Setup:WireCAD Deployment Guide

Command Line Shortcut: None User Permissions Level: Administrator Product Level: PRO, ENT Deployment in a multi-user setting

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The purpose of this document is to discuss the minimum requirements to deploy WireCAD in a multi-user environment in a closed network. New information will be presented interspersed with links to existing topics.

Minimum System Requirements

Client

Your clients are required to install WireCAD fully. This requires the following:

• Windows operating system of Win2K or higher.
• 1Gig RAM for 32bit machines and 2Gig for 64bit machines. This is the minimum; more is recommended.
• 180Meg hard drive storage. This is the install minimum; more may be required based on configuration.

WireCAD will require Admin privileges to install. Be sure to test final configuration under a standard user.

Server

Your server should be configured with the following:

• MS SQL Server 2005 or 2008. See Setup_SQL_Server for more information.
  • MS SQL Server Management Studio.

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Note: MS SQL Server will place database files in the C:\Program Files\MSSQL Server directories by default. This is not good practice as most backup software ignores the Program Files directory.

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• Network shares for shared documents. We recommend a shared Projects area and a shared Global data area.

Step by Step

1. Install WireCAD on at least one client.
2. Install and configure server with SQL Server.
   1. Install SQL Server Management Studio.
   2. Setup the default WireCAD database user as described in Setup_SQL_Server.
   3. Attach the Global Database as described in Setup_SQL_Server.
   4. Modify the default file save location for your SQL Server as described in Setup_SQL_Server.
3. Set up a network share and permissions for all potential WireCAD Users (maybe define a group). We will reference this folder in the remainder of this document as the WireCAD shared root, or Shared Root.
4. Configure all clients to see the server as described in Setup Multiuser.