Title Page. Installation Guide. PowerChute plus Version for Windows 95

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1 Title Page PowerChute plus Version for Windows 95

2 Notice Page : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 version PowerChute plus License Statement This software is protected by both United States copyright law and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat this software just like a book, with the following exception: American Power Conversion Corporation (APC) authorizes you to make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing up our software and protecting your investment from loss. By saying just like a book, APC means, for example, that the UPS Monitoring Module communicating to the UPS, may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer/uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used in one location while it is also being used in another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different people in two different places at the same time (unless, of course, APC s copyright has been violated). Unlimited copies of the User Interface Module may be used in conjunction with any properly licensed copy of the UPS Monitoring Module. For multiple server support systems, the UPS Monitoring Module may be used on any computer plugged into an APC UPS so long as one computer plugged into the same UPS is running a properly licensed UPS Monitoring Module. In addition, by using this package, you agree not to reverse engineer, reverse assemble, or reverse compile the software or cable. LIMITED WARRANTY With respect to the physical diskette and physical material enclosed herein, APC warrants the same to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. In the event of notification within the warranty period of defects in material or workmanship, APC will replace the defective diskette or material. If you need to return a product, call the APC customer service department to obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number. The remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement and shall not encompass any other damages, including but not limited to loss of profit, and special, incidental, consequential or other similar claims. APC specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the software, including the diskettes, documentation, and cables. In no event shall APC be liable for any loss of profit or other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. GOVERNING LAW This statement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Rhode Island. Online Documentation Tracking Number 1.1 June, 1998 Copyright American Power Conversion Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Licenses & Trademarks APC and Matrix-UPS are trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation. The APC logo, Back-UPS, Back-UPS Pro, Measure-UPS, PowerChute, and Smart-UPS are registered trademarks of American Power Conversion Corporation. All other trademarks, product and corporate names are the property of their respective owners and used here for informational purposes only. American Power Conversion Corporation APC Corporate APC Europe APC Ireland APC Japan 132 Fairgrounds Road 143 Bis Avenue de Verdun P.O. Box Issy les Moulineaux West Kingston, RI Cedex United States of America Tel: APC Fax: France Tel: Fax: Ballybrit Industrial Estate Galway Ireland Tel: Fax: BR Gotanda 7th Floor Nishi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan Tel: Fax:

3 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 2 PowerChute plus Product Contents Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Preparing for the Installation Removing an Earlier Version of PowerChute plus Performing a New Typical Installation Performing a New Custom Installation Performing a Reinstallation Performing a Plug and Play Installation Determining your Windows 95 Version Connecting the APC UPS Installing the Driver Updating the Device Driver Post-Installation Configuration Tasks Performing an Installation through SMS Recording Installation Scripts Configuring for SMS Installation Removing PowerChute plus, Version

4 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 This guide provides instructions for installing PowerChute plus for Windows 95 and for installing related products and features. It contains the following sections: PowerChute plus Product Contents Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Preparing for the Installation Removing an Earlier Version of PowerChute plus Performing a New Typical Installation Performing a New Custom Installation Performing a Reinstallation Performing a Plug and Play Installation Performing an Installation through SMS Removing PowerChute plus, Version PowerChute plus Product Contents PowerChute plus for Windows 95 provides the following: The installation program, which installs PowerChute plus and lets you view this installation guide and the release notes online during the installation. A UPS Monitoring Module (ups.exe), which communicates with the UPS via the serial port. A User Interface Module (pwrchute.exe), with which you can control and configure PowerChute plus through the drop-down menus and dialog boxes and can monitor the UPS through the Main Screen. A User s Guide available in two formats -- as online help files in HTML format and as a manual that you can either use online or print. The installation program lets you choose to install the online HTML help files, which you then access through the Help menu of the User Interface Module s Main Screen or by selecting the Online Help item from the PowerChute plus program group. The manual is available for downloading from APC s Web site at (If you are installing from a CD-ROM version of the product, the manual is included on the CD-ROM.) The HTML files contain the same information as the online manual. Release Notes available for reading or printing during the installation, and also available to be downloaded from APC s Web site. Hardware Requirements PowerChute plus requires the following hardware from American Power Conversion: An American Power Conversion UPS. PowerChute plus can communicate only with a UPS manufactured by American Power Conversion. Only users of smart signaling UPSs (Smart-UPS, Matrix-UPS, or newer Back- UPS Pro models) can access the full functionality of PowerChute plus. One custom UPS 9-pin serial interface cable ( C for Smart-UPS models or A for newer Back-UPS Pro models). The Smart-UPS and newer Back-UPS Pro product lines support smart signaling. (A 2

5 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Software Requirements B cable for simple signaling UPSs is available for Back-UPS users in an upgrade kit you can obtain from APC.) 9-pin male to 25-pin female serial port adapter. This option can be obtained from APC. You must provide the following hardware: An Intel x86 compatible computer. An available RS-232 serial port dedicated to the UPS, set as follows: Bits Per Second: 2400 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: Advanced Settings: Xon/Xoff Disable FIFO PowerChute plus supports but does not require a mouse. (See the section Screen Navigation without a Mouse in Chapter 3 of the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95 for information on screen navigation by keystrokes.) Software Requirements PowerChute plus for Windows 95 requires the Windows 95 operating system. You cannot run PowerChute plus for Windows 95 on a Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups operating system. Preparing for the Installation To prepare for installing PowerChute plus, perform the following tasks described in this section: Remove any version of PowerChute plus earlier than version 5.0, as described in Removing an Earlier Version of PowerChute plus. Decide the type of installation you want to perform, and then read the section of this installation guide that applies to that type of installation: Performing a New Typical Installation describes how to perform the simplest installation procedure, using mostly default settings. In a typical installation, you cannot choose which modules or features of PowerChute plus to install. The installation program installs the UPS Monitoring Module, the User Interface Module, and the on-line help files, but none of the optional features which you can select in a custom installation. Performing a New Custom Installation describes how to perform a custom installation on a machine on which PowerChute plus is not already installed. A custom installation lets you choose which modules or features of PowerChute plus to install. APC recommends this type of installation for experienced users only. Performing a Reinstallation describes how to perform a reinstallation to add any or all of the modules or features of PowerChute plus, version

6 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Removing an Earlier Version of PowerChute plus Performing a Plug and Play Installation describes how to attach the APC UPS and communications cable to your PC so that Windows 95 can detect the new hardware and prompt you for installation information. APC recommends this type of installation for users with a Plug and Play APC UPS. Performing an Installation through SMS describes how to perform an installation through Microsoft s Systems Management Server (SMS). For a new custom installation, or a reinstallation, you may want to print the section that applies, so that you can refer to it easily during the installation or later. For a new typical installation, read the relevant section online for an overview, and then follow the instructions in the dialog boxes themselves. The installation program does not install the installation guide. If you want a copy of the entire installation guide for future use, print a copy during the installation or download it from the APC Web site. (If you are installing PowerChute plus from a CD-ROM, the installation guide remains available on that CD-ROM). Removing an Earlier Version of PowerChute plus First remove any 4.x version of PowerChute plus before installing version 5.0. Installing version 5.0 without first removing version 4.x leaves some version 4.x files on your system and may result in unpredictable operation. APC does not support installing PowerChute plus for Windows 95 when a previous version of PowerChute plus remains installed on your system. To remove PowerChute plus, version 4.x, perform the following steps: 1. Stop the User Interface Module. 2. Move the program remove.exe from your PowerChute installation directory to your Windows 95 temp directory. 3. Run remove.exe. If you run remove.exe from your PowerChute plus installation directory or any of its subdirectories, remove.exe will not completely remove PowerChute plus from your system. Caution: If you first install version of PowerChute plus on a machine, i.e. to an alternate installation directory, and then attempt to remove the 4.x version by using remove.exe, you will remove essential components of your version as well. Always remove version 4.x before installing version Performing a New Typical Installation If you are performing a typical PowerChute plus installation with no existing PowerChute plus installation on your system, read this entire section before proceeding with the installation. APC recommends this type of installation for inexperienced users. In a typical installation, the installation program automatically installs the UPS Monitoring Module, the User Interface Module, and the on-line Help files and does not offer any additional features or components. Perform the following steps: 1. If you are installing PowerChute plus using the installation program downloaded from the APC Web site, the program initially displays a welcoming dialog box and then the licensing agreement. In the welcoming dialog box, select the radio button labeled I would like to continue with the installation now, and click on the Next> button. Read the displayed licensing agreement, and click on the Yes button if you agree to comply with the terms of the agreement. 4

7 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a New Typical Installation 2. In either version of the installation program (the Web version or the multi-product CD-ROM version), in the Choose the type of installation dialog box, choose the Typical radio button and select the location to which you want to install PowerChute plus. a. To install PowerChute plus to the default installation directory displayed (c:\program Files\Pwrchute), click on the Next> button. b. To install PowerChute plus to a location other than the default directory displayed, click on the Browse button. In the Choose Directory dialog box, select a local drive and directory in the Drives: and Directories: list boxes, or type the full path name of a local drive and directory in the Path: field. Do not use the Network... button in the Choose Directory dialog box. You must install PowerChute plus locally on the machine on which it will run. c. Click on the OK button to confirm your selection. 3. In the Setup UPS Parameters dialog box, click on the auto-detection icon to have the installation program automatically detect the type of your UPS and the Comm Port to which it is attached. If your UPS is correctly connected and is turned on, the installation program automatically detects the UPS Type and Comm Port for a Matrix-UPS, a Smart-UPS, or a newer, smart signaling Back-UPS Pro, but not for a Back-UPS. If the installation program cannot automatically detect the UPS Type and Comm Port, it assumes you have a Back-UPS and are using COM1. See Hardware Requirements for additional information on port settings. If auto-detection fails, select the correct UPS Type and/or Comm Port in the list boxes provided. For example, if your UPS is a Back-UPS, and you are using a Comm Port other than COM1, select the correct Comm Port in the Comm Port: list box. To move to the next dialog box, click on the Next> button. 4. You must reboot for PowerChute plus to operate correctly and to ensure the protection provided by your UPS. If you are using the Web version of the installation program, in the Installation Complete dialog box, choose whether you want to reboot now or later, and click on the Finish button. If you are using the multi-product CD-ROM version of the installation program, the installation program does not provide a reboot option at the end of the PowerChute plus for Windows 95 installation, but instead lets you select another product to install. If you do not want to install another product, click on the Exit button and reboot your system manually. For information on important configuration tasks to perform after the installation is complete, see the following in Chapter 4 in the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95, or in the PowerChute plus online help system. To find these topics in the online help system, click on Organizational Overview in the first screen of the help system, and then click on Configuring PowerChute plus on the next screen that appears. Setting PowerChute plus Permissions for information on configuring Windows 95 to control security for PowerChute plus monitoring and configuration. Configuring WinPopup for Notification Messages for information on configuring WinPopup to start whenever you start Windows 95. WinPopup must be running in order to receive PowerChute plus messages on your computer. Configuring Notification Using Microsoft Mail for information on Windows 95 and PowerChute plus configuration tasks you must perform so that PowerChute plus is able to use Microsoft Mail for notification. The online help system is accessible by selecting the Contents menu option on the Help menu of the PowerChute plus Main Screen or by selecting the Online Help item in the PowerChute plus program group. 5

8 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a New Custom Installation Performing a New Custom Installation Perform the following steps if you want to install any of the optional features of PowerChute plus. 1. If you are installing PowerChute plus using the installation program downloaded from the APC Web site, the program initially displays a welcoming dialog box and then the licensing agreement. In the welcoming dialog box, select the radio button labeled I would like to continue with the installation now, and click on the Next> button. Read the displayed licensing agreement, and click on the Yes button if you agree to comply with the terms of the agreement. 2. In either version of the installation program (the Web version or the multi-product CD-ROM version), in the Choose the type of installation dialog box, choose the Custom radio button and select the location to which you want to install PowerChute plus. a. To install PowerChute plus to the default installation directory displayed (c:\program Files\Pwrchute), click on the Next> button. b. To install PowerChute plus to a location other than the default directory displayed, click on the Browse button. In the Choose Directory dialog box, select a local drive and directory in the Drives: and Directories: list boxes, or type the full path name of a local drive and directory in the Path: field. Do not use the Network... button in the Choose Directory dialog box. You must install PowerChute plus locally on the machine on which it will run. c. Click on the OK button to confirm your selection. 3. In the Select PowerChute Components to Install dialog box, select any of the following PowerChute plus modules: the PowerChute plus Client (the User Interface Module), the UpsServer (the UPS Monitoring Module), and the PowerChute plus On-line Help (the HTML Help files). To select an individual component, click in the space to the left of the component s name. To deselect an individual component, click on the check-mark to the left of its name. To select all three components, click on the Select All button. To deselect all three components, click on the Clear All button. a. For a machine that will perform UPS monitoring and configuration and also be monitored, select the PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module), the UpsServer (UPS Monitoring Module), and optionally the PowerChute plus On-Line Help files. b. For a machine that will monitor and configure UPSs attached to other machines on the network but that will not itself be monitored, select the PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module) and, optionally, the PowerChute plus On-Line Help files. c. For a machine whose UPS will be monitored and configured remotely only, select the UpsServer (UPS Monitoring Module). If you do not select PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module), you will be unable to configure PowerChute plus locally from that machine except by directly editing the pwrchute.ini file. Editing the.ini file incorrectly can cause problems in the functioning of PowerChute plus and can put the protection provided by your UPS at risk. APC recommends that you edit the.ini file only to implement the few parameter settings that cannot be set through the User Interface Module. d. Click on the Next> button to confirm your selection. 4. In the Components to Be Installed dialog box, click on a component name to view its subcomponents and a brief description of the components. To select a component or subcomponent, click in the space to the left of its name. Click the Next> button to continue. 6

9 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a Reinstallation 5. In the Folder Selection dialog box, click on the Next> button to have PowerChute plus create a folder named PowerChute plus and install the files into that folder. Optionally, you can type a different folder name or choose one of the existing folders listed, and then click on the Next> button. 6. In the Setup UPS Parameters dialog box, click on the auto-detection icon to have the installation program automatically detect the type of your UPS and the Comm Port to which it is attached. If your UPS is correctly connected and is turned on, the installation program automatically detects the UPS Type and Comm Port for a Matrix-UPS, a Smart-UPS, or a newer smart signaling Back-UPS Pro, but not for a Back-UPS. If the installation program cannot automatically detect the UPS Type and Comm Port, it assumes you have a Back-UPS and are using COM1. If auto-detection fails, select the correct UPS Type and/or Comm Port in the list boxes provided. For example, if your UPS is a Back-UPS, and you are using a Comm Port other than COM1, select the correct Comm Port in the Comm Port: list box. See Hardware Requirements for additional information on port settings. 7. You must reboot for PowerChute plus to operate correctly and to ensure the protection provided by your UPS. If you are using the Web version of the installation program, in the Installation Complete dialog box, choose whether you want to reboot now or later, and click on the Finish button. If you are using the multi-product CD-ROM version of the installation program, the installation program does not provide a reboot option at the end of the PowerChute plus for Windows 95 installation, but instead lets you select another product to install. If you do not want to install another product, click on the Exit button and reboot your system manually. For information on important configuration tasks to perform after the installation is complete, see the following in Chapter 4 in the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95, or in the PowerChute plus online help system. To find these topics in the online help system, click on Organizational Overview in the first screen of the help system, and then click on Configuring PowerChute plus on the next screen that appears. Setting PowerChute plus Permissions for information on configuring Windows 95 to control security for PowerChute plus monitoring and configuration. Configuring WinPopup for Notification Messages for information on configuring WinPopup to start whenever you start Windows 95. WinPopup must be running in order to receive PowerChute plus messages on your computer. Configuring Notification Using Microsoft Mail for information on Windows 95 and PowerChute plus configuration tasks you must perform so that PowerChute plus is able to use Microsoft Mail for notification. The online help system is accessible by selecting the Contents menu option on the Help menu of the PowerChute plus Main Screen or by selecting the Online Help item in the PowerChute plus program group. Performing a Reinstallation Follow the instructions in this section for either of the following types of installations: If you want to install any of the optional features of PowerChute plus that you did not install during your previous installation of PowerChute plus. If you did not originally install or accidentally deleted the PowerChute plus version 5.0 UPS Monitoring Module, User Interface Module, or online help files, and now want to add that part of PowerChute plus to your existing installation. To perform a reinstallation, perform the following steps: 1. If you are installing PowerChute plus using the installation program downloaded from the APC Web site, the program initially displays a welcoming dialog box and then the licensing agreement. In the welcoming dialog box, select the radio button labeled I would like to continue with the installation now, and click on the 7

10 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a Reinstallation Next> button. Read the displayed licensing agreement, and click on the Yes button if you agree to comply with the terms of the agreement. 2. Select the destination directory for the installation in the Select Destination Directory dialog box. APC does not recommend reinstalling to a different directory to avoid overwriting your earlier 5.0 or 4.x version. If your machine has two versions of PowerChute plus in different locations, you cannot safely use the automated 4.x remove or uninstall programs to remove the earlier version. To install PowerChute plus to the default installation directory displayed (the directory of your existing PowerChute plus installation), click on the Next> button. The PowerChute plus components you select for installation will overwrite those components, if they are present in the existing PowerChute installation directory. However, the installation program saves the old pwrchute.ini, pwrchute.log, and pwrchute.dat files as pwr_ini.sav, pwr_log.sav, and pwr_dat.sav in the installation directory. 3. In the Select PowerChute Components to Install dialog box, select any of the following PowerChute plus modules: the PowerChute plus Client (the User Interface Module), the UpsServer (the UPS Monitoring Module), and the PowerChute plus On-line Help (the HTML Help files). To select an individual component, click in the space to the left of the component s name. To deselect an individual component, click on the check-mark to the left of its name. To select all three components, click on the Select All button. To deselect all three components, click on the Clear All button. 4. For a machine that will perform UPS monitoring and configuration and also be monitored, select the PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module), the UpsServer (UPS Monitoring Module), and optionally the PowerChute plus On-Line Help files. a. For a machine that will monitor and configure UPSs attached to other machines on the network but that will not itself be monitored, select the PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module) and, optionally, the PowerChute plus On-Line Help files. b. For a machine whose UPS will be monitored and configured remotely only, select the UpsServer (UPS Monitoring Module). If you do not select PowerChute plus Client (User Interface Module), you will be unable to configure PowerChute plus locally from that machine except by directly editing the pwrchute.ini file. Editing the.ini file incorrectly can cause problems in the functioning of PowerChute plus and can put the protection provided by your UPS at risk. APC recommends that you edit the.ini file only to implement the few parameter settings that cannot be set through the User Interface Module. c. If the purpose of this installation is to add a module or the online help files that you accidentally deleted or chose not to install in your previous installation, select only that component. Caution: Never install the User Interface Module for a new PowerChute plus version while retaining a UPS Monitoring Module from a prior version. d. Click on the Next> button to confirm your selection. 5. You must reboot for PowerChute plus to operate correctly and to ensure the protection provided by your UPS. If you are using the Web version of the installation program, in the Installation Complete dialog box, choose whether you want to reboot now or later, and click on the Finish button. If you are using the multi-product CD-ROM version of the installation program, the installation program does not provide a reboot option at the end of the PowerChute plus for Windows 95 installation, but instead lets you select another product to install. If you do not want to install another product, click on the Exit button and reboot your system manually. 8

11 . : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a Plug and Play Installation For information on important configuration tasks to perform after the installation is complete, see the following in Chapter 4 in the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95, or in the PowerChute plus online help system. To find these topics in the online help system, click on Organizational Overview in the first screen of the help system, and then click on Configuring PowerChute plus on the next screen that appears. Setting PowerChute plus Permissions for information on configuring Windows 95 to control security for PowerChute plus monitoring and configuration. Configuring WinPopup for Notification Messages for information on configuring WinPopup to start whenever you start Windows 95. WinPopup must be running in order to receive PowerChute plus messages on your computer. Configuring Notification Using Microsoft Mail for information on Windows 95 and PowerChute plus configuration tasks you must perform so that PowerChute plus is able to use Microsoft Mail for notification. The online help system is accessible by selecting the Contents menu option on the Help menu of the PowerChute plus Main Screen or by selecting the Online Help item in the PowerChute plus program group. Performing a Plug and Play Installation If you are performing a Plug and Play installation with no existing versions of PowerChute plus on your system, read this entire section before proceeding with the installation. APC recommends this type of installation for users with a Plug and Play APC UPS. In a Plug and Play installation, Windows 95 automatically detects the UPS once you connect it and reboot your system. The installation program automatically installs the UPS Monitoring Module, the User Interface Module, and the Online Help files. The PowerChute plus installation program copies the files to the c:\pwrchute directory. Make sure you have at least 5MB of free space on your destination drive before performing the installation. Refer to the release notes before proceeding with the installation. Determining your Windows 95 Version The PowerChute plus installation for Windows 95 is dependent upon the version of Windows 95 running on your computer. Perform the following steps to determine your system s version: 1. Right-click on My Computer and select Properties. 2. Locate the Windows 95 version number in the upper right section of the screen. Refer to the following to determine which installation procedure to perform: Windows 95 Version Number or a Installing the Driver b Connecting the APC UPS Refer to this section for instructions: Updating the Device Driver Perform the following steps to attach the APC UPS to your system: 1. With your system turned off, attach the Plug and Play communications cable (supplied, Part # A) to the back of the UPS and to an available RS-232 serial port on your system. Once connected, plug in the UPS and turn it on. 9

12 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing a Plug and Play Installation If you attempt to connect a cable other than the one supplied with your APC UPS, Windows 95 will not be able to detect the UPS. 2. With the UPS turned on, turn on (or reboot) your system. Windows 95 should detect the attached UPS and prompt you to install or update a driver for the UPS. If your system is running Windows 95 version or a, refer to Installing the Driver. If your system is running version b, refer to Updating the Device Driver. If the UPS is not detected upon startup, perform the following steps: 1. In the Control Panel, click on the System icon and select the Device Manager tab. 2. Locate the Unknown icon and expand it by clicking on the plus (+) sign to the left of the icon. 3. Select the UPS icon and click on the Remove button. 4. Click on the Refresh button to have the system detect your UPS. 5. Shut down your computer and turn the UPS off and on again. Restart your computer. If the UPS is still not detected, contact APC Worldwide Technical Support. Refer to the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95 or on-line help for information on contacting APC Worldwide Technical Support. Installing the Driver If you are installing PowerChute plus on a system running Windows 95 version or a, perform the following steps to install the driver for the APC UPS: 1. Once Windows 95 detects that a UPS is connected, it displays the New Hardware Found dialog box. Select the radio button labeled Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer, and click the OK button. The installation procedure prompts you for a location from which to copy the manufacturer s files. 2. Insert the PowerChute plus CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and click on the Browse... button. Or, if you are performing the installation from files downloaded from the APC web site, locate the directory to which you copied the files and click on the OK button. a. Locate the CD-ROM drive (or the directory to which you downloaded the installation procedure from the APC web site) from which the system should copy the files. Click on the OK button. b. Double click on the pnp folder and select the pcplus95.inf file. Click on the OK button. c. In the Install From Disk dialog box, click on the OK button to have the system copy the files from the pnp folder to your system. 3. Once the installation procedure is complete, the system displays the System Settings Change dialog box, prompting you to restart your computer now. Click on the Yes button to restart your computer. After a few moments the PowerChute plus Status Icon appears on your taskbar. Updating the Device Driver Perform the following steps to update the device driver for the APC UPS (Windows 95 version b only): 1. In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click on the Next> button to let the system search for an updated driver. a. Click on the Other Locations... button to manually search for the driver. b. Insert the PowerChute plus CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Or, if you are performing the installation from files downloaded from the APC web site, locate the directory to which you copied the files and click on the OK button. 10

13 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing an Installation through SMS c. In the Select Other Location dialog box, click on the Browse... button. The system displays the Browse for Folder window. d. Double click on your CD-ROM drive (or the directory to which you downloaded the installation procedure from the APC web site) and select the PnP folder. Click on the OK button. e. Click on the OK button once more to confirm copying the files to the PnP folder. The system displays the Select Other Location dialog box with your CD-ROM drive (or the directory to which you downloaded the installation procedure from the APC web site) and the PnP folder location, as shown in the following example: D:\PnP f. Click on the OK button to continue. 2. Once the driver is found, the system displays the Update Device Driver Wizard window with the location of the driver. Click on the Finish button to continue the installation. If the installation procedure displays a message stating The file A.GIF on PowerChute plus CD-ROM could not be found, click on the Browse button and select your CD-ROM drive and the file A.GIF in the \PnP directory. Click on the OK button. 3. Once the installation procedure is complete, the system displays the System Settings Change dialog box, prompting you to restart your computer. Click on the Yes button to restart your computer. After a few moments the PowerChute plus Status Icon appears on your taskbar. Post-Installation Configuration Tasks For information on important configuration tasks to perform after the installation is complete, see the following in Chapter 4 in the User s Guide: PowerChute plus for Windows 95, or in the PowerChute plus online help system. To find these topics in the online help system, click on Organizational Overview in the first screen of the help system, and then click on Configuring PowerChute plus on the next screen that appears. Setting PowerChute plus Permissions for information on configuring Windows 95 to control security for PowerChute plus monitoring and configuration. Configuring WinPopup for Notification Messages for information on configuring WinPopup to start whenever you start Windows 95. WinPopup must be running in order to receive PowerChute plus messages on your computer. Configuring Notification Using Microsoft Mail for information on Windows 95 and PowerChute plus configuration tasks you must perform so that PowerChute plus is able to use Microsoft Mail for notification. The online help system is accessible by selecting the Contents menu option on the Help menu of the PowerChute plus Main Screen or by selecting the Online Help item in the PowerChute plus program group. Performing an Installation through SMS Installing PowerChute plus via Microsoft s Systems Management Server (SMS) requires that you first create an installation script that SMS can use to perform an unattended installation on one or more Windows 95 workstations. You perform an installation on a machine while software by InstallShield records your keystrokes and mouse clicks as the script. You then provide that script to SMS. 11

14 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Performing an Installation through SMS Recording Installation Scripts Before recording any scripts to install PowerChute plus using SMS, review all the installation options available by doing one or both of the following: Review the file sample.iss, provided in the \Program Files\Pwrchute\SMS folder as part of the PowerChute plus installation software (i.e., downloadable from APC s Web Site at or, if you installed PowerChute plus from a CD-ROM, available on that installation CD-ROM in the \Intel\Pchute95\SMS directory). The sample.iss file shows all options available during installation and uses comments to explain the options. Do not attempt to use this.iss file to perform an installation; it is for informational purposes only. Perform a test installation according to the instructions in Performing a New Custom Installation. During this test installation, decide what installation directory path names and what installation options to use in the installation scripts you will subsequently record for installing PowerChute plus using SMS. In the Program Files\Pwrchute\SMS folder, APC also provides a setup.iss script file that you can use for a typical installation. Therefore, you do not need to record a script for the simplest kind of installation described in Performing a New Typical Installation. A typical installation uses all default options and does not let you choose optional features. The default installation path name in this setup.iss file is c:\program Files\Pwrchute. To use this script to install PowerChute plus to a different directory, first edit the following line in the file to replace c:\program Files\Pwrchute with the installation directory of your choice. szdir=c:\program Files\pwrchute To record installation scripts, perform the following steps. 1. To start recording a script, execute the appropriate setup command: a. If you are using the version of the installation program downloaded from APC s Web site, execute the following command line: setupex -r b. If you are using the version of the installation program from APC s multi-product CD-ROM, from the folder Intel\chute95, execute the following command line: setup -r 2. Perform the installation, choosing all options you want recorded in the script. a. Choosing the autodetect option for determining UPS type and Communications Port ensures that subsequent installations performed with the script will also perform autodetection. You do not have to create separate scripts for each UPS type or Communications Port setting on your network. b. In the Setup Complete dialog box, choosing the option to reboot your computer now will not necessarily cause an immediate reboot at the end of an SMS installation of PowerChute plus. The SMS Package Command Manager typically restarts a machine once after installing multiple packages. The completed script file is in your Windows folder and has the name setup.iss. 3. To create multiple script files containing different selections of PowerChute plus installation options, do the following. a. Rename the setup.iss script file you just created in Steps 1 and 2 so that it will not be overwritten. Use a name descriptive of the options the script contains. b. Execute setup -r again (or setupex -r if you downloaded PowerChute plus from APC s Web site), and perform an installation with a different set of options, and rename the new setup.iss file with a descriptive name. Repeat this procedure for each different set of installation options you want to record, deinstalling before recording a script for another new installation, or leaving the existing installation when recording a script to perform an update installation. 12

15 : PowerChute plus for Windows 95 Removing PowerChute plus, Version By creating and renaming multiple script files, you can have a selection of scripts to use for different kinds of installations. For example, you might create the following set of scripts. update.iss. A script to install PowerChute plus on machines that already have an earlier version installed. typical.iss. A script to perform a typical new installation of PowerChute plus, with no customized options or components chosen. custom1.iss. A script to install PowerChute plus with a set of customized options, such as installing to a nondefault destination folder, installing the UPS Monitoring Module only, or specifying a particular set of components or subcomponents to install. custom2.iss. A script to install PowerChute plus with a customized set of options different from those in custom1.iss. Configuring for SMS Installation To obtain a package definition file (PDF) and other files required for installing PowerChute plus through SMS, do one of the following: If you are using an installation CD-ROM, copy the contents of the Intel\Pchute95\SMS directory from your CD-ROM. If you downloaded PowerChute plus from APC s Web site, you must first perform a Custom installation of PowerChute plus, and then install SMS support. This places the necessary file in the \Program Files\Pwrchute\SMS directory. You must then edit the package definition file (PDF) to customize file names and locations for your SMS directory structure. Installing PowerChute plus through SMS follows the typical procedures for SMS-based installations. See your SMS documentation for information on using the SMS Administrator user interface to configure the installation packages that SMS will install on different sets of machines. Removing PowerChute plus, Version Caution: If you did not uninstall an existing version of PowerChute plus on your machine and subsequently installed a second version, do not attempt to use the uninstall procedure described in this section to uninstall the first version. To uninstall the first version and retain the second, you must manually delete the first version. To remove a PowerChute plus, version 5.0, installation on Windows 95, click on the Uninstall PowerChute icon in the PowerChute plus group or perform the following steps: 1. Click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. 2. Click on the Install/Uninstall tab. 3. Select PowerChute plus in the list of programs. 4. Click on the Add/Remove... button. 5. Click on the Yes button in the Confirm File Deletion dialog box. 13