Library Automation System, decide which of the following two installation configuration options best suits your library situation.
• Option I – Install your databases onto your server and then install the M3 core client modules (Circulation, OPAC, and so on) onto the hard disks of the individual workstations. For maximum performance, this is the pre- ferred option.
• Option II – Install your databases and the M3 core client modules onto your server, then run the Workstation Setup utility at each M3 workstation to enable access to the core modules installed on the server. For performance purposes, only consider this option with a high-speed network protocol.
NOTE: The Workstation Setup places the necessary
.dll and .ocx files onto the workstations. It does not
install the client modules onto the individual workstation
hard disks.
General Installation Steps
Installing the M3 system involves multiple steps, whether installing the M3 system for the first time or installing an M3 update CD. As an overview, the order of the process is described here. Each procedure is covered in detail in upcoming sections
Install the M3 Server files. The server files can only be installed onto your server. The folder containing these files resides on the M3 CD.
Install the program files for the M3 core client modules (Circulation, OPAC, and so on). These client modules can be installed onto individual workstation hard disks (Option I in the previous section) or onto the server site (Option II in the previous section). The folder containing these program files resides on the M3 CD.
If you selected Option II in the previous step, run the Workstation Setup procedure at each workstation that requires access to the M3 core client modules. After installing the client modules, the Workstation Setup can be found in the M3 folder on the server
(the default path is C:\Program Files\Mandarin M3\Workstation Setup).
