Installing and Opening Standalone MPC

Raritan recommends that you open only one standalone MPC session at a time. Opening more than one standalone MPC session on the same client at the same time may cause performance problems and system errors.

Important: MPC modem connectivity is supported on the Windows^® operating system. When working in Windows, use Standalone MPC.

Important: Only Macs with an Intel^® processor can run JRE 1.6 and, therefore, be used as a client. Mac 10.5.8 does not support MPC as a standalone client.

You must have the MPC JAR file to install MPC for any of these operating systems.

• To check for the MPC JAR file:

1. Download the installation file, MPC-installer.jar from the Raritan website (www.raritan.com) on the Support > Firmware and Documentation page.
2. Locate the Dominion product you are working with and click the Standalone Multi-Platform Client link.
3. If copying MPC-installer.jar from a known location, double-click the file to start installation.

Windows

• To check the JRE version in Windows:

1. Do one of the following to check the JRE version in Windows:
   • Determine your version of the JRE from the Java website: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml.
   • Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left of your page and click Control Panel.

     Tip: In the upper left corner of the page, you may see a panel named Control Panel with the option Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View. For easier viewing, opt for Classic View.

   1. Search the Control Panel files for a Java icon. When you locate the Java icon, double-click it to open the Java Control panel. Click the General tab and then click the About button to check the current Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
   2. If the JRE is version 1.6 or later, proceed with the MPC Installation. If the Java icon does not exist in the Control Panel or if the JRE version is prior to 1.6, go to the Sun Microsystems website at to download the latest version of JRE.
2. For future Java access and to automatically open it, set your path to the Java executable.
   1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties.
   2. Click the Advanced tab and then click "Environment variables".
   3. Edit the Path address so that it contains the path to the Java executable.
      For example, if Java is installed on C:\j2re1.6 and your path is currently set to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, then change the path to read C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32;C:\j2re1.6

• To install MPC for Windows:

1. Download the MPC-installer.jar installation file or copy the file from a known location.
2. Double-click the jar file icon to open the installation dialog.
3. After the initial dialog appears, click Next.
4. Choose the directory where you want to install MPC and click Next. Click Browse to locate a non-default directory.

   Note: If you are using Windows 7, when User Access Control is turned on, you will need to manually create a folder to contain the MPC files. You will also need to assign the Admin user, at a minimum, Write permissions to the folder from Properties dialog > Security tab. Alternatively, you can turn off User Access Control.

5. Click Next.
6. In the Shortcut dialog, choose a shortcut location, determine who should have the shortcut, and determine whether you want the shortcut on the desktop. When finished, click Next.

   Once the installation is complete, the final dialog indicates where you will find an uninstaller program and provides an option for generating an automatic installation script. Click Done to close the Installation dialog.

• To open MPC in Windows:

1. Click the Windows Start menu and then choose All Programs > Raritan Multi-Platform Client. Alternatively, double-click the MPC desktop shortcut icon if you created one.
2. Double-click the desired device in the Navigator to establish a connection.
3. Type your user name and password in the device dialog and then click OK to log on.

• To disable Java caching and clear the cache (use these steps with Microsoft Windows XP and JRE 1.6.0):

1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the Java icon to launch it. The Java Control Panel dialog appears.
3. To disable Java caching:
   1. From the General tab, click the Settings button. The Temporary Files Settings dialog appears.
   2. Click the View Applets button. The Java Applet Cache Viewer opens.
   3. Deselect the Enable Caching checkbox if it is already checked.
   4. Click OK.
4. To clear the Java cache:
   1. From the Temporary Files Settings dialog, click the Delete Files button. The Delete Temporary Files dialog appears.
   2. Select the temporary files that you want to delete.
   3. Click OK.

Linux^®

Determine your version of the JRE from the Java website: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml.

You may need some configuration depending on your OS and browser. Configuration instructions are provided with the JRE download.

Important: When launching MPC from a browser, it is highly recommended that you disable the Java Applet caching.

Although no actual problems have occurred when Java caching is turned on, some non-impacting Java exceptions have occurred. Generation of these Java-exceptions can appear in the Java Applet Console window and may degrade performance.

For Linux/UNIX environments, the Java Control Panel is located in the JRE's bin directory; the location varies based on where JRE was installed by your Linux/UNIX administrator.

Tip: It is also recommended that you clear the Java cache.

• To check the JRE version in Linux:

1. In a graphical environment, open a terminal dialog.
2. Type java-version in the command line and press Enter on your keyboard. The currently-installed version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is displayed.

   If your path variable is not set to where the java binaries have been installed, you may not be able to see the JRE version.

3. Set your path:
   1. To set your path and assuming JRE 1.6 is installed in /usr/local/java: you must set your PATH variable.
   2. To set the path for bash shell, export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/java/j2re1.6/bin.
   3. To set the path for tcsh or csh, set PATH = ($PATH /usr/local/java/j2re1.6/bin).

   These commands can be typed at the terminal each time you login. Alternatively, you can add it to your .bashrc for bash shell, .cshrc for csh, or tcsh so that each time you login the PATH is already set.

   See your shell documentation if you encounter problems.

4. If the JRE is version 1.6 or higher, proceed with the MPC installation. If the version is prior to 1.6, go to the Java website at to download the latest Runtime Environment.

• To install MPC for Linux:

You must have Administrative privileges to install MPC.

1. Download the MPC-installer.jar file or copy it from a known location.
2. Open a terminal dialog and open the directory where the installer is saved.
3. Type java -jar MPC-installer.jar and press Enter to run the installer.
4. After the initial page loads, click Next.
5. Use the Browse function to select a directory to install MPC if the directory is different from the default path displayed in the "Select the installation path" field.
6. Click Next to open the Shortcut dialog.
7. On the Shortcut dialog:
   • Choose a shortcut location from the "Select a Program Group for the Shortcuts:" field.
   • Select either "current user" or "all users" to define who should have access to the shortcut.
   • Check the "Create shortcut on the desktop" checkbox if you want the shortcut to appear on the desktop.
8. When finished, click Next.

   Note: Once MPC is installed successfully, a shortcut will be available on the desktop. However, for Linux users, you will need to log off of and then back into your session before the shortcut will be visible on the desktop.

   Once the installation is complete, the final page indicates where you will find an uninstaller program and provides you with the option to generate an automatic installation script.

9. Click Done to close the Installation dialog.

• To open MPC in Linux:

1. Open a terminal window and change directories to the directory where you installed MPC (default location: /usr/local/Raritan/Raritan MPC/version number).
2. Type ./start.sh and press Enter to open MPC.
3. Double-click the desired device to establish a connection, type your user name and password, and click OK to log on.

Solaris^™

To check the JRE version for Sun Solaris:

1. Launch a terminal window on the Sun Solaris desktop.
2. Type java-version in the command line and press Enter. The currently-installed version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) appears.

   If your path variable is not set to where the java binaries have been installed, you may not be able to see the JRE version.

   1. To set your path and assuming JRE 1.6 is installed in /usr/local/java, you must set your PATH variable.
   2. To set path for bash shell, export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/java/j2re1.6/bin.
   3. To set path for tcsh or csh, set PATH = ($PATH /usr/local/java/j2re1.6/bin).
3. These commands can be typed at the terminal each time you login. Alternatively, you can add it to your .bashrc for bash shell, .cshrc for csh, or tcsh so that each time you login the PATH is already set. See your shell documentation if you encounter problems.
4. If the JRE is version 1.6 or higher, proceed with the MPC installation. If the version is prior to JRE 1.6, go to the Sun website at to download the latest Runtime Environment.

• To install MPC for Sun Solaris:

You must have administrative privileges to install MPC.

1. Download the MPC-installer.jar file or copy it from a known location.
2. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where the installer is saved.
3. Type java -jar MPC-installer.jar and press Enter to run the installer.
4. After the initial page loads, click Next.
5. Use the Browse function to navigate to the directory you want to install MPC or select the default directory displayed in the "Select the installation path" field.
6. Click Next.
7. When installation is complete, click Next.
8. Click Next again.

   Once the installation is complete, the final dialog will indicate where you will find an uninstaller program and provides the option to generate an automatic installation script.

9. Click Done to close the Installation dialog.

• To open MPC in Sun Solaris:

1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you installed MPC (the default location is /usr/local/Raritan/Raritan MPC/version number).
2. Type ./start.sh and press Enter to open MPC.
3. Double-click the desired device to establish a connection, type your user name and password, and click OK to log on.

Macintosh^®

• To check JRE on a Mac^®:

1. Launch a terminal window on the Macintosh desktop.
2. Type java-version in the command line and press Enter. The currently-installed version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is displayed.
3. If the JRE is version 1.6 or higher, proceed with the MPC installation. If the version is prior to 1.6, go to the Apple website to download the latest Runtime Environment.

• To install MPC on a Mac:

You must have administrative privileges to install MPC.

1. Download the MPC-installer.jar file or copy it from a known location.
2. Open a Finder window and locate the installer.
3. Double click the MPC-installer.jar file to run the installer.
4. After the initial dialog appears, click Next.
5. Use the Browse function to select a directory to install MPC if the directory is different from the default path displayed in the "Select the installation path" field.
6. When installation is complete, click Next.

   Once the installation is complete, the final dialog indicates where you will find an uninstaller program and provides you with the option to generate an automatic installation script.

7. Click Done to close the Installation dialog.

• To open MPC on a Mac:

1. Open a Finder window and navigate to the directory where you installed MPC (the default location is /Applications/Raritan/Raritan MPC/version number).
2. Double-click the desired device to establish a connection, type your user name and password, and click OK to log on.