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Quick Start
for ViewRunner for Windows

Quick Start
for ViewRunner for Windows

ViewRunner for Windows, Release 3.0.0 is the graphical user interface application that allows you to configure your Cisco 6100 Series system.

Reference Material

Before you install any servers or applications, have the following media available for reference:

The following sections provide a quick overview of the hardware and software requirements necessary to install and use ViewRunner for Windows.

Hardware Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT support ViewRunner for Windows.

Important System Preparations

Installing ViewRunner for Windows Software

After you connect the PC to the Cisco 6100 Series system, follow the steps below to install the ViewRunner for Windows software.

Prerequisites for ViewRunner for Windows Release 3.0.0

Additional software support requirements:

    1. Windows 95

    2. Windows NT

    3. If you click the ViewRunner for Windows icon and this error message appears: "Unable to load OCX:MSCOMCT2," install DCOM libraries from the following locations:

    4. Windows NT—95/98 dual-homed systems are not supported. If you have a dual-homed system, disable one of the systems before you attempt to run ViewRunner for Windows software Release 3.0.0.

    5. For remote TFTP with a UNIX server, the path for the remote TFTP server must correspond to the path configuration on the TFTP daemon.

  You are now ready to install the software. Refer to the sections below.

Installing from Disk

To install ViewRunner for Windows from a disk, follow these steps:


Step 1   Insert the ViewRunner for Windows program disk 1 into your disk drive.

Step 2   Click your disk drive icon and double-click setup.exe. This launches the setup process.

Step 3   Proceed through the setup dialog boxes, clicking Next for each step and Finish at the end.

Step 4   Go to the folder where the Windows operating system resides such as Windows or Winnt, and open the viewrunner.001 file with the Notepad application. The viewrunner.001 file is the backup of the previously established ViewRunner values.


Note When the ViewRunner for Windows setup executes, it backs up any existing viewrunner.ini and subscriberdefaults.ini files. ViewRunner uses the following naming protocol for each subsequent backup file: 001, 002, 003.

Step 5   In the viewrunner.001 file, select and copy all relevant values such as users, node addresses, and preferences. Leave this file open.

Step 6   Double-click the viewrunner.ini file to open it. This file should be empty of values.

Step 7   In the viewrunner.ini file, paste the values that you copied from the viewrunner.001 file.

Step 8   Go to the Notepad menu bar and select File > Save.When all selected values have copied successfully to the viewrunner.ini file, close the viewrunner.001 file.

Failure to complete steps 10 through 15 will result in the loss of all previously established preferences, node values, and so on.

Step 9   Click the ViewRunner.exe file to start the application.

Downloading from the Web

You can also download the latest ViewRunner for Windows software and Cisco 6100 Series images from the CCO website,
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/viewrunner-win

To install from the Web:


Step 1   Go to the Cisco ViewRunner website.

Step 2   When the Login dialog box appears, enter your Cisco user name and password.

Step 3   The Cisco ViewRunner Software page displays.

Step 4   Click vr4w300.exe (ViewRunner for Windows self-extracting file).

The Software Download web page opens and displays

Step 5   Click your choice for software download. A system window opens, allowing you to browse to the folder in which you want to download the ViewRunner for Windows application.

Step 6   After you select and open a folder, the ViewRunner for Windows Release 3.0.0 setup package installs to your chosen location.

Step 7   Go to the folder where ViewRunner for Windows files reside and double-click the VR4W3.0.exe file to decompress the ViewRunner for Windows setup package. If you are using a decompression program, it might launch the ViewRunner install process for you.

Step 8   If the ViewRunner setup process is not launched for you, double-click setup.exe in the application folder to launch the setup process.

Step 9   Proceed through the setup dialog boxes, clicking Next for each step and Finish at the end.

Step 10   Follow steps 4 through 10 in the previous section, Installing from Disk.

Technical Assistance Center

The Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is available to warranty or maintenance contract customers who need technical assistance with a Cisco product that is under warranty or covered by a maintenance contract. To request TAC support, use www.cisco.com/techsupport.


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Posted: Thu Aug 2 15:38:31 PDT 2001
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