SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS –
FM2P®.net CLIENT INSTALLATION
MANUAL
Abstract
This document is the Installation Manual for FM2P®.net
Contents
1 REVISION CONTROL ................................................................................................................................. 2
2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 2
3 FM2P®.net CLIENT INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................ 2
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1 REVISION CONTROL
Rev Issue date Description Prep. App.
0 Develop Document MH
1 27/05/15 Issued IB MH
1.2 22/08/16 Updated MH JON
2 INTRODUCTION
2.1 SCOPE
This document outlines the steps required to install the following KELTON® Software Application: FM²P®.net
Client V1.6.x (or higher)
2.2 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION
The minimum recommended specification for a personal computer (PC) for installing any FM²P®.net
applications is:
Processor Core i3 (or higher)
Memory RAM 4GB
Hard drive space 50 GB
2.3 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION
The following operating systems are supported:
Windows 7 Professional x86 (32-Bit) & x64 (64-Bit)
Windows 8.1 x86 (32-Bit) & x64 (64-Bit)
2.4 PREREQUISITES
All prerequisites required for installing the software are included on the installation disk and will be installed
where required.
It is assumed that the steps in the ‘FM²P®.net Server Installation Manual have been implemented prior to
installation of the FM²P.net Client software.
3 FM2P®.net CLIENT INSTALLATION
3.1 PREVIOUS VERSIONS
If a version of FM²P®.net Client which is lower than V1.4.0 this must be uninstalled prior to installing the new
version. If upgrading from Version 1.4.0 or higher update when prompted by the installer.
3.2 RUN SETUP
The file “Setup.exe” should be run as an Administrator with “Elevated Privileges” by right-clicking and
selecting the “Run As administrator” options.
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3.3 SELECT LOCATION FOR APPLICATION
After accepting the licence agreement, the opportunity to change the location where the software is to be
installed will be provided. It is recommended to accept the default location.
3.4 CONNECTION TO THE FM2P®.net SERVER
3.4.1 FM2P®.net SERVER HOSTNAME/IP
The information required is the computer name (FQDN) for the PC on which the FM2P®.net Server has been
configured as well as the port used for this connection.
3.4.2 FM2P®.net SERVER PORT
The default port 8088 is displayed but this may be different depending on infrastructure and will be different
for each service being connected.
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3.5 REPORTS IMAGE FILE
If required, the full path and file name of the company logo can be entered here. This image will be
included for use in all built-in reports for all licensed applications.
NOTE:
The size and position of the logo cannot be edited.
3.6 INSTALL
The FM²P®.net Client application is ready to be installed and will continue to completion without further user
input.
3.7 CONFIRMATION OF A SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION
Checking the ‘Show the Windows Installer log’ option, this file will be opened in the default text editor (in
this case Notepad) and there will be a prompt to name and Save this file.
NOTES:
For on-going support, the KELTON® Support team may request this file. KELTON® recommends that this
file is saved in ‘My Documents’.
3.8 LICENSE MANAGEMENT
When the first Client connects to a new FM²P®.net server, the following steps are required to licence the
server.
3.8.1 LICENSE REQUEST
After installation, a Licence Request File (License Request.txt) must be generated and then emailed to
support@kelton.co.uk for configuration.
The FM2P®.net Client software contains a License Management utility which is accessed under the
FM²P®.net icon on the Main Window after a successful login to the system.
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Click the “License Request” button and the required details of the FM²P®.net Server computer will then be
written to text file “License Request.txt” which will be placed on the desktop of the computer on which
FM²P®.net Client V 1.5.x software has been installed.
As shown above, send this file to support@kelton.co.uk along with the name of the licenced user. Upon
receipt of this information a license file will be created and issued by email.
3.8.2 IMPORT A CONFIGURED LICENSE
When the licence file is received, save it to any location on the PC or network. Click the import button to
browse to the same location and select the licence file. After this there will be a prompt to re-start, this
refers to the FM²P®.net Client application and not the PC.
Upon restarting, the Title Bar of FM2P®.net will display details of the imported license.
NOTES:
If due to security settings this import process does not work, manually copy the licence file into the
following location on the PC where the server is running: C:\ProgramData\Kelton Engineering Ltd\Kelton
FM2P®.net
Delete any *.lic files that are already in this location.
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3.9 SHORTCUTS TO ADDITIONAL SERVERS
To create a new shortcut pointing to an additional server, copy the original shortcut and edit the properties
adding serveruri=http://<server>:<portnumber>/
Where <server> is the name or IP address of the machine where the FM²P®.net server is running and
<portnumber> is the number of the port.
NOTE:
The use of a PC IP Address is not recommended as on most networks this will change over time if DHCP
is in use to manage IP Address leases.
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