Upgrade the CommNet Browser

Click on a link below to go to a specific section of the software upgrade:

Before You Begin

Upgrade Procedure
1. Log on to the computer as the local Administrator or as a member of the local Administrators group on that computer. For clustered computers, log on as Domain User with administrative privileges to all nodes in the cluster.
2. Place the appropriate Software Installation Disc into the drive. After a few seconds, the installation menu is displayed.

If the installation menu does not display:

  • Click the Start button on the Windows task bar, a then click Run.
  • Browse to the installation disc drive, select setup.exe, click Open, then click OK.
  
3. Select the desired language and click Next to continue.  
4. Select the option to install software on this computer.

NOTES

  • The options that appear on this screen depend on the computer in which the software is being installed.
  
5. From the Welcome screen, click Next to continue if no other applications are running.
6. Read the virus scanning software warning.

Click OK to continue if virus scanning is disabled.
7. Read and agree to the license agreement.

Select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next to continue.
8. You are asked if you want to upgrade the software.

Click Next to continue.
9. A warning message appears that the entire contents of the installation folder will be cleaned.

Click Yes to continue.
10. Click Yes to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or click No if you would like to use the JRE Version already available in your computer.

NOTES

  • This prompt will be displayed only when JRE version 1.5.x is available in the computer.
11. If the Internet Information Server (IIS) is installed on this computer, the install program asks if you want to configure the software for web-based administration.

Click Yes to continue.

NOTES

  • If IIS is not installed then you will not receive this prompt.
  • The screen to the right may look different depending upon the software selected for install or upgrade.
12. When prompted for an alias, type the name (or use the default) of the Web alias that you want to use for accessing the CommNet Browser remotely.

Click Next to continue.

NOTES

  • If IIS is not installed then you will not receive this prompt.
13. Verify the summary of selected components.

Click Next to continue.

NOTES

  • The Summary to the right may look different depending upon the components selected for install or upgrade.
  
14. Setup displays the successfully installed or upgraded software components. Click Finish to close the install program.

NOTES

  • The screen to the right may look different depending upon the components selected for install or upgrade.

Post-Upgrade Considerations

  • Install post-release updates or Service Packs that may have been released after the release of the software.