2012 12-19-21!48!21 GCafePro PH Installation Manual

GCafe Professional Installation Manual

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Server Setup  Please make sure your OS is Windows XP. Turn off Windows Firewall. Do not install GCafePro Server and Client on the same machine.  All contents in Drive D will be cleaned during installation. Make sure you have backed up all your data before installation.  Get Cafe ID before installation. You will need them during GCafePro Server installation. Setup Procedure Get Installation Package Run Installation Package After running the installation package, 2 files, GCafePro Server.exe and Readme.txt will be generated in the current directory. Double click to run GCafePro Server.exe. A window as below will be displayed:

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Click Next;

Select “Yes” to continue：

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Click [Change] to customize the installation path, or the default installation path can be used，Click [Next] to continue.

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After verifying installation information, click [Next],installation will start. At the end of the installation, enter café ID and password. If you do not have café ID and password, please contact us：

Click [Next] after keying in Café ID and Password;

User can choose programs to be launched after installation. Click [Finish] to complete the installation. GCafePro Control Panel will be launched after server installation (or it can be launched manually by double clicking the shortcut on the desktop). Client Installation Description In Replicate Mode, installation consists of Replication setup and auto configuration. Once Replication setup is done, you may make image or burn disks,then system will do auto configuration based on settings on server to complete the installation. If you choose Single Mode, you can configure computer name,IP etc. after installation. Make sure the client computer has fulfilled the following requirements: 1.

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Client must have 3 partitions in NTFS format,

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C Drive: System Drive for storing all system files； D Drive: File Drive for storing temporary files. Size must be larger than 8G. Please do not save any file in D Drive, as everything will be wiped after a reboot. E Drive:Game Drive for storing all game installation files and games for the client. Make sure you have all 3 partitions as above, or "Fatal Error" may occur during installation, and installation will fail.

Instructions Run the installation file of GCafePeo client

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Click “Yes” to continue installation

There are 2 options for Installation Type A.Single Mode B. Replicate Mode

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Basic Settings Introduction： Virtual Memory：Define the size of virtual memory，the default is system managed size Server Address：Enter the server address Windows Auto Login Setting：Set the Windows settings for auto login A. Install Single Client

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Select “Install a single client and config the IP now(s)” and press “Next(N)”, A new configuration window will appear as below:

Adaptor Installation wizard will auto detect the network adaptor installed. If more than one adaptoris installed, use the drop down menu to select the correct one. Installation Wizard will auto detect the computer name, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, preferred DNS, alternate DNS, server address or name. All these can be modified manually. Enable Restore 1. Check to enable restore function of the client 2. If not checked, client will be in non-restore mode Press “OK” to restart the client Install in Replicate Mode Shutdown the computer after installing client in replicate mode, and do a system image (with Norton Ghost, CloneZilla, or something else similar), then restart into Windows again. The client will configure the settings according to the configuration of the server.

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As shown below, select “Install in Replicate Mode and auto config client based on server’s IP setting after rebooting”. 3 startup modes are supported: Normal, Minimize on startup and Delayed Startup. Normal Start: The Configuration Wizard will start immediately when Windows starts. Minimize on Startup: The Configuration Wizard will minimize to task bar when Windows starts. Delay: The Configuration Wizard will start after a specified time when Windows starts.

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Click “Next (N)” to continue. Replicate Mode installation is completed. Shutdown the computer to make system image:

If the startup mode chosen is Normal, the following window will be displayed once client is rebooted into Windows again:

If Minimize on Startup is chosen:

Double click to show the task window Note: If no image has been made, click “Cancel Task (C)”

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Click “Execute Now” to run the auto configuration

Auto Configuration Auto Configure computer name and IP 1. Server has used “Volume Generate Clients”, and client computer names have been generated; MAC addresses of the clients have been scanned. 2. Client will send IP request to the server, if the server has this client’s MAC address registered, an IP will be assigned to the client, and client will restart with restore function enabled. 3. If client is not able to get an IP from server, (time out after 30 sec), the configuration wizard will use the current local IP and restart the client PC with restore function enable. Manual Configure IP： 1.If client’s IP information is not registered in the server, and the local configuration does not match with the actual one, or it is incomplete or does not exist, enter the machine name, press “Enter” or confirm button to get IP information. (Clients have been batched added in the server)

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The server will return information correspondingly

Installation complete here.

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