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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 .

palCentre has several related dependencies, these are:

  • .Net Framework 4.6
  • 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 'DOUBLE CLICK TO INSTALL'

         


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

Please note SQL Compact Server only needs to be installed if you are using a SQL Compact database.
If you are unsure which type is correct, attempt 1a first and only install 1b if that doesn't work


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.

SQL Compact Server is now installed


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

palCentre is now installed

Congratulations! palCentre and its dependencies has been installed.

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.

palCentre is now configured using the Obtaining a copy of the configuration file method


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 checklist and click on next (usually 12345)


  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


palCentre is now configured using the follow the palCentre Configuration Wizard method



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