CS-Time, Installation guide and getting started

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CONTENTS

INSTALLATION GUIDE AND GETTING STARTED ......................................................1

System Requirements...............................................................................................1

INSTALLATION..........................................................................................2
Installation process ..................................................................................................2

Starting and Stopping Cs-Time ..................................................................................7

Activating the Application..........................................................................................8

By Internet ..............................................................................................8

By telephone .......................................................................................... 10

Reinstallation ....................................................................................................................13

Deactivating the Application .................................................................................... 14

Back-up................................................................................................................ 16

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INSTALLATION GUIDE AND GETTING STARTED

This brief guide explains the installation process and getting started with csTime. For more detailed
information about using cstime, please refer to the Users Manual.

It is recommended you install and configure the terminals first, followed by the software.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

ƒ csTime is installed on one sole machine, during the installation process the program, database and
web server will be installed. You will need the appropriate permissions to be able to carry out the
installation.

ƒ The users of the application and the clocking terminals will connect to cstime via the network, this
means that a series of TCP ports should be open (by default 8091, 8092, and 8094).

ƒ If necessary, the firmware of the terminals and the program which allows them to function can be
downloaded from the machine on which csTime has been installed. To do this, the UDP port 2000 is
used, which should be taken into consideration when opening ports.

ƒ cstime can be installed on machines with Windows XP Pro, 2003 Server or Vista.

ƒ csTime uses .Net 2.0

ƒ It is important that you have sufficient memory space. It is recommended you have 1GB memory
or more, taking into consideration the requirements of the system itself and any other software
program already installed on the machine.

ƒ csTime and its terminals should be registered and activated before they are used. It is
recommended you use the Internet to do this, although, if necessary, you may also register them
by telephone. The registration can be made from any machine which has access to both the
Internet and the machine on which cstime has been installed.

ƒ The machines to be used by the users of csTime should have a navigator (MS Explorer 6.x or 7.x;
or Mozilla Firefox 2.x) with Flash support and an up to date version of Acrobat Reader.

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INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION PROCESS

To install csTime follow the steps below:

1. Insert the CD. Under normal conditions1 the installation process will begin automatically and a
screen like this will appear:

2. Click “Next” and you will see a screen like this:

1 If for any reason the installation does not start automatically, manually execute the program, setup.exe
which can be found in the main directory of the CD ROM.

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 3. If there is more than one user, on this screen you can indicate whether csTime can be used by
everyone or only the user who is doing the installation. Click “Next” and you will see a screen
like this:

4. On this screen you should indicate the location for the installation. By default, csTime will be
installed in C:\Program Files\SPEC\. To accept this location click “Next” and you will see a screen
like this:

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5. On this screen you can indicate whether you want a full installation or, in the event of problems, an
installation in which the service “csTime server” does not start automatically. By pressing the
button “Disk Cost” you can view the amount of space which is available in each unit of the hard
drive and the amount required to be able to install csTime. Click “Next” and you will see a screen
like this:

When ready, click “Next” and the installation will begin. A bar will appear to show the progress of the
installation:

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Wait until the installation is complete. When finished you will see a screen like this:

5. The application is now installed. Click “ Finish”. An icon will appear on the desktop from which you
can start csTime.

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You will also be able to access csTime through Start>All Programs, as the following image shows:

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STARTING AND STOPPING CS-TIME

csTime is a service named “csTime Server”. To start and stop it, you should have the necessary profile
as a system user on the machine on which it has been installed:

As is the case with any other server, it is also possible to start and stop csTime through command lines.

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ACTIVATING THE APPLICATION

Once installed, the application will have to be activated. Upon accessing the application you will see a
screen like this:

Type in the name of the company, its tax identification number, the email address of the contact person
and the licence number you have received. To start the activation process, click “continue”.

By Internet

By default, if there is an Internet connection this will be used to carry out the activation:

Once the process is complete you will receive a notification message.

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This means csTime has been activated correctly and it is booting the cstime server for the application to
start working. Wait until the following button appears which indicates that the user interface can now be
started:

You can now start using csTime. Upon clicking the button “Start Application” a web navigator will be
started and the home page will appear:

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Remember the username is “Admin” and the password is “spec”.

By telephone

If there is no internet connection, the activation can be done by telephone:

Click “Continue” and fill out the fields which appear:

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Click “Continue:

Call SPEC, SA on the number provided, you will be asked for the information which appears on the
screen. Click “Continue” to type in the information that SPEC will provide you with:

Type in the activation key you will be provided with and click “Continue”:

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If no errors have occurred, you will receive a message stating that the process has been completed
correctly. Wait until a button appears on the bottom right of the screen which will enable you to access
csTime:

Upon clicking “Start Application” a web navigator will be started and the home page will appear:

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Remember the username is “Admin” and the password is “spec”.

REINSTALLATION

If you would like to install csTime on a different machine, you should do the following:

1. Deactivate csTime using the option “Deactivate application”. As a result you will obtain a
deactivation code.

2. Install csTime on the new machine. Upon activating the new copy you will be asked for the
code which you were given as a result of deactivating the previous installation.

Type in the deactivation code you were given. Click “continue”. The process will continue in the same
way as the first installation.

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DEACTIVATING THE APPLICATION

In the event you need to install the application on a different machine, first you will need to deactivate
the current installation to be able to use the licence on the new one.

Upon clicking the option “Deactivate Application” you will see a screen like this:

To proceed, click “Continue”, if you have an internet connection you will receive confirmation of the
deactivation:

If you do not have an internet connection you have to follow a different route:

Upon clicking “Continue” you will see the information you need to provide to SPEC, SA over the
telephone, via the number provided.

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Keep the deactivation code provided in a safe place after informing by phone. You may now uninstall
the application and install it on a different machine. You will need the key provided to activate the
application in its new location. You should contact SPEC, SA to give them the key and obtain an
activation code for the new installation.

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BACK-UP

csTime is a system which is designed to store information. It systematically makes copies of the
computer set up and saves it in a back up folder in the form of zip files. It also systematically makes
copies of clockings so that if a serious problem occurs the situation can be restored with minimal or nil
loss of information. The back up folder is created by default in the directory of the folder where csTime
has been installed.

The copies in the back up folder serve to recover information in the face of a mistake made by the user.
To protect yourself against a serious problem on the machine or the hard drive on which csTime has
been installed, it is strongly recommended you make back up copies on external devices (tapes, discs…)
and that the following elements are copied:

Backup folder

csTime.mov

As an additional security method, it is recommended that a copy is periodically made of the file
csTime.vdb. To make a copy of this file, the csTime server will first need to be halted.

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