INSTALLATION GUIDE LAUNCHPAD NETWORK CONNECT (V2.1) [A GUIDE BY THE GURUS AT CLASSLINK]

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1 INSTALLATION GUIDE LAUNCHPAD NETWORK CONNECT (V2.1) [A GUIDE BY THE GURUS AT CLASSLINK]

2 Welcome to LaunchPad This guide will assist you integrating your network with LaunchPad. Integrating your network will allow you to utilize your existing user credentials and even access your home folders/network shares right from the Cloud Drive! What to expect In this guide, you ll learn how to: Understand the prerequisites for Launchpad Network Connect Setup IIS Setup the LaunchPad network connector Troubleshooting common issues FAQ If you have any questions feel free to our helpdesk at or call us directly at x 101. Let s Begin!

3 Contents Installation Guidelines... 4 Prerequisites... 4 Setting up IIS... 5 Installing LaunchPad Network Connect... 7 Troubleshooting Common Issues If IIS 7.0 does not support WCF FAQ... 24

4 Installation Guidelines Prerequisites 1. Pre-requisites: Pre-requisites of LaunchPad Network Connect Hardware required Hard Drive 160 GB or above RAM 2 GB or above Processor (4+) 2.0 GHz or above Software required Operating System WINDOWS XP/7/2003/2008 with latest service pack 2. ClassLink Local LaunchPad Network Connect application environment - Components required are integrated with ClassLink LaunchPad Network Connect setup is listed below: Microsoft.NET framework 3.5 SP1 Window Installer 3.1 MySql 5.1 Server MySql Data Connector Amazon SDK Internet Access Public IP Address with port 80 or 443 (https*) o https requires a valid SSL certificate

5 Setting up IIS # OS IIS Support Website Supported Link to create Custom website 1 WinXp IIS 5.1 or 6.0 Default - 2 Win2003 IIS 6.0 Default or Custom Sites-Windows-2003.html 3 Win7, Win2008 IIS 7.0 Default or Custom Note: Website/Virtual Directory should allow Anonymous Authentication Host Header Entry Required In IIS you can host multiple Web sites on a single server with the same port number and a single IP address using Host Header. By adding a unique host header to each Web site, you can map more than one Web site to a single IP address. To add a host header entry for a Web Site in IIS Right click Web Site (Default Web Site in our case) and click on Properties 2. Click Advanced button in the Web Site tab 3. Click on Default and click Edit

6 4. Type the host header in the text box (dotnetscraps.com in our case) To add a host header entry for a Web Site in IIS 7 1. Right click the Web Site (Default Web Site in our case) 2. Click Edit Bindings 3. Click on http and click Edit

7 4. Type the host header in the text box (dotnetscraps.com in our case) Installing LaunchPad Network Connect 1. Double click on setup.exe. This displays the Windows Installer window. Refer to Figure1: Windows Installer screen. Figure 1: Windows Installer Click on Cancel button to Cancel the installation process.

8 This displays the ClassLink Tenant Server window with setup wizard. Refer to Figure 2: ClassLink Tenant Server screen. Figure 2: ClassLink Tenant Server 2. To continue with the installation process, click on Next button. This displays the ClassLink Tenant Web Installation Address screen. Refer to Figure 3: ClassLink Tenant Web Installation Address Figure 3: ClassLink Tenant Web Installation Address Screen

9 Site: Select the default site from the Site drop down Option. The default value is Default Web Site. Virtual directory: Enter the Virtual directory name. The default Virtual directory is CLTenantWS as shown in red circle. Refer to Figure 7: ClassLink Tenant Web Installation Address screen. Application Pool: Select the Application Pool using the corresponding dropdown. The default Application Pool is DefaultAppPool. Click on Next button to continue with the installation. To cancel the process click on Cancel button to abort the installation process or Back button to move to previous screen.

10 Next Screen displays the Confirm Installation screen. Refer to Figure 4: ClassLink Tenant Server Confirm Installation screen. Figure 4: ClassLink Tenant Server Confirm Installation screen. 3. Click on Next button to confirm installation. This starts the installation process. It takes few minutes to complete the installation. Figure 5: ClassLink Tenant Server Installing ClassLink Tenant Server screen

11 4. Installer has been successfully installed, Click on Close button to close the screen. 5. After completing installation, click on LaunchPad Network Connector icon from desktop for open Tenant Admin Authentication screen.

12 6. This displays the Tenant Admin Authentication screen. Refer to Figure 6: ClassLink Tenant Server Tenant Admin Authentication screen. Figure 6: Tenant Admin Authentication Screen

13 Enter the following details: Label /Field Description Remarks Tenant User Id Please input user id User should be tenant admin Password Enter password 7. Click on login button to confirm Tenant Admin Authentication. On successful validation of Tenant Admin Authentication, building configuration screen displays. Refer to Figure 7: ClassLink Tenant Server General Settings screen. Figure 7: ClassLink Tenant Server Building Configuration screen

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15 Figure 7(b): ClassLink Tenant Server Building Configuration screen Label /Field Description Remarks Building School Code Select building which is registered to the tenant. Enter school code.(if school code is already register then it will in read only mode, refer Figure 7(b)) 8. Click on Next button, database configuration screen displays. Refer to Figure 8: ClassLink Tenant Server database Configuration Settings screen.

16 Figure 8 : ClassLink Tenant Server Database Configuration screen Label /Field Description Remarks MySql Server Host User Name Password Name of the Server Where Tenant Database will be configured Authorized Login User Name Authorized Login Password Min Pool Size Min Pool Size The minimum number of connections maintained in the pool. Max Pool Size Max Pool Size The maximum number of connections

17 allowed in the pool. 9. Click on Next button, Web Service configuration screen displays. Refer to Figure 9: ClassLink Tenant Server Web Service Configuration Settings screen Figure 9: ClassLink Tenant Server Web Service Configuration screen Label /Field Description Remarks SSL Enabled Web Service Url Checked if tenant Web service is SSl Enabled. Url of Tenant web service.

18 10. Click on Next button, Network configuration screen displays. Refer to Figure 10(a): ClassLink Tenant Server Web Service Configuration Settings screen Case 1: Select Type edirectory Figure 10(a): ClassLink Tenant Server edirectory Configuration screen Label /Field Description Remarks LDAP Server Please input Ldap server e.g User OU Path Root OU path e.g. ou=test,o=mytest SSL Port (Optional) Checked if required Enter port number if required By default for SSL port is 636 else 389

19 SSL Certificate (Required if SSL enabled) User Filter User Password Browse the certificate file Select the supporting attribute from the dropdown for filtering user LDAP user id who have at least all read access Provide password But if SSL is checked it is mandatory Supporting attribute is cn e.g. cn=testuser,ou=teachers,ou=test,o=mytest Case 2: Select Type LDap Figure 10(b): ClassLink Tenant Server LDap Configuration screen

20 Label /Field Description Remarks LDAP Server Please input Ldap server e.g or Contoso.com User OU Path Root OU path e.g. DC=Contoso,DC=com SSL Port (Optional) SSL Certificate (Required if SSL enabled) User Filter Define Parent/ Child servers (Required if Building have child domains) Class OU Path (Optional) User Checked if required Enter port number if required Browse the certificate file Select the supporting attribute from the dropdown for filtering user Fill the grid with all the servers with its DC filter Define the OU path where all the class group exists LDAP user id who have at least all read access By default for SSL port is 636 else 339 But if SSL is checked it is mandatory Supporting attribute is samaccount e.g. OU=Teachers,DC=Contoso,DC=com In case of MS Windows XP - Domain\User required Password Provide password

21 Troubleshooting Common Issues If IIS 7.0 does not support WCF Open Control Panel Figure 1 Select Program and Features option

22 Click on Turn Windows Features on or off on Left Panel of Program and Features

23 Select the option Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation and Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation under the Microsoft.NET Framework option

24 FAQ Q1. Which version of MySql needs to be installed? A. MySql Server 5.1 Q2. From where I can get MySql installer? Q3. What are the installation steps for MySql? Referenced from: downloads.mysql.com/docs/mysql-installation-excerpt-5.1-en.pdf Q4. How to check if the Launchpad database was created? A. After successfully installation of Launchpad server, there will be a database created named launchpadtws in the Database. Q5. Which tables are created on MySql database? A. There will be two tables named copymovedetails and tokenmaster created in Tenant Database. Q6. What should be the User Filter when Configuring Network Configuration in the site from LNC (as defined in steps C5 to C10)? A. If Network Type is Ldap then User Filter should be samaccontname and if Network Type is edrectory then User Filter should be cn, as shown in following figures-

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