1.1
1.2
Note: This section takes 2 minutes on the Client and is not applicable for Windows 7.
To change the Start menu to the classic format:
1. Right click on the Windows taskbar.
2. Select Properties.
3. Select the Start Menu tab.
4. Check Classic Start Menu and click on [ OK ].
1.3
Note: This section takes 5 minutes on the Client and is not applicable for Windows 7.
Switch to classic logon:
1. Select Start -> Run.
2. Type gpedit.msc and click on [ OK ].
3. Select:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon
4. In the right window, click on the Standard tab.
5. Right click on Always use classic logon and select Properties.
6. In the Setting tab, select Enabled and click on [ OK ].
7. Close the Group Policy window.
1.4
Note: This section takes 5 minutes on the Client and is applicable for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
For Windows 7
Turn off User Account Control:
1. From the desktop, select Start -> Control Panel.
2. In the View by field, select Large Icons options.
3. Double click on the User Accounts icon.
4. Click on Change user Account Control settings.
5. Select Never Notify for the User Account Control notification service and click on [ OK ].
6. In the "User Account Control" warning dialog box, click on [ Yes ].
7. Restart the NPO Client PC.
8. Logon to Windows 7 as the Administrator.
1.5
1.6
1.7
For Windows 7
Perform the following actions:
1. In the Windows search box type Network and Sharing Center and press [ Enter ].
2. On the left, click on Change adapter settings.
3. Right click on the [ Local Area Connection ] icon and select Properties from the popup menu.
4. In the "Local Area Connection Properties" window, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on
[ Properties ].
5. In the General tab:
Check if Use the following IP address is selected. If it is not, select it.
Click on [ OK ].
6. In the "Local Area Connections Properties" window, click on [ Close ].
Note: In case the "Set Network Location" window opens, select Work network and click on [ Close ].
7. Close the "Network Connections" window.
1.8
Note: The following section takes 2 minutes on the Client. Check the Regional and Language options:
1. In the "Control Panel" window, double click on:
Regional and Language Options, for Windows XP or Windows Vista
Region and Language, for Windows 7.
2. For Windows XP or Windows Vista, in the Regional Options tab, select English (United States), then select
Customize.
3. For Windows 7, in the Format tab, select English (United States), then click on Additional settings.
4. In the Numbers tab, ensure that:
"." appears in the Decimal symbol field. If it is not there, type it.
";" appears in the List separator field. If it is not there, type it.
Click on [ OK ].
5. For Windows 7, in the "Region and Language Options" window, click on [ OK ].
6. Logout from the current Windows session.
1.9
For Windows 7
Check display properties for the workstation:
1. Login as the Administrator.
2. In the "Control Panel" window, double click on the Display icon.
For Windows 7
Set the Internet Explorer security:
1. In the Windows search box type Run.
2. In the "Run" dialog box:
Type mmc
Click on [ OK ] to open the Microsoft Management Console.
3. In the "Console1" window, select:
File -> Add/Remove Snap-in
4. Select Group Policy Object Editor and click on [ Add ].
5. In the "Welcome to the Group Policy Wizard" window, click on [ Finish ].
6. Click on [ OK ] to close the "Add or Remove Snap-ins" window.
7. From the left panel, expand the menu tree:
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components > Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Security Page
8. In the right panel, set the Internet Zone Template to Low:
Right click on it and select [ Edit ]
In the "Internet Zone Template Properties" window, select Enabled
In the Internet field, select Low
Click on [ OK ].
9. In the left panel, from the menu tree select:
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components > Internet Explorer -> Internet Control Panel -> Advanced Page
10. In the right panel, disable the Do not save encrypted pages to disk setting:
Right click on it and select [ Edit ]
In the "Do not save encrypted pages to disk properties" window, select Disabled
Click on [ OK ].
11. In the right panel, enable the Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed setting:
Right click on it and select [ Edit ]
In the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" window, select Enabled
Click on [ OK ].
12. In the right panel, enable the Allow third-party browser extensions setting:
Right click on it and select [ Edit ]
In the "Allow third-party browser extensionsd Properties" window, select Enabled
Click on [ OK ].
13. Save the settings:
From the menu, select File -> Save As
In the File name field, type Local Computer Policy.msc
Click on [ Save ].
If the Local Computer Policy.msc already exists message appears, click on [ Yes ] to replace the existing
file with the new file.
14. Close the Microsoft Management Console.
15. Open an Internet Explorer browser.
Note: In case "Set up Windows Internet Explorer" dialog box is opened, follow the information on screen to
configure it. Refer to http://www.microsoft.com/ in case additional information is needed.
16. On top right of the window, click on Tools and select Toolbars -> Menu Bar.
17. From the menu bar, select Tools -> Internet Options.
18. In the "Internet Options" dialog box, for the Home page setting, click on [ Use blank ].
19. In the "Internet Options" dialog box:
Click on the Advanced tab
In the Browsing section, clear the Reuse windows for launching shortcuts option.
http://<Floating_IP_address>
where <Floating_IP_address> is the floating IP address of the NPO cluster.
If for any reason the synchronization procedure fails, repeat the steps (5) and (6).
7. Click on [ OK ] to close the "Date and Time Properties" window.
For Windows 7
Adjust the PC clock according to the NPO server clock:
4.2
Install Java
Note: Do not forget to add ; which is the separator in between the variables.
8. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the "Edit System Variable" window.
9. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the"Environment Variables" window.
10. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the "System Properties" window.
11. Close the "Control Panel" window.
For Windows 7
To install the version of java which is required:
1. From the "Install these packages before starting" page, right-click on Download jdk-<version>.exe to PC and
save the file on the C: partition.
Where <version> is the version of java required to be installed.
2. In the Windows search box type cmd.
3. In the "Command Prompt" window type:
cd \
jdk-<version>.exe STATIC=1
4. Click on [ Next ] until Java is installed on NPO client PC.
5. From the desktop, select:
Start -> Control Panel
6. Double click on [ System ]. Then, on the left side of the window, click on Advanced system settings.
Note: Do not forget to add ; which is the separator in between the variables.
10. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the "Edit System Variable" window.
11. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the"Environment Variables" window.
12. Click on [ OK ] to save and close the "System Properties" window.
13. Close the "Control Panel" window.
4.3
4.4
To install the Microsoft Excel 2007 plug-in follow the next steps:
1. Click on Download PatternFills.zip plug-in for Excel.
The "File Download - PatternFills.zip" window opens and save the file locally.
2. Open the MS Excel 2007 and click on the Office icon placed on the top left of the window.
3. Click on [ Excel Options ] at the bottom of the window.
4. In the "Excel Options" window, from the "Options" dialog, select the Add-Ins section.
5. From the Manage dropdown list, on the bottom of the window, select Excel Add-ins and click on [ Go ].
The "Add-Ins" dialog opens.
6. Use the [ Browse ] button to locate the Pattern Fills add-in and check the appropriate box.
7. Click on [ OK ].
4.5
In case of Acrobat Reader 6 or newer is not installed in the NPO Client PC, to display or print GCD (pdf)
documents:
1. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader from www.adobe.com
2. Follow the steps of Installation as mentioned in the adobe official website.
3. Install it on the NPO Client PC.
http://172.25.240.245/
For NPO embedded:
https://172.25.240.245/
The Alcatel-Lucent Welcome Page opens.
2. Click on [ Install First ] button.
3. Right click on Download time zone update tool for Java and select Save Target As.
4. Save the file as tzupdater.jar in the root directory of the C partition (C:/ ).
In case Internet Explorer browser changes the file extension from .jar to .zip, rename the file as mentioned above
(.jar file extension must be used).
5. Go to C:/Program Files/Java directory and note down all the java installed.
For PC Client, jdk and jre directories with the same <version> are present
For HMI server, another jre<version2> directory is also present, with the java version needed for
Citrix.
Example:
For PC Client, jdk1.5.0_14 and jre1.5.0_14 directories are present
For HMI Server jre1.5.0_09 directory is also present.
6. From the desktop, select:
Start -> Run
The "Run" dialog box opens.
7. Type cmd then click on [ OK ].
The "cmd.exe" window opens.
8. Type the following commands (adapt them following the java versions noted in step (5))
cd /
"C:/Program Files/Java/jre<version>/bin/java" -jar
tzupdater.jar -u
"C:/Program Files/Java/jdk<version>/bin/java" -jar
tzupdater.jar -u
9. Close the "cmd.exe" window.
10. Restart the NPO Client PC.
11. Login as Administrator.