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This section allows the installation of the following components:
| • | FollowMe Printing Client Software |
The above components can be installed to the following operating systems:
Adding Additional Servers that are not listed in Microsoft Windows Network Query
| 1. | Click the Add IP Addresses - Computer Name button. |
| 2. | Type the remote machine name or IP Address (Note: Use CTRL+RETURN for new line). |
| 3. | Repeat for as many remote machines as required. You can also paste machine names or IP Addresses into the text box from a text/notepad file. |
Configuration Options
To configure a computer select the computer from the list and right click on it, from the option list select Properties.
Properties
FollowMe Tab
| • | Install/Upgrade or Remove FollowMe Printing Client software. |
| • | View installed component versions. |
Printers Tab
| • | Add and remove printers. |
| • | Configure Windows printers, editing default settings, ports and drivers. |
Server Properties
| • | Add, edit and remove ports. |
| • | Change advanced settings (e.g. spool folder directory, enable and disable events). |
Configuring Multiple Computers
| 1. | Select the multiple servers you wish to configure by using the standard windows Shift+Click or CTRL+Click commands. |
| 2. | Right click and then select the Configure Multiple button. |
| 3. | Input the relevant user detail with rights to administer the machine in your Windows network. |
| 4. | Choose either Skip or Prompt. If you choose Skip then you will need to specify at least one Username and Password to authenticate against the remote machines. If the connection fails the system will continue with the next remote machine. |
| 5. | If you choose Prompt the system will prompt you when it is installing the select items on each remote machine. |
| 6. | Choose whether to:
- Install/upgrade FollowMe Printing Client
- Remove FollowMe Printing Client
- Skip this step if the client is already installed
You can also run a script on the remote machine by selecting the file to be run and the time it should execute. |
| 7. | Choose whether to:
- Add a FollowMe Printing Client port
- Remove all FollowMe Printing Client ports
- Skip this step if a client port is already installed |
| 8. | Choose whether to:
- Install a printer driver (selected from the list)
- Remove a printer driver (selected from the list if it exists on the client machine)
- Skip this step if no printer driver is required |
| 9. | Choose whether to:
- Install a printer (Specifying the printer name or selecting a local server printer name from the list)
- Remove a printer (Specifying the printer name or selecting a local server printer name from the list)
- Skip this step if no printer is required |
Note: A printer can only be added if a driver is being added as well. For single printer installation please refer to the single workstation remote administration. Repeat these steps for as many installations as required.
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