Installing Ranger for Networks onto a new or existing network is easy. In less than 10 minutes your computers can have the additional security and benefits of Ranger software.

Requirements

Ranger for Networks does not require any special hardware to run. The product's server based files must be installed on a network domain controller. The client software supports only Microsoft Windows based operating systems. The installation must be performed by a user with administrative level privilages.

Box Contents

Ranger for Networks is available on CD or to download. The setup file is approximately 50MB in size and includes all the files necessary to install, configure and run the software.

Install Wizard

The server based files are copied and installed using our custom software installer. The install wizard handles the majority of product and network configuration. The wizard helps guide users through the product installation.

Ranger Server Installation Summary

Minimum requirements for the server and network

• The Ranger software must be installed on a domain controller
• The server must run Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 or 2003 R2
• DNS must be fully functioning (able to ping the server by the NetBIOS and FQDN)
• At least 1GB of free disk space. 5GB or more recommended.
• Installation must be performed by a user with domain admin privileges

Choosing the right server

The first part of the installation copies the files onto the server. If you have multiple servers, you will need to decide which server to install the product onto. For best results install the software on the most powerful server and with the most available capacity.

Note: Ranger 5 is an enterprise level product; this means it can be installed on more than one server. This is useful if you want to provide fault tolerance and load balancing on your network. The software licence supports the installation on two servers without any additional charges. If you are installing Ranger into an enterprise network and require more than two Ranger servers please contact sales to buy your additional server licence.

Overview

The software installation is started by running the setup file RangerNetworkSetup_ver.exe. Running the setup file starts a self-extraction process which copies the setup files to a temporary area on the server, this takes approximately 100MB of disk space. The temporary files are automatically deleted after the install.

The installation wizard then goes through the following steps:

• Welcome screen
• Accepting the software licence
• Choosing setup options:- Install, Upgrade, Extend or Uninstall
• Entering the licence key
• Server pre-installation checks
• Defining the software install location
• Installing program files
• Registering product services
• Preparing client files and install user accounts
• Network configuration wizard
• Initialisation of installed programs and services

Please note that the installation of Ranger on the server will have no affect on the users or computers until the client software is installed onto the workstations.

Ranger Client Installation Summary

Before the client components can be installed the setup program checks the client and network configuration to ensure they meet the minimum requirements.

Minimum Requirements for Ranger client pc's

A Windows desktop (95 through to XP) joined to the Ranger domain

• TCP/IP protocol installed
• 50 MB free disk space
• NTFS file system
• Installation must be performed by a user with domain admin privileges

The Ranger client software is installed by logging onto the computer with one of two network accounts created during the Ranger server install.

One option starts the client install in unattended mode. In this option the client installer automatically runs through a number of tasks including checking the computer against pre-requisites, copying and installing the client programs and files and then starting the Ranger client software.

Alternatively you can start the client installer in attended mode where a task menu is displayed. The task menu includes the following options client install, check installation, uninstall the client, run registry editor and run windows explorer.