Installing palCentre on a new computer

To begin installation - you will receive a link with all the required installers from PCOC. If you have not received this link, please contact us at pcoc@uow.edu.au (for PCOC) or pacop-data@uow.edu.au (for PACOP).

palCentre has several related dependencies, these are:

• .Net Framework 4.6
  • This comes by default on Windows 10. If using an older version of Windows, please ensure you've downloaded and run the installer from the Microsoft website: .Net 4.6 Download
• SQL Server Compact Edition (only required if using an SQL compact database) 

The following steps explain how to install palCentre:

1. Open the link sent and click on the file called to open the zip file. Depending on which file was sent, there may only be the palCentre.msi file

2. Click on the correct version of SQL Compact depending on the 'bit' type of Windows you have. Click on run.

3. This will start running the installer. Click on next

4. Accept the license agreement and click on next

5. Click on install

6. Once the program has installed, click on finish.

7. Now click on palCentre.msi in the folder and click Run in the popup

8. The setup wizard will open, click on next

9. Click on next

10. Click on next

11. Click on next

12. palCentre will now install. This screen will change when the installation is complete:

13. Once palCentre has finished installing, the following screen will appear. Click on close

Configuring palCentre

palCentre now needs to be configured to interact with the database. There are 2 ways this can be completed:

1. Obtaining a copy of the configuration file (easiest method)
2. follow the palCentre Configuration Wizard

Method 1: Obtaining a copy of the configuration file

If palCentre has been installed and configured on one computer already, you can follow these instructions for any other computer that needs to be configured.

1. You need a copy of the configuration file. You can either obtain this from PCOC or it is saved on the computer you have already saved palCentre on. The configuration file can be found under C:\palCentre
   
   
   
2. Put a copy of this file in the folder C:\palCentre on the computer you are configuring.
   
   

Method 2: follow the palCentre Configuration Wizard

1. Open palCentre. This will start the configuration wizard
   
2. The following screen will open, click on Yes and then next.
   
3. Click on SQL compact and then locate the pre-configured database. Enter the password 'pcoc'. Click on next.
   
   
   
4. Enter the encryption key as per the installation documentation and click on next
   
   
   
5. This screen is not required so please click on next
   
   
   
   
6. palCentre has now been configured correctly. Click on close.
   
   
   
7. palCentre will have created a configuration file after this installation process. This file can be found under C:\palCentre\ The file name is palcentre.config