Installing the M3 Core Client Modules

The M3 core client modules can be installed at the server site or at the individual workstations that will use them. The procedure below applies to both situations.

Installation Preparation

Before you install, verify:

You are logged on your system with full Administrator rights, at the server as well as the individual workstations.
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later is installed at the site you are using. If it is not, first install that application. For convenience, Internet Explorer 6.0 is avail- able on the M3 CD.
You have quit all applications.

Installation Procedure

1. Insert the M3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation menu should appear. If not, navigate to your CD-ROM drive (D: on most computers) and double-click autorun.exe.

2. On the installation menu, click Install M3 Client Modules.

3. In the Choose Setup Language dialog box, select the desired language and click OK. This determines the language of the setup and the language in which the M3 modules display; it does not affect the language of the records in your database.

4. In the Welcome dialog box, click Next to begin installation.

5. In the License Agreement dialog box, click Yes to accept and continue the installation. Or, click No to discontinue.

6. In the Library Type dialog box, select your library type.

• If you select School and choose to install ReportTool in step 8, over

800 preloaded reports generally used by K-12 schools, public libraries, and universities are installed.

• If you select Public or Academic and choose to install ReportTool in step

8, over 400 preloaded reports generally used by public libraries and universities are installed.

7. Click Next.

8. In the Setup Type dialog box, select the preferred installation type:

• Custom Install – Allows you to specify which modules are to be installed at this site. Select this option if you are installing at the server site.

• Full Install – Automatically installs all M3 core client modules (Cata- loging, Circulation, OPAC, Group Editor, Inventory, and ReportTool). It also installs the Configuration Editor, Barcode Labels, BEDSCAT, History Purge, and Picture Manager utilities.

• OPAC Only – Installs the OPAC module only.

9. Click Next.

10. In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, either:

• Click Next to install M3 into the default folder location on your hard disk (C:\Program Files\Mandarin M3).

• Click Browse. Navigate to the desired folder location, click OK, and then click Next.

11. If you selected Custom Install in step 8, the Select Components dialog box displays. Clear any check box that corresponds to a module you do not want to install at this workstation. Your options are:

• Circulation – Installs the Circulation module.

• Cataloging – Installs the Cataloging module.

• OPAC – Installs the OPAC module.

• Inventory – Installs the Inventory module.

• ReportTool – Installs the ReportTool module.

• Utilities – Installs the Configuration Editor, Barcode Labels, BED- SCAT, History Purge, and Picture Manager utilities.

NOTE: To limit the utilities, select Utilities and

click Change. Clear the check box by any utility

you do not want to install, then click Continue.

• Group Editor – Installs the Group Editor module.

• Workstation Setup – Installs the Workstation Setup program on the server so client machines can start the program and use it to install required components. Select this option only if you are installing the program modules at the server site. This option is not appropriate if installing the program modules at individual workstations (as in Option I).

12. Click Next.

13. In the Select M3 Data Location dialog box, click Browse and select the folder where your M3 Server data is installed. Click OK, then click Next.

14. The Bulletin Board Configuration dialog box displays.

• If you want to configure your Bulletin Board now, type your library name, a greeting, and the hours of operation. Then click Next.

• If you do not want to configure the Bulletin Board now, click Skip.

15. In the Start Copying Files dialog box, review the settings you have chosen. If you want to change any settings, click Back; otherwise, click Next.

16. In the Setup Complete dialog box, click Finish. If you are prompted to restart your computer, you can do so now or later.

NOTE: If you installed the M3 core client modules

at the server site, you need to run the setup procedure

at each workstation. Proceed to the following section,

“Setup Procedure at Workstations.”

Setup Procedure at Workstations

If you installed M3 onto your server, run the following workstation installation pro- cedure at each workstation planned for M3 use. This procedure does not install M3 onto the workstation; it simply ensures that the correct .dll and .ocx files are present on the workstation, thereby allowing the workstation to run the M3 mod- ules installed on the server.

Installation Procedure

1. At the individual workstation, locate the M3 folder on the server where the M3 applications reside.

2. In the Workstation Setup folder, double-click Setup.exe.

3. In the Choose Setup Language dialog box, select the desired language and click OK. This determines the language of the workstation setup only; it does not affect the language of the interface or your database.

4. In the Welcome dialog box, click Next to begin installation.

5. In the License Agreement dialog box, click Yes to accept and continue the installation. Or, click No to discontinue.

6. In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, either:

• Click Next to install M3 into the default folder location on your hard disk (C:\Program Files\Mandarin M3).

• Click Browse. Navigate to the desired folder location, click OK, and then click Next.

7. In the Select M3 Data Location dialog box, click Browse and select the folder where your M3 Server data is installed. Click OK, then click Next.

8. In the Start Copying Files dialog box, review the settings you have chosen.

If you want to change any settings, click Back. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

9. In the Setup Complete dialog box, click Finish. If you are prompted to restart your computer, you can do so now or later.

10. Repeat this process at each workstation that will be used to access M3, and create desktop shortcuts for the modules the workstation will be using.