Getting Your System Ready for IREPS Application

Getting Your System Ready
for
IREPS Application
Version 2.0
Indian Railways E-Procurement System
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Release Date: 25.10.2018
AUTHOR
NAME Rajesh Abrol
DESIGNATION GM/VIMS/CRIS
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Table of Contents
# Topic Page Number
1. System Requirements
1.1 Hardware and Suggested Configuration 3
1.2 Software 3
1.3 Digital Signing Certificate (DSC) 3
1.4 Internet Connectivity 3
Know Your System (Computer) Properties 4
2. 2.1 Operating System and Processor Type 4
2.2 Internet Browser version 5
2.3 Compatibility View Settings 6
3. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8
3.1 Downloading & Installation 8
3.2 Configuring Java Security Settings 10
4. Digital Certificate 11
4.1 Exporting Public Key 11
4.3 Find out whether your Digital certificate is DSC or DEC 17
5. PDF Reader 20
5.1 Download PDF reader 20
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1. System Requirements
1.1. Hardware and Suggested Configuration
- Computer / Laptop with Processor – Intel Pentium i3/i5/i7 or equivalent, RAM- 4 GB

or more
1.2. Software
- Operating System: Windows – Version 7 or Later
- Browser: Internet Explorer - Version 10 or Later
- JRE (Java Runtime Environment) - Latest Update (Free download)
- Token Driver for Digital Signing Certificate (Provided by supplier of DSC)
1.3. Digital Signing Certificate (DSC)

1.3.1. Vendors / Contractors: Class III with Organization Name
1.3.2. Railway / Departmental users: Class II with Organization Name
DSCs in which the Organization name is not mentioned, or Personal is mentioned in

Organization name will not be accepted.
1.4. Internet Connectivity (Recommended Connection Speed- 2 Mbps per user)
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2. Know your System Properties
2.1. Operating System and Processor Type
Please look for the icon named ‘My Computer’ or ‘Computer’ or ‘This PC’ on your computer
screen.
If My Computer, Computer or This PC icon is not available on your desktop, right click on any
empty area of the desktop and select Personalize. In the new window that opens, choose
Desktop icons from the next left navigation bar, and in the next window tick on the checkbox
next to Computer. The Computer or This PC icon should now be visible on the Desktop.
Right Click on this icon, and in the Menu Options click on Properties. The new window that
opens shows the operating system (Windows edition- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 etc.),
and the System Type (32 bit system or 64 bit system). The screen shot below shows the
operating system as Windows 10 Home, and the System Type as 64 bit Operating system).
Please note down this information before contacting helpdesk if you are have
any problem related to running of the IREPS Application.
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2.2. Internet Browser version
To find out the version of Internet explorer installed on your computer, open Internet
Explorer and click on the Help tab in the Menu Bar, and then click on About Internet
Explorer. If the Menu bar is not visible on your Internet Explorer window, right-click
anywhere on the title bar of internet explorer window and select Menu bar option.
Step 1
Step 2
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2.3 Compatibility View Settings
IREPS portal uses several features of Internet Explorer (IE) Browser which were
introduced in version 10.0 or later, and these features do not function properly in
earlier versions of IE. Bidders are required to use IE version 10.0 or later for bid
submission. The bid submission may fail entirely, or bid may not be submitted
properly if older versions of IE are used for this purpose.
If Compatibility version of your computer system is turned on for IREPS website, the
IE browser sets your version to an old version (version 5.0 or 6.0) even if you have
installed IE version 10.0 or later on your system, thus disabling advanced features
which are necessary for bid submission on IREPS.
How to check whether Compatibility View setting are turned on for IREPS
website?
Open your IE Browser and click on Tools link in the Menu Bar as shown below:
In the dropdown menu, click on Compatibility View Settings, which will open the
Compatibility View Settings interface.
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If IREPS website is being shown under the heading Websites you’ve added to
Compatibility View, or if any of the checkboxes is ticked against the options
Display intranet sites in Compatibility View or Use Microsoft compatibility
lists, then you may be working on compatibility view.
To turn off compatibility view settings, click on ireps.gov.in entry in the

compatibility view settings interface (if it is listed there) to select it, and then click
on Remove button. Remove all the check boxes at the bottom of the window.
Click on Close button to save the settings. This will turn off the compatibility view
settings for IREPS website.
Special Settings for Internet Explorer Version 11
The check box options in the Compatibility View settings interface may vary
depending on the IE version as shown below. Please remove the check boxes
against all these options.
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3. Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
IREPS application requires latest version of JRE (Java Runtime Environment) software to be
loaded on the system. This software is owned by M/s Oracle Corporation, and can be
downloaded for free from their website.
3.1. Downloading & Installation
The link for downloading the software is available on IREPS portal:
Clicking on this link brings up the Oracle web page for downloading JAVA.
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If more than one version of JRE is available on the website, please download the latest
version. Please download the version with file name Windows x86 Offline. Please note
that you will have to accept the Oracle Binary Code License for JAVA SE by clicking on the
radio button named Accept License Agreement available above the list containing the
required JRE file.
The downloaded JRE file will be available in the Downloads folder, or the folder that you
may have specified while downloading the software.
Installing the JRE file
Double click on the downloaded JRE file and follow the instructions to install the JRE
software.
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3.2. Configuring Java Security Settings
Open control panel of your computer and click on the Java icon (Step 1). This will open Java
Control Panel (Step 2).
Step 1
Step 2
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Click on the Edit Site List in Security tab on Java Control Panel shown above.
Step 3 Step 4
Step 5
Click on the Add Button (Step 3). In the Location field type address
https://www.ireps.gov.in and click on Add button (Step 4). In the new location field that
appears type the address https://trial.ireps.gov.in and again click on Add button (Step 5).
Click on OK button (Step 5).
4. Digital Certificate
Public key of DSC is required for creation of user on IREPS.
4.1. Steps for Exporting Public Key of a Digital Certificate
Steps 1: Insert the USB token having the Digital certificate in USB drive of your computer. On
your Internet Explorer Browser click on Tools in menu bar, and then select option Internet
Options
Step 2: In the new window that opens click on Content tab, and on Content tab screen click on
Certificates
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Step 1
Step 2
Steps 3: The Certificates screen will open. This screen has multiple tabs like Personal, Other
People, Intermediate Certificate Authorities etc. By default Personal tab will open. On this tab
choose the Certificate whose public key is to be exported/extracted. Click on Export … button
available below the list of certificates. This will open Certificate Export Wizard screen.
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Step 3
Step 4
Step 4: On the Certificate Export Wizard screen click on Next. This will open Export Private Key
screen.
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Step 5: On the Export Private Key screen click on Next. This will open Export File Format screen.
Step 5
Step 6: On the Export File Format screen click on Next button. This will open File to Export
Screen.
Step 6
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Step 7: On the File to Export screen type the name with which you want to save the file in the
File name field. By default the public key is saved on Desktop. However, if you want to save the
public key at some other place, specify the path by clicking on the Browse button. Clicking on
Next button will open the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard screen.
Step 7
Step 8: On the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard screen click on Finish button.
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Step 8
Step 9: You will get the message The export was successful. Click on OK button. This completes
the process. The exported public key is available on the Desktop (or in any other folder that you
may have specified in Step 7).
Step 9
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4.2. Find out your Digital Certificate Type (Signing Certificate or Encryption Certificate)
Steps 1: Insert the USB token having the Digital certificate in USB drive of your computer. On
your Internet Explorer Browser click on Tools in menu bar, and then select option Internet
Options
Step 1
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Step 2: In the new window that opens click on Content tab, and on Content tab screen click on
Certificates
Step 2
Steps 3: The Certificates screen will open. This screen has multiple tabs like Personal, Other
People, Intermediate Certificate Authorities etc. By default Personal tab will open. On this tab
choose the Certificate whose usage is to be checked and Click on View button.
Step 4: This will open Certificate properties window. Click on the Details tab of this window.
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Step 3
Step 4
Step 5: Scroll down in the Field-Value panel to find entry named Key Usage. Click on this entry. The
lower pan will show the key usage details. In case of Digital Signing Certificate the Key Usage is Digital
Signature, Non-Repudiation. In case of Digital Encryption Certificate it is Key Encipherment. Bidders
are required to have only Digital Signing Certificate for each user who has to login into the IREPS
application.
Digital Signing Certificate Digital Encryption Certificate
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5. PDF Reader
Only PDF documents can be uploaded on IREPS application. Your system should have
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version 9 or later), or any other PDF reader installed for viewing
the PDF files downloaded from the website.
5.1. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free download from the link:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/in/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html
Clicking on the link of any PDF documents on IREPS website opens the document as a Pop
up. Please Turn off Pop Up Blocker otherwise you will not be able to directly open the PDF
files on the website. Pop up blocker can be turned off in the internet explorer through the
Tools option in Menu bar as shown below:
Instead of turning of Pop up blocker, you may add URLs https://www.ireps.gov.in,

https://ireps.gov.in & https://trial.ireps.gov.in as exceptions in Pop up blocker Exceptions.
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Release Date: 25.10.2018

NAME Rajesh Abrol

VERSION NO. RELEASE AUTHOR SECTION/ DETAILS OF CHANGES REVIEWED

1.1. Hardware and Suggested Configuration

- Computer / Laptop with Processor – Intel Pentium i3/i5/i7 or equivalent, RAM- 4 GB

1.3. Digital Signing Certificate (DSC)

DSCs in which the Organization name is not mentioned, or Personal is mentioned in

1.4. Internet Connectivity (Recommended Connection Speed- 2 Mbps per user)

2. Know your System Properties

2.1. Operating System and Processor Type

2.2. Internet Browser version

2.3 Compatibility View Settings

To turn off compatibility view settings, click on ireps.gov.in entry in the

Special Settings for Internet Explorer Version 11

3. Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

3.1. Downloading & Installation

The link for downloading the software is available on IREPS portal:

Installing the JRE file

3.2. Configuring Java Security Settings

Public key of DSC is required for creation of user on IREPS.

4.1. Steps for Exporting Public Key of a Digital Certificate

Digital Signing Certificate Digital Encryption Certificate

Instead of turning of Pop up blocker, you may add URLs https://www.ireps.gov.in,

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