Tech-Lab. Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx. Installation and User Guide. Edition E0

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1 Tech-Lab Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation and User Guide Edition E0

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3 THIRD EDITION First Printing, June 2005 Copyright 2005 Lab-Volt Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Lab-Volt Systems, Inc. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Lab-Volt Systems, Inc. The multimedia Tech-Lab software and other materials described in this document are furnished under a license agreement or a nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. ISBN Lab-Volt and Tech-World are registered trademarks of Lab-Volt Systems, Inc. Windows and Works are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Lab-Volt, F.A.C.E.T., Tech-World, Tech-Design, Tech-Multimedia, Tech-Lab, and TECHLife are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lab-Volt Systems, Inc. Windows, Works, Microsoft Networks, and Microsoft NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Novell NetWare is a trademark of Novell Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entity claiming the marks and names or their products. Lab-Volt System, Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

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5 System Administrator s Shared Resource Configuration Instructions for Tech-Lab 7.xx The Tech-Lab System includes system software and courseware that runs under Microsoft Windows, as well as interfaced hardware systems, industrial grade equipment, and other materials as appropriate for the courseware. When configured for client/server operation the Tech-Lab System requires two shared resources that should be set up in accordance with the following: Both resources shall be shared read/write until all needed courseware is loaded. The computer name for the resources shall be no more than 14 alphanumeric characters. The actual folders to be shared shall have a name no more than 8 alphanumeric characters in length. Folder names and computer names shall not contain spaces or special characters. The Data resource should be a hidden share. The System resource should be changed to "read only" after all courseware is installed. To facilitate the installation of the Tech-Lab System on individual workstations by someone other than the system administrator please print the resource information in the spaces below and provide this sheet to the installer. Tech-Lab System: Computer Name Resource Name Tech-Lab Data: Computer Name Resource Name Installer: Use these resource names when installing The Tech-Lab System on a workstation. Keep this sheet in a secured location away from students. Please notify the system administrator when all desired courseware is loaded into The Tech-Lab System so they may adjust resource permissions. i

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7 Foreword In conjunction with Lab-Volt's various product lines, Tech-Lab provides hands-on instruction in a wide range of topics from everyday life skills and career preparation to science and technology. The Tech-Lab System includes system software and courseware that run under Microsoft Windows, as well as interfaced hardware items, industrial grade equipment, and other materials as appropriate for the course. Each course follows a carefully designed instructional program. Students become familiar with all aspects of the subject matter. Students demonstrate mastery of course objectives through a series of computer-administered quizzes and tests as well as with real time lab experiments and demonstrations. The Tech-Lab System includes utilities that allow the instructor to configure the system and set options for the courseware. The optional Tech-Lab management system, GradePoint 2020, includes utilities that allow the instructor to manage students, organize student rotations, monitor student activity, and create userdefined and customized courseware. The Tech-Lab System can be run on stand-alone workstations or over a network. This manual provides complete instructions for installing, configuring, and using the system. The person doing the installation should have experience installing and configuring software on a personal computer running under Windows. If Tech-Lab is to be run over a local area network (LAN), the installer should have knowledge of how a LAN operates or access to the person that installed the LAN. The installation will go smoothly if you read this guide before starting the installation, carefully following the installation steps herein. The first step in installing the Tech-Lab System is to set up and connect the computers and arrange the workstations that will make up the technology lab. If Tech-Lab is to run over the network, you should first be sure that the LAN is functioning correctly. You may wish to clear as much hard drive space as possible on stand-alone workstations. iii

8 Chapter Two: Installation provides information on Tech-Lab configurations, sharing resources, and network filenames. This is followed by detailed instructions for installing Tech-Lab in the client/server configuration and for installing the standalone configuration. Please read this section carefully, even if you are familiar with prior versions of Tech-Lab, as the installation procedures may vary. Chapter Three: Getting Started and Chapter Four: Configuration Options provide information on configuring Tech-Lab options and settings. This information is also available as online help in the Configurator. The remaining sections of this manual include a glossary and instructions for uninstalling Tech-Lab. iv

9 Table of Contents Chapter One: Overview... 1 The Tech-Lab System... 1 Configuration Options... 1 Client/Server Configuration... 2 Stand-Alone Configuration... 2 Tech-Lab Suite... 3 Tech-Lab System... 3 The Configurator... 3 Tech-Lab Courseware... 4 GradePoint Student Journal... 4 NetOp... 5 Text-to-Speech... 5 Third Party Products... 5 Chapter Two: Installation... 7 Quick Start... 7 Installing the Stand-Alone Configuration... 9 Installing the Client/Server Configuration Peer-to-Peer Server Setup Windows NT Server Setup and Windows 2000 Server NetWare Network Server Setup Installing Tech-Lab System Files Chapter Three: Getting Started with Tech-Lab Configuring Tech-Lab Profiles, Labs, and Exceptions Adding Students Creating a Student Data File Importing Student Records Create.TXT File of Student Records Installing Courseware Resources, Launches, and Associated Applications Associated Applications Tech-Lab Launches Tech-Lab Resources v

10 Security Settings Default Language Selection Create Workgroups Chapter Four: Configuration Options for Tech-Lab Profiles Configurator Modes Associated Applications Base Unit Courseware Loading Tech-Lab Courseware: Relating Courseware & Evaluations: Media Security Student Tech-Lab Launches Tech-Lab Resources Test Workbook Unit Rubric Navigation Chapter Five: Uninstall Instructions Uninstalling Tech-Lab NetOp Student NetOp Teacher Chapter Six: Glossary vi

11 Chapter One: Overview CHAPTER ONE: OVERVIEW This User Guide provides the information needed to install and configure Tech-Lab in the Windows networking and Novell NetWare environments. It also gives an example of installing GradePoint 2020 and setting up NetOp Teacher and Student. The last section of the guide provides comprehensive information about NetOp School. The Tech-Lab System Tech-Lab is a system for administering Lab-Volt courseware. Tech-Lab can manage software from multiple lines (such as F.A.C.E.T., Tech-World, Tech-Design, Tech- Life, and Information Technology) concurrently on the LAN. The Tech-Lab system provides system utilities and configuration software with the runtime on one CD-ROM. The Tech-Lab runtime must be installed on each workstation. Lab-Volt courseware does not have to be installed on each workstation. Tech-Lab workstations can now access courseware across the network, although some thirdparty products may need to be installed at individual workstations. Tech-Lab has an optional management system, GradePoint This management system can be used to enable scheduling, developing and printing reports, customizing tests, and tracking competencies. GradePoint 2020 is distributed on its own CD-ROM. Configuration Options Tech-Lab can be installed in two different configurations. If your technology lab contains networked computers, installing Tech-Lab to a server to share programs, media, data, and courseware across that network is likely your best choice. If your technology lab doesn't have a network, you will need to install Tech-Lab as a standalone product. 1

12 Chapter One: Overview Client/Server Configuration This configuration greatly frees up the amount of hard drive space needed on a workstation to operate as part of a Tech-Lab System. Courseware data, programs and media files instead reside in one centralized location elsewhere on the lab network. Installing Tech-Lab in this configuration requires the installer to have basic knowledge of how a Local Area Network (LAN) operates, or have access to a person who does. The person doing the installation should be logged in as an Administrator. Failing that, the installer's profile should at least allow him or her to create shares and install programs with full read/write access. Designate a PC on the network as the Tech-Lab server. This is a PC that is operational throughout the class day. Ideally, this computer will have the most contiguous free hard drive space of any machine in the lab. If its name contains spaces or special characters, it will need to be renamed for use as the server. This document and other materials may refer to the Tech-Lab server as LVTServer. Use the default names for the installation. Using the default names simplifies the installation at student workstations and possible technical support calls. The default share name of the data folder is R3QB8AIG$. The default share name of the systems folder is TLSystem. Every workstation in a client/server configuration must have full read/write access to the TLData and TLSystem folders or the system will not work. Once all courseware has been installed, the system directory should be made "read only." Install Net-Op if GradePoint 2020 will also be installed on this network. Stand-Alone Configuration This configuration places all Tech-Lab programs, courseware data, and associated media files on a single workstation. If there is no network available, then this is the configuration that must be used. Installing Tech-Lab in this configuration requires only a profile with permission to add programs to the workstation. There should be substantial free space on the hard drive on the workstation PC. There is no need to create shared folders for this configuration. The installer will create all the folders needed. There is no need to rename stand-alone workstations. NetOp may be installed to a stand-alone machine but unless there is a network connection there will be no benefit derived from NetOp on such a machine. 2

13 Chapter One: Overview Tech-Lab Suite The Tech-Lab System is actually a collection of hardware, software programs, and online features designed to interact with and instruct students in a computer and/or laboratory setting. Tech-Lab requires a PC running Windows 98 SE, ME, NT, 2000 or XP at each workstation. A 9-pin serial port, or 9-pin-to-25-pin adapter, is required for any Tech-Lab course that uses a base unit. Laboratory instrumentation and other associated hands-on products vary from course to course, as well as from product line to product line. Please refer to the manuals accompanying each course and/or item for the particulars. This manual's focus is the installation and use of the software that unite the following components into the Tech-Lab System. Required components: Tech-Lab System software Tech-Lab Courseware Tools for the instructor: GradePoint 2020 NetOp School (remote control software) The above programs are described in this section. In addition, there are a number of third-party applications that some Tech-Lab courseware titles may include to further enhance the student's educational experience. Tech-Lab System Tech-Lab System is the underlying program that manages the execution of Tech- Lab and User-Defined courseware lessons. It also takes care of accessing and saving student data. The Configurator The Configurator is Tech-Lab's utilities program. It interoperates with other Lab- Volt software and can be launched from within the Tech-Lab system. Instructors use this password-protected program to configure and customize the system with multiple profiles of preset Tech-Lab preferences for lab and/or workstation settings. Student data files are also first created with this program. The Configurator is installed automatically with Tech-Lab. 3

14 Chapter One: Overview Tech-Lab Courseware The lessons and hands-on experiments are contained in Tech-Lab courseware. The individual courses are installed to the Tech-Lab server and assigned to workstations in the Configurator. GradePoint 2020 GradePoint 2020 is the management software for Tech-Lab. The instructor can use GradePoint 2020 to collect, grade, and organize student data, as well as generate reports based on that student data. GradePoint 2020 should only be installed on an instructor workstation where students cannot access the program, even though it is password protected. GradePoint 2020 contains an electronic grade book for each class that allows for the tracking of assignments beyond the grades generated within the Tech-Lab System. It has a convenient feature that allows grades from the technology labs to be updated automatically on demand. GradePoint 2020 also contains an editor that allows the instructor to create and customize courseware, tests, and evaluations. Additionally, GradePoint 2020 offers instructors the ability to schedule rotations, to track student grades and Tech-Lab activities, and to access supporting programs such as Student Journal, Net-Op, and the Configurator. Student Journal Student Journal is an on-screen notebook that each student can access while they are logged into Tech-Lab. Student Journal allows students to share notes with other students in their workgroups. Student Journal does not function across the Internet and it does not act as a messaging program. However, when it is used on a network, students may access their Student Journal from any active Tech-Lab workstation they log into. When Student Journal is used in conjunction with GradePoint 2020, the instructor may post messages to Student Journals. The instructor may also review, edit, or delete any Student Journal note. 4

15 Chapter One: Overview NetOp In labs equipped with GradePoint 2020, NetOp School allows instructors to monitor student workstation activity across the LAN. NetOp shows the instructor exactly what students at target workstations currently see on their monitors. The instructor can override a workstation s mouse and keyboard and use them to shut down or start up programs on the workstation PC from the instructor's computer. Text-to-Speech Text-to-Speech is an optional program that allows students to hear the text of Tech- Lab courseware. Text-to-Speech does not function with pretests, posttests, or evaluations. Third Party Products Many Lab-Volt courses come bundled with third-party software products that can be launched from within the Tech-Lab System at the appropriate points in each course. Some of these provide additional learning content and simulation activities. Others are tools like professional design software, the knowledge of which can put students at a competitive advantage as they enter the workforce. Instructors can also enrich students' studies with additional programs of their own choosing. Almost any software program can be incorporated into the Tech-Lab environment via the Launch and the Resource features of most Tech-Lab modules. 5

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17 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation CHAPTER TWO: INSTALLATION Tech-Lab can be installed in one of two different configurations. If your technology lab contains networked computers, installing Tech-Lab to a server to share programs, media, data, and courseware across that network is likely your best choice. If your technology lab does not contain networked computers, you will need to install Tech-Lab as a stand-alone product. If your school has a "System Administrator Only" access policy to the school's server, you may wish to make use of the "System Administrator s Shared Resource Configuration Instructions for Tech-Lab 7.0x" tear-out in the beginning of this manual. Simply give this tear-out to your System Administrator and ask him/her to create the folders listed on it so that all workstations can access the server and folders across the local area network (LAN). Quick Start This section assumes whoever is installing the Tech-Lab System is both familiar and comfortable with the network environment of the lab or school. Detailed stepby-step instructions can be found in the subsections immediately following the Quick Start instructions. This section provides an overview of the process. The person installing Tech-Lab should log in as "Administrator" or as a "User" with full read and write permissions. If installing the Client-Server configuration of Tech-Lab, first prepare the network and the Tech-Lab server before running setup.exe from the Tech-Lab CD-ROM. Use of the default names is not required; however, the installation process will be easier if they are used. The default names are: Data resource on the server shared as "R3QB8AIG$" System resource on the server shared as "TLSystem." A Stand-Alone configuration does not require shared resources. If the shares are given names other than the defaults, be sure to write down the names chosen. These names will be required during the process of installing Tech-Lab on the server. The server name cannot be longer than 14 alphanumeric characters and the folder names cannot be longer than eight alphanumeric characters. Neither server nor 7

18 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation folder names can contain spaces. If the folders are not shared properly, you will not be able to install Tech-Lab across the network to any Tech-Lab workstation. Insert the Tech-Lab Setup CD-ROM in the server's CD-ROM drive and run setup.exe from the disc. The install will ask you for the configuration of Tech-Lab you want to install: Stand-Alone or Client/Server. Stand-Alone Installation If a Stand-Alone installation is selected, the setup program will ask for the destination folder. By default, the destination folder for the Stand-Alone configuration installs to a folder named "TLStand." Once you accept the folder name, the setup program will confirm your selection and install Tech-Lab to the workstation. Tech-Lab provides a two-step installation process that frees up the CD-ROM quickly so that you can move to another workstation and start another Stand-Alone installation while the current installation is completed. Once the Stand-Alone version of Tech-Lab is installed, you will need to go to the desktop and double-click the Tech-Lab icon. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue. This program will ask if you wish to install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech at this time. Note: Without a network, NetOp provides no benefit to the instructor and should not be installed. Your system may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice of entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the Automatic Login button and enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields. If you select Manual, you will have to provide your user name and password if the installation process requires a system restart. Client/Server (Network) Installation If you select the Client/Server configuration, the install will ask for the destination folder of the server side of Tech-Lab. By default, the destination folder for the Client/Server configuration installation is named "TLSystem." If this is not the name on the server, enter the name of the folder you created earlier. Next, the install will ask for the name of the pre-created and shared data folder and the name of the computer it resides on. Select the default names if those were used, otherwise, enter the share name of the data folder and the name of the Tech-Lab server. 8

19 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation Once setup has finished installing the basic components to the Tech-Lab server, The Tech-Lab System can be installed to each Tech-Lab workstation. At each workstation, browse to the networked Tech-Lab server. (If it is not possible to browse to the TLSystem folder, then the folder has not been shared properly.) Within the "TLSystem" folder, you will find the Tech-Lab.exe. Double-click on it to launch the Client side portion of Tech-Lab System. The Client installation program offers the choice of installing NetOp and/or Text-to- Speech at this time. If Tech-Lab isn't to be used in conjunction with GradePoint 2020, NetOp provides no benefit and should not be installed. Your system may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice of entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the Automatic Login button and enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields. If you select Manual, you will have to provide your user name and password if the installation process requires a system restart. You may run the Client side installation program across the network to multiple workstations at the same time. When the installation process is finished, the Tech- Lab icon will appear on the desktop of the PC. NOTE: Do not allow anyone to install or run a Tech-Lab course while any workstation is installing Tech-Lab. Installing the Stand-Alone Configuration This configuration is useful in labs without a local area network. The installation is divided into two stages. The first stage requires the Tech-Lab CD-ROM to be in the CD-ROM drive. The second stage does not require the CD, so it is possible to proceed to the next workstation, thus saving time. 1. Insert the Tech-Lab CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the workstation. With the Stand-Alone configuration, there is no need to create shared resources in advance. Run setup.exe from the CD. 2. The Lab-Volt Installer's Welcome window will appear on your screen so that you may confirm the version you are installing. 9

20 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 3. The License Agreement for Tech- Lab will appear. If you do not accept the agreement, this program will close and Tech-Lab will not be installed on your machine. Read and accept the agreement before clicking on the Next button. 4. The Information window will appear. Read the release notes for any updated information or conditions that do not appear in this manual. Click on the Next button. 5. The Select Installation Type window appears. Select the Stand-Alone Operation option. Click the Next button. 10

21 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 6. The Choose Destination window appears. By default, the Stand- Alone configuration will attempt to install to the "TLStand" folder (creating it if needed). If you wish to install Tech-Lab to another folder, click on the Browse button. This will open the Select Target Destination window where you can browse to an existing folder or create a new folder for Tech-Lab by clicking on the New Folder button. Once you have chosen the destination for Tech-Lab, click on the Next button. 7. A Confirmation window will appear confirming that this is a Stand-Alone install and that it is going to be installed to the specified folder. If any information is incorrect, click on the Back button. Otherwise click on the Next button. 8. The system and data files will now be installed onto this workstation. When this initial process is finished, you may click on the Finish button. A Tech- Lab icon should appear on the desktop. The CD-ROM may be removed from the computer at this time so that the install process may be started on another workstation. You are now ready to begin the second stage of the install: integration of systems and third party products. 9. Click on the Tech-Lab icon. Note: If the Tech-Lab icon is not present, open Windows Explorer, browse to the folder where you just installed Tech-Lab (in most cases this will be named TLStand). Open the "TLSystem" folder, which will contain Tech-Lab.exe. Run this program. 11

22 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 10. The Tech-Lab Installation Options window will appear. Under the section, Logon Options, select either Automatic or Manual Logon. Your system may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice of entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the Automatic Login button and enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields. If you select Manual, you will have to provide your user name and password if the installation process requires a system restart. 11. In the Tech-Lab Setup Options section of this window, you may choose to install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech. Without a LAN, NetOp provides no benefit and should not be installed. Click on the OK button. 12. You will be warned that Internet Explorer 5.5 will be installed if the install does not find Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher already installed on this machine. Click on the Yes button to continue. 13. Workstation installation begins. Depending on your selections, the installer may need to restart the machine once or twice. Once the installer is finished, you may open the Configurator and customize this workstation's settings. 12

23 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation Installing the Client/Server Configuration The Tech-Lab installation process at the server is the same for Windows networking and Netware environments. The only difference is the method of server setup. Select the server setup that applies to your environment from the next three sections. Once the resource folder has been created on the server and shared, install the server side systems and then you'll begin the student workstation installations. Peer-to-Peer Server Setup In a Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Network, any computer can be the Tech-Lab server. Usually the instructor workstation is selected as the server. Ideally the server should be the PC with the largest amount of contiguous hard drive space on the network. Note the computer name; it will be needed during the install process. Under Windows XP, 1. Click the Start button 2. Mouse up to My Network Places. Right-click on it to bring up a contextual menu. 3. In the contextual menu, choose Properties. This will cause a Network Connections window to open. 4. In the Network Connections window, click on the Advanced menu. Choose Network Identification. 5. A System Properties dialog will appear. Look in the Computer Name to see what the computer s name currently is. The name cannot have more than 14 alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters) or Tech-Lab will not function properly. Click the Change button to alter the name if needed and click OK to return to the desktop. Under Windows 98, Me, NT 4 or 2000, 1. From the desktop, right-click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties. 2. A Network window appears with tabs. Click on the Identification tab. 3. Note the name in the Computer Name: box. The name cannot have more than 14 alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters) or Tech-Lab will not function properly. Alter the name if needed and click OK to return to the desktop. 4. For Windows 2000 the information is under the "Network Identification" tab. Create a folder on the Tech-Lab server and share it as R3QB8AIG$. 13

24 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation NOTE: The names of the folder and the Share Name are your choices. However, if you use the default data Share Name (R3QB8AIG$) you can accept the default Resource during installation of Tech-Lab on the student workstations. The folder name on the server can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters). 1. Use Windows Explorer to open the C: drive (your hard drive). Click on the File menu, select New, and click on Folder. Type the folder name TLData and press Enter. 2. To create a shared resource, right-click on the folder icon and then select Properties. 3. Click on the Sharing tab. Ensure that Shared As is selected and enter "R3QB8AIG$" as the Share Name. Using a dollar sign as the last character in the Share Name means the folder is not visible to casual users over the network. (If you use a different Share Name, note it for the Tech-Lab 7.xx installation.) 4. Click on Full for Access Type. (Access Type must be Full.) 5. Click Apply and then OK. 6. Repeat the above process, naming this second folder "TLSystem." Share this folder as "TLSystem" with full access. Again, the actual names are your choices, but the use of these default names will speed up the install process and reduce confusion during technical support calls. The Tech-Lab server setup is complete. Skip to "Installing Tech-Lab System Files." Windows NT Server Setup and Windows 2000 Server To set up the Windows NT server for Tech-Lab, the installer must have full rights to a drive or the network administrator must do the following setup: Create a user group for your students. Create a folder for student data (TLData in this example) and assign a share name (R3QB8AIG$). Give the student group full access to the student data folder. 14

25 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation Note the name of the network server. You will need this name during the install process. The server name cannot have more than 14 alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters). A computer name that exceeds this limitation will cause Tech-Lab to function improperly. You will need to alter this name before you can install Tech-Lab. 1. At the Windows NT server, right-click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties. 2. A Network window appears with tabs. Click on the Identification tab. 3. The server name is in the Computer Name: box. Change if necessary and click OK to return to the desktop. Create a student data folder on the Tech-Lab server named "TLData" with the shared resource name of "R3QB8AIG$." The sharing process must be done at the server. Create a Tech-Lab systems folder and share it as "TLSystem." NOTE: Although the student data folder name and the systems folder name, along with their Share Names are your choices, the default data Share Name for installation is R3QB8AIG$. When you use this Share Name, you can accept the default Resource during installation of Tech-Lab on the student workstations. The folder name on the server can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters). 1. Use Windows Explorer to open the C: drive (where C is your hard drive). Click on the File menu, select New, and then Folder. Type the folder name "TLData" and press Enter. 2. To share the folder, you must be at the Windows NT server. To create a shared resource, right-click on the folder name and then select Sharing. 3. Click on Shared As and enter "R3QB8AIG$" as the Share Name. Using a dollar sign as the last character in the Share Name means the folder is not visible when browsing over the network. (If you use a different Share Name, note it for the Tech-Lab installation.) 15

26 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 4. Click on Permissions and the Access Through Share Permissions window appears. The Type of Access: box for the student group must be set to Full Control. Click on OK. 5. The Sharing tab reappears. Click on Apply and then OK. 6. Repeat steps 1 5 to create a folder named TLSystem, and be sure to share this folder as "TLSystem". The Windows NT Tech-Lab server setup is complete. Skip to "Installing Tech-Lab System Files." NetWare Network Server Setup The following example assumes that the Client for NetWare has been installed on the student workstations. To set up the NetWare server for Tech-Lab, the installer must have full rights to a volume on the network server, or the network administrator must do the following setup: Create a group for your students so that appropriate permissions can be given. Create a directory on a volume so that the Tech-Lab System can store data. The name of the directory is your choice, but limit the name to a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters. Give the student group permission to read and write to the data directory. (Students will need to access data from the server and have their test results 16

27 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation written to the data directory.) Make sure students do not have the right to File Scan. Create a directory on a volume so that the Tech-Lab System can access its system files across the network. The name of the system s directory is your choice, but limit the name to a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters. Give the student group permission to read and write to the systems directory. (Workstations will need to access files and programs from the server while Tech- Lab is open.) Make sure students do not have the right to File Scan. Record the volume names and directory names for the Tech-Lab installations at the server and at student workstations. If you can name the network server, we suggest LVTServer. This document and older Lab-Volt System materials may refer to the Tech-Lab server with this name. Typically, the computer name for the network server has been determined. You may use the established name if it has 14 or fewer alphanumeric characters with no spaces or special characters, otherwise Tech-Lab may not perform properly. Make a note of the network server name, volume name, folder name for the student data, and folder name for system files. You will use this information when installing Tech-Lab on the server and on student workstations. Installing Tech-Lab System Files The Tech-Lab Client-Server configuration installation occurs in two phases. The first phase, the server-side install, requires the Tech-Lab CD-ROM to be in the CD- ROM drive of the server. The second phase, the workstation-side install, does not require the CD; you merely need to browse to the server from that workstation and run the Tech-Lab.exe program. Do not open the Configurator while installing Tech-Lab to a workstation. Do not run any courseware while Tech-Lab is being installed to a workstation. 1. Insert the Tech-Lab CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the designated server. Run setup.exe from the CD. 2. The Lab-Volt Installer's Welcome window will appear on your screen so that you may confirm the version you are installing. 3. The License Agreement for Tech-Lab will appear. If you do not accept the agreement, this program will close and Tech-Lab will not be installed on your machine. Read and accept the agreement before clicking on the Next button. 4. The Information window will appear. Read the release notes for any updated information or conditions that do not appear in this manual. Click on the Next button. 17

28 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 5. A Net Op language selection window may appear. Select a language, then click Next. 6. The Select Installation Type window appears. Select the Client/Server option. Click the Next button. 7. The Choose Installation Targets window will appear. By default, the name of the machine you are doing the install on will appear in the Computer Name fields. If this is NOT the name of the Tech-Lab data and/or systems server, enter the 18

29 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation appropriate names in the appropriate fields. Select the default resource (share) names or, if you did not use the default names, enter the resource (share) name of the Tech-Lab system folder (TLSystem) in the upper Resource Name field. Enter the resource (share) name of the data folder's share name (R3QB8AIG$) in the lower Resource Name field. Click the Next button. 8. A Confirmation window will appear confirming that this is a Client/Server install and that it will be installed in the desired folder. If any information is incorrect, click on the Back button. Otherwise, click on the Next button. 9. The installation process will install the system files onto this server. When this serverside install is finished, click on the Finish button. You may remove the CD-ROM from this server and start the install process with the workstations. You will not need the CD-ROM for the second stage of the install. 10. At a student workstation, open the Network browsing window (My Network Places in Windows ME and Windows 2000, for example) and browse to the Tech- Lab system server (LVTServer). Open the Tech-Lab Systems folder (TLSystem, if using the default name). If you cannot browse to this folder, it may not have been shared properly; see your systems administrator. Double-click Tech- Lab.exe. 11. The Tech-Lab Installation Options window will appear. Under the Logon Option Section choose either Automatic or Manual Logon. If you select the Automatic Logon option, you will need to enter and re-enter the logon password. This option saves you time in restarting the computer and allows you to turn your attention elsewhere. If you select the Manual Logon option you will simply logon to this workstation as normal after any restart that may be caused by the installation process. 19

30 Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide Chapter Two: Installation 12. In the Tech-Lab Setup Options section of this window, you may choose to install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech. Click on the OK button. Note: If you will not be using GradePoint 2020, NetOp provides no benefit to the instructor and should not be installed. 13. You will be warned that Internet Explorer 5.5 will be installed if the install does not find Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher already installed on this machine. Click on the Yes button to continue. 14. Client-side installation begins. Depending on your selections, the installer may need to restart the workstation once or twice. Do not open the Configurator while any workstation is being installed. After installing Tech-Lab on each student workstation, you may use any machine that has Tech-Lab on it to configure all the student workstations. Refer to the "Getting Started with Tech-Lab" and the "Configuration Options" sections of this guide for in-depth details. Once the Tech-Lab System is running and all the courseware has been loaded on it, the System Administrator should change the share properties on the Tech-Lab system (TLSystem) folder to READ ONLY. 20

31 Chapter Three: Getting Started CHAPTER THREE: GETTING STARTED WITH TECH-LAB Before any student can sit down at a workstation and enter a course, Tech-Lab must be configured. Configuration consists of several steps, not the least of which are creating student data files and installing courseware and third-party software. The Configurator is used to add student records, delete student records, and to create setting profiles, which allow you to configure options in the Tech-Lab System. The Configurator can be accessed from either a Tech-Lab workstation or an instructor machine with GradePoint 2020 installed on it. Configuring Tech-Lab The Configurator uses sets of preferences called "profiles" to manage different technology lab environments. Typically, each class will have its own profile. Each profile contains lab settings and workstation overrides. The preference options chosen within that profile's Lab setting affect all workstations on the Tech-Lab network when that profile is active. The preferences and machine-specific exceptions created within a profile exist only for that profile. This chapter discusses the basic procedures for adding student records and installing courseware so that interactive instruction may begin immediately. The Configurator tabs are discussed in greater detail in the next section, Section Four: Configuration Options for Tech-Lab. Student interaction with Tech-Lab is discussed in Section Five: Student Experience. Profiles, Labs, and Exceptions Warning for Client/Server users: Do not attempt to configure Tech-Lab while Tech- Lab is being installed to any workstation. You may install to additional workstations at any other time without losing your profiles settings. The Configurator can only be accessed from one station at a time to prevent conflicting preference settings. After installing client-side software to at least one workstation, instructors will need to add student records and Tech-Lab courseware to the Tech-Lab System. 21

32 Chapter Three: Getting Started The Tech-Lab System enables instructors to easily manage the various workstation settings of their technology lab through the use of profiles. Each profile comprises a working class environment of settings that every workstation will comply with, unless set otherwise with a workstation override. Each profile tracks which Tech- Lab workstations are set to which setting overrides. Changing the active profile means the lab's settings and the overrides change with it, allowing the online learning environment to be set, altered, and reset as needed. One profile is enough to get started with Tech-Lab. Once instructors have a stronger understanding of the needs of each class, they may further customize, duplicate, and create new profiles. Section Four contains step-by-step instructions for making and using multiple profiles. The following instructions in this section relate to "lab settings" unless noted otherwise. Student data and available curricula, for example, are lab settings that cannot have workstation exceptions. You should be certain to click on the Lab button unless you intend to create a workstation override. For stand-alone configurations, you should use lab settings exclusively for each profile, unless you need to relate Associated Applications to the workstation. Workstation overridden options are exclusive to the profile they reside in. Workstation overrides may vary from one profile to the next. When another profile becomes active the workstation overrides for that profile take effect. To enter the Configurator: 1. Double-click on the desktop Tech-Lab icon. 2. Tech-Lab will open to the Security window. Click on the Configurator button. 3. The Instructor Password dialog box appears. Enter the password ( tenure is the default password) and click OK. 4. The Profile Selection window of the Configurator appears. We recommend using the Default Profile setting at this time. Later, you may create and reconfigure profiles as needed. Click on the Lab button under Profile Settings. 5. The Lab Settings screen appears. There is no specific order in which its tabs need to be addressed. However, it is usually easiest to begin by adding students and courseware before proceeding to the remaining options. 22

33 Chapter Three: Getting Started Adding Students Student data files need to be added to the Tech-Lab System before students can access Tech-Lab courseware. These files track each student's lab grades, course history, and password. Additionally, GradePoint 2020 uses this data to access student notebooks, to schedule rotations, and to track Tech-Lab activities. The buttons in the Configurator's Student tab enable the instructor to create student records in two ways. First, the Add button enables the creation of individual student records as described in the following section. Second, the Import button allows groups of student records to be derived from text (*.txt) files or comma delimited (*.csv) files as described later in this chapter. Each student record requires the following information: A unique student code and the student's first and last name. You may also add the student's middle initial and gender if you so desire. Students are required to have passwords, but they may create those themselves when they first enter Tech-Lab. All information given at this time may be edited later, except for the student code. This code can never be changed. 23