Server Setup Guide

Windows Server Setup Guide

This guide describes how to install and license the Omnidex software on a Windows machine.

The software requires about 10 mb of storage space.

The distribution media is CD.

Supported Data Management Platforms

Omnidex is supported on the following data management platforms on Windows:

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• Omnidex Flat Files

Run Setup

Run SETUP to create a user and directory for the Omnidex software, and restore it from the CD you received.

1. Mount the software medium on the appropriate device.

2. Verify the password for the administrator.

3. Log into NT as administrator.

4. Run the Setup program.

License the Software

To activate and license the Omnidex software, follow these steps.

1. Run regmaint:

C:\omnidex\bin\regmaint.exe

2. From the menu, shown below, select item 1:

Regmaint(Windows_NT) v2.03.00 Thu Sep 25 2003
(c)Dynamic Information Systems Corporation. 1981-2003

Please choose from one of the following:
1) Enter licensing code and activation key.
2) Enter the expiration extension codes.
3) Display cpu model and system identification value.
4) Display licensing information.
0) Exit Regmaint.
Enter your menu choice [0]: 1

3. Enter the path where you want to place the Omnidex registry file, or press [Return] for the default:

Please enter the location of the Omnidex registry file [c:\omnidex\bin]:

The default location of the registry file (shown above as omnidex) is the home directory.

4. Regmaint prompts for the licensing information from the sticker affixed below. Enter the requested licensing information at the appropriate prompt. For example:

Licensing code :McNnbsBpTMBYK
Activation key :MUMJ7M
Licensee Name :My company's name

Be sure to enter licensing information exactly as it appears on the sticker affixed below. Type capital letters (like G) as such and lower case letters (like g) as such.

5. If the licensing information is entered correctly, regmaint will display the following message:

The following software products have been initialized for your use:
Omnidex Core. Version 308
Omnidex Library.
Press the <enter/return> key to continue.

6. Press [Enter] or [Return] twice to return to the main menu and to exit regmaint.
Omnidex is now installed on the system and is ready to use.

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