Installing CABINET VISION Version 12

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You can click on any of the items in the table of contents to ‘zoom’ to the selected section

Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Before you Begin................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Installation Walkthrough.................................................................................................................................................. 7
Server/Single-User Installation ................................................................................................................................... 7
Starting the Installation............................................................................................................................................ 7
Welcome Screen ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
License Agreement................................................................................................................................................... 8
Choose Destination Location................................................................................................................................ 9
Setup Type ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Import Data and User Preferences .................................................................................................................... 11
Installed Legacy Products...................................................................................................................................... 11
Select Measurement Unit ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Setup Status ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
S2M CENTER Version 12 Installation ............................................................................................................... 12
S2M Center Setup Type........................................................................................................................................ 12
S2M CENTER Essential Workcell ...................................................................................................................... 13
Import Data and User Preferences CABINET VISION ................................................................................ 14
S2M CENTER Setup Status .................................................................................................................................. 14
S2M CENTER .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
InstallShield Wizard Complete ............................................................................................................................ 15
Additional Steps for a Sever Installation ........................................................................................................... 15
Workstation Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Starting the Installation .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Additional Information ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Security Key (Dongle) ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Attaching the security key to your computer ................................................................................................. 17
Setting up the Network License .............................................................................................................................. 18
Without Previous Versions of CV (or CW) .................................................................................................... 18
With Pre-Version 10 of CV (or any Version of CW) ................................................................................... 18
Setting up the Network Administrator ................................................................................................................. 19

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Using the Network Licenses .................................................................................................................................... 20

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing CABINET VISION Version 12. This document will guide you through the
installation process so that you can begin to use your new CABINET VISION software.

We will outline two separate types of installation, one is a ‘Server/Single-User’ installation, and the other
is a ‘Workstation’ installation.

The Server/Single-User installation section covers the process of installing the CABINET VISION software
on a single computer, for a single user. When installing to a Server, you will need to complete certain
additional steps that are outlined at the end of the Server/Single-User section of this document.

The Workstation installation section covers the process of installing the CABINET VISION software on a
workstation using the network media provided when the Server is properly installed. Aside from the
steps needed to begin the installation, they are identical to the Server/Single-User installation.

If you have any trouble installing the applications outlined in this document, please contact technical
support by one of the following methods:

U.S. Telephone Support:

1-800-280-6932

eSupport:
http://esupport.verosoftware.com

When contacting technical support, please have the following information ready:

• Your company name

• Your contact information
• A detailed description of the issue you are having

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Before you Begin
There are certain things that must be done prior to beginning the installation process of CABINET
VISION.

All Installations:
1) Ensure that your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements found at the
following webpage: http://www.cabinetvision.com/systemrequirements
2) Ensure that all ‘running’ applications are exited
3) Ensure that your anti-virus is disabled during the installation process
4) OPTIONALLY: You have access to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Key and have a free USB port
on your computer. By default, your License will be locked to your computer rather than a USB
key.
5) Ensure that you have administrative privileges on the computer on which you are attempting to
install CABINET VISION.

Multi-User Installation:
1) Ensure that all users that will have CABINET VISION installed have full administration privileges
on the network.
2) If you are installing on a server, ensure that you can ‘reboot’ the server after installation is
complete.

S2M Center for Alphacam Users:

1) Ensure that a valid installation of Alphacam 2003 or higher is properly licensed and running.

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Installation Walkthrough
This section describes the process, in detail, needed to properly install CABINET VISION.

Server/Single-User Installation
This section of the document describes the process involved in installing your CABINET VISION software
on either a Server or a single computer.

Starting the Installation

Find the StartHere.hta file located in the ISO you downloaded from the Customer Portal. The following
screen will appear. Simply click Launch the Installation Wizard to start the installation process.

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Welcome Screen
The ‘Welcome’ screen will be displayed.

Click the button to continue.

License Agreement
The license agreement is displayed next. Please take the time to read through this agreement. If you
agree with the license agreement, click ‘Yes’ to continue, if you do not agree with it, please click ‘No’.
Clicking ‘No’ will end the installation process.

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Choose Destination Location
The next window to be displayed is the ‘Choose Destination Location’ window. This window allows
you to select where, on your hard drive, you would like to have the program installed to. The default
location is the C:\Cabinet Vision\ unless you have a previous installation. If a previous installation is
detected the default will be at that location.

It is recommended to leave this location as it is, if you would like to change the installation path to
another drive, or folder, click the ‘Browse…’ button search for a new drive or folder to install to.

Click the button to continue.

Setup Type
This screen allows you to select the type of setup you would like to perform. Select the type of
installation that you would like to perform and click the button.

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Custom Install (Advanced Users Only)
This installation type is recommended only for users that want to reduce disk cost and understand
what components he/she needs to have for proper operation of the software.

This type of installation allows the user to select certain components to install. The following describes
the different components that are available for installation:

• CV Program Files – these are the base program files that are used to run CABINET VISION.
• S2M CENTER – this will enable S2M CENTER Version 12 to be installed after CABINET
VISION has been installed
• Manage-IT – this will install the Manage-IT add-on application, an application that allows you to
manage and track customers and jobs.
• CV Network Files – this will install the additional files needed for a ‘Multi-User’ installation

This option should only be selected if you are installing CABINET VISION on a ‘Server’ for the
purposes of installing a ‘Multi-User’ installation of CABINET VISION.

• CV User Rights Management Files – this will install the additional files needed to manage a
‘Multi-User’ installation

This option should only be selected if you are installing CABINET VISION on a single computer that
will have multiple users using it. This option is grayed out when the CV Network Files option is selected as
it is a mandatory installation item.

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Express Install (Recommended)
This is the recommended installation type when installing for a Single-User on a single computer.

This type of installation allows you to setup a ‘Single-User’ installation of CV. This includes the database
files and program files needed to run the application on a single computer.

Express Install for Network or User Rights Management

This is the recommended installation type when installing on a Server.

This type of installation allows you to setup a ‘Multi-User’ installation of CV. This includes the database
files, program files, network management files, as well as the additional setup media that is used to install
workstations across the network.

Import Data and User Preferences

If the installer finds a previous version of CV installed on this computer (i.e. Version 11.0), you will now
be prompted about importing data from one of these versions.

Select either Yes or No and click the button.

Installed Legacy Products

If you selected ‘Yes’ to the previous prompt, a list of all the installed versions of CABINET VISION are
displayed so that you can select the version from which to import the data.

Select the version and click the button to continue.

Select Measurement Unit

This window allows you to choose the Measurement Unit that you will be using the most in CABINET
VISION. This can be changed later within CABINET VISION.

Select the default Measurement Unit and click the button to continue.

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Setup Status
This window displays the overall progress of the installation process. Depending on your system, this
may take a while.

S2M CENTER Version 12 Installation

If you chose to install S2M CENTER Version 12, the installation for that product will now begin.

S2M Center Setup Type

Select the components that you would like to install here.

Users wishing to install a ‘Multi-User’ installation need to select the ‘Custom Setup’ type.

Click the button to continue.

Custom (Advanced Users Only) Setup

This type of installation is recommended for users that wish to reduce disk cost and know what
components he/she needs for the S2M Center to properly function.

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This setup type allows you to select the components that will be installed for the S2M Center on this
computer. The following describes the different components that are available for installation:

• S2M CENTER – this will install the base files needed to run S2M CENTER Version 12.
• Intelli-CAM – this will install the files needed to output NC Code to a CNC machine that
utilizes a Post Processor.
• S2M for ALPHACAM – this will install the files needed to run the S2M CENTER inside of
ALPHACAM 2003 or higher. Note: S2M CENTER does not currently support 64bit Versions of
ALPHACAM.
• Label-IT – this will install the Label-IT add-on application that can be used to create custom
labels for your parts.

Label-IT Only Setup

This type of installation is recommended for users that wish to add only Label-IT to a computer.

This will install only the Label-IT application on this computer. See the Label-IT Installation Instructions
available on the S2M CENTER installation disk.

S2M CENTER (Recommended) Setup

This type of installation is recommended for users that wish to install the standard S2M CENTER
files for a single user on a single computer.

This will install all the files necessary to install a ‘Single-User’ installation of S2M CENTER Version 12,
including the files necessary to run S2M CENTER for ALPHACAM.

S2M CENTER Essential Nest

This setup will install all the files necessary to install the S2M CENTER files necessary for S2M CENTER
Essential for Nesting.

S2M CENTER Essential Workcell

This setup will install all the files necessary to install the S2M CENTER files necessary for S2M CENTER
Essential for Workcell.

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Import Data and User Preferences CABINET VISION
If the installer finds a previous version of S2M CENTER installed on this computer (i.e. Version 11.0),
you will now be prompted about importing data from one of these versions.

Select either Yes or No and click the button.

S2M CENTER Setup Status

The next screen simply reports the progress of the installation of the S2M CENTER. Depending on
your system, this may take a few minutes.

S2M CENTER
The next screen allows you to determine which valid installation of ALPHACAM to utilize with the S2M
for ALPHACAM module. All available and supported Versions of ALPHACAM that are on your
computer will be displayed here. Older Versions and newer, currently unsupported, 64bit Versions of
ALPHACAM will not be displayed here.

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InstallShield Wizard Complete
When the installation of all components is completed, this screen informs you of the result. You do not
need to reboot your computer unless prompted here.

You may need to go to your Firewall and add an exception for the Solid.exe file and the PNcCenter.exe
to ensure proper operation of both of those applications.

If you are installing for a Single User, then you have now completed the installation and can begin using
CABINET VISION.

Additional Steps for a Sever Installation

If this installation was performed on the computer that you will use as a ‘Server’, you will now be
required to perform these additional steps:

• Share the Cabinet Vision folder across the network.

Click here to learn how to share a folder in Windows Server 2003™
Click here to learn how to share a folder in Windows Vista™, Windows 7™, Windows 8™, and/or
Windows 10™.
• Install the Network License.
Click here to zoom to that section of this document.
• Setup the ‘Network Administrator’ on the Server.
Click here to zoom to that section of this document.
• Create a ‘mapped drive’ to the shared Cabinet Vison folder on the server itself and on every
workstation that will have the software installed to it.
Click here to learn how to map a drive in Windows Vista™, Windows 7™, Windows 8™, and/or
Windows 10™.

Ensure that all mapped drives use the same drive letter!

You can now proceed to the ‘Workstation Installation’ section of this document.

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Workstation Installation
Starting the Installation
Open ‘This PC’ (Computer on Windows™ 7)

Open the mapped drive that is pointed to the Cabinet Vision (or Planit on older installs) folder on the
server and browse to the NetSetup_Solid_12_0 folder.

Double click on the Setup.exe file.

Once the installation has begun, it will operate almost identically to the Server installation outlined in
the beginning of this document. Click here to zoom back to that section

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Additional Information
This section contains additional information that may be needed to completely install the product suite.

Security Key (Dongle)

OPTIONAL: Unless you chose to purchase a security key your License will be tied to your computer. If
purchased, CABINET VISION may come with a Software Security Key (Dongle).

If you have purchased a Network License a Security Key is not required (unless running the Server as
a Virtual Machine) and the License will be tied to your Server hardware.

Attaching the security key to your computer

Look at the USB key, there will be a port on your computer that matches the end of the key. Simply
plug the USB key into this port. If you have not used a USB device before on this computer, a Wizard
may start to install the USB device drivers on your computer. Simply follow the prompts on your screen
to install the USB drivers.

If you already have USB devices plugged in and you don’t have a free USB port, you will need to
purchase a USB hub. This is a device that allows you to plug in more than one USB device at a time.
These are reasonably priced and can be found most places where computer hardware is sold.

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Setting up the Network License
If you are not running a Version of CABINET VISION prior to Version 10 then the PKeyServerCLS is
not required.

For a Multi-User installation, the Network License that is used may have more than one license on it.
To access any of the licenses available to you, you will need to have the License installed on a computer
which is available on the Network. We recommend, but it is not required, that the Network License be
installed on the same Server where CABINET VISION is installed.

Without Previous Versions of CV (or CW)

When launching CABINET VISION v12 you will be presented with the License Setup wizard.
Following the on-screen prompts to install the License.

For more information see the License Manager Help file.

With Pre-Version 10 of CV (or any Version of CW)

Follow onscreen prompts above then perform the following additional steps:

1. Open the PKeyServer interface and verify it is running with the Vacant licenses.
2. Go to C:\Planit\Common or C:\Cabinet Vision\Common and launch the PKeyTest. Note: This
must be performed physically on the Computer with the Key and cannot be performed via
Remote Desktop.
3. Click the Test button.
4. Click the little “Test” icon in the upper left of the window, to the left of Vero.
5. Click the KeyServerCLS Package button and save the .ksp file to C:\Planit\Common or
C:\Cabinet Vision\Common.
6. Close the PKeyTest window.
7. Bring up the PKeyServer interface again and click File | Stop.
8. Remove the security key from the computer.
9. Go to C:\Planit\Common or C:\Cabinet Vision\Common and launch the PKeyServerCLS.exe.

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 10. Click on File | Import Package and browse to the Common folder to which you previously saved
the .KSP file and double-click the file.
11. Click the Start button at the bottom. (Note: Unlike with the previous PKeyServer interface you
will not see Vacant licenses. All you will see is Status = Running.)
12. Try to open your pre- Version10.0 product on the server.

Once you have verified that your legacy Versions of CABINET VISION and/or Cabnetware are running
properly please return your old CV/CW Network Key as your new License is only valid for thirty days
and will not be regenerated until we receive the old CV/CW Network Key.

Setting up the Network Administrator

To setup the Network Administrator:

In Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or 10 go to the Modern UI by pressing then right click and select All
Apps then scroll to the CABINET VISION 12 group and select Network Admin. If you do not see the
Network Administrator in the CABINET VISION 12 group, it could be in the S2M CENTER 12 group
or in the same location it was for a previously installed Version.

In previous versions of Windows click on the ‘Start’ button and select All Programs | CABINET VISION
12 | Network Admin.

This will display the Login screen:

Ensure that the Administrator account is select and click the ‘OK’ button. The password, by default, is
empty, so you won’t have to enter one during the initial setup.

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This will display the Network Administrator window:

This portion is only necessary if you are running legacy Versions of CV/CW. The first thing that you
need to do is click on the ‘Key Server’ tab, this will allow you to set the port the Key Server is
broadcasting the licenses across the network:

The ‘Server Name’ box needs to have the name of the computer that has the PKey Server running on it.
You can either enter the computer’s name, its IP Address*, or use the box at the bottom to browse for
the computer.

*It is only recommended to use the IP Address of the computer if it is using a Static IP Address,
computers with DHCP enabled may cause the software to not be able to locate a license to operate
when the IP Address is renewed.

Next, you will need to unlock the users so that you can open the software. Click on the ‘Status’ tab:

Click ‘Unlock Users’ to allow all users access to the software.

Using the Network Licenses

See the License Manager Help file for information on using Network Licenses.

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