BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise 2017 Administrator's Guide

Installing the client components

To install Meridian on a client computer from a command line or batch file with the Windows Installer Package, see Controlling Windows Installer packages.

To install Meridian on a client computer:

1. Run the Meridian installation package. The Meridian setup wizard starts and searches for a previous installation. If one is found, you will be prompted to perform an upgrade as described in Upgrading Meridian.

   Note    To start Meridian server installation on Windows Server Core, run the appropriate installation package listed in Choosing an installation file from a command line window. The installation package will show the graphical setup wizard with which you can complete installation. The Meridian services can then be managed with Meridian Enterprise Administrator from a remote computer as described in Administering Meridian Enterprise remotely. Rerun the installation package to change, repair, or uninstall the software.

2. The setup files are decompressed and then the Welcome page appears.
3. Click Next. The License Agreement page appears.
4. Read the license agreement and either accept or reject the agreement and click Next. If you do not accept the license agreement, the installation will stop. If you accept the license agreement, the Destination Folder page shows the default location for the program files.
5. Click Change and specify the destination for the program files if you want to place most of Meridian’s files on a non-system partition. The default folders are usually adequate. Click Next to continue. The Setup Type page appears.

6. Select one of the following options depending on the required client components:

   • Complete installs all of the client components including CAD application links using the default options.
   • Custom installs only the components that you select on the Custom Setup page.

   When you are finished selecting components, click Next to continue. The Choose Computer page appears.

7. Type the name of the Meridian application server (provided by a system administrator) and click Next to continue.

8. If you selected the Meridian Web Client component, the Specify Web Access URL page appears. Type the URL of the Meridian web server (provided by a system administrator) and click Next to continue.

9. If you selected the Meridian Web Client component, the Specify Site Cache URL page appears. Type the URL of the Meridian site cache server (in most cases, the same URL as the Meridian web server) and click Next to continue. The Specify Local Workspace Folder page appears. This folder is used to cache documents on a local hard disk for maximum performance.
10. Accept the default folder or click Change and select a different location on your PC and click Next to continue. The Ready to Install the Program page appears.
11. Click Install to complete installation.

To add components to an existing installation:

Note    To add components to an existing installation, whether a server installation or a client installation, use the same installation package as the original installation. Do not run more than one installation package on the same computer. For example, to add client components to a server for testing, reuse the server installation package. Or to add the Meridian Web Client to a PowerUser installation, reuse the client installation package. Only use a different installation package if you want to add components that are not included in the original installation package. In that case, first uninstall the original installation first, then start the other installation package. For information about the components included in each installation package, see Choosing an installation file.

1. In the Windows Control Panel, in the Programs and Features folder, select BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise and then click Change in the toolbar. The Meridian setup program starts.
2. Click Next. The Program Maintenance page appears.
3. Select Modify and then click Next. The Custom Setup page appears.
4. Select the components that you want to add to the installation and then click Next. The Ready to Modify the Program page appears.
5. Click Install. The existing installation is modified with your component selections.