IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 - Client for Desktop and Client for Devices Installation Guide

Product Overview

Lotus^® Expeditor Client for Desktop and Client for Devices are software programs that provide a runtime environment and integrated middleware components for extending many enterprise applications to server-managed laptop computers, desktop systems, and mobile devices. It provides a client-side, services-oriented framework that can enable applications to run locally while the system is disconnected from the network, and can synchronize data, transactions, and applications after the system is reconnected. It also provides client management services that can be used by network and system administrators to deploy, maintain, update, and even remove software from end-user machines, with minimal end-user intervention.

Installing and starting the client on a desktop

To install the Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop follow these steps:

Launch the appropriate program for your operating system and follow installation instructions:
- On Windows^® systems, run the Setupwin32.exe program.
- On Linux^® systems, run the setuplinux.sh program.

Note:

The installation programs are located in the desktop/install directory.
Installing Lotus Expeditor from or to a path containing non-standard ASCII characters is not supported.

To start the client, click the Shortcut icon Lotus Expeditor Client shortcut on your desktop or device.

Note: If you are using an English version of Windows XP and have set your Operating System's locale to another language, to ensure that the correct language settings are applied during installation and platform execution, an administrator can perform the following steps:

Open Control Panel > Regional and Language Options.
Select the Advanced tab and change the Language for non-Unicode programs option to the desired language.
Click OK.

Installing the Network Client Installer

The Network Client Installer (NCI) provisions a server so that users can install Lotus Expeditor Client using a Web browser, or manage the Lotus Expeditor Client using a Portal Server.

To install the Network Client Installer, follow these steps:

Launch the appropriate program for your operating system and follow installation instructions. The installation programs are located in the /nci/install directory.

On Windows systems, run the NCI setupwin32.exe program.
On Linux systems, run the NCI setuplinux.sh program.
On AIX systems, run the NCI setupaix program.
On Linux on pSeries, run the NCI setupLinuxPPC.sh program.

When the installation starts, the installer checks for previous versions of NCI. If a previous version is detected, the installation upgrades NCI to version 6.1.2.

For more information on using the Network Client installer, refer to Assembling and Deploying Lotus Expeditor Applications.

Upgrading from a previous version

During installation, the installer checks for previous versions of the client. If the previous version is 6.1 or 6.1.1, then your settings will be upgraded and the installation continues. If the previous version is 6.0, then you must first migrate to version 6.1 or 6.1.1, and then upgrade to 6.1.2.

Installing a DMS managed client

During installation, you are asked if you would like the platform to be managed by a remote server, such as Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 Server. Your system administrator will provide you with the information needed to complete this type of installation. Follow these steps to install the client for DMS management:

Click Yes when asked if you would like to enable DMS.
Type the user name that should be used to connect to the Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 Server.
Type the password associated with the user name. Type the password again to confirm.
A default URL is already present in the Server URL field. Your administrator might have provided a different URL, if so, type it now.
Click Next to continue through the installation wizard.

When your system is set up for DMS management, your administrator handles updates to applications, installs new applications, and removes applications. You will not be able to install, update, or remove applications manually.

Installing a Portal managed client

During installation, you are asked if you would like the platform to be managed by a remote server, such as WebSphere^® Portal Server. Your system administrator will provide you with the Portal Server URL.

When your system is set up for Portal management, your administrator handles updates to applications, installs new applications, and removes applications. You will not be able to install, update, or remove applications manually.

Installing the client on a Windows device

You can install Lotus Expeditor Client on a device or to a storage card in a device in one of the following ways:

From a CD or local drive
From a storage card
From a Web site

Installing from a CD

You can install the Lotus Expeditor Client onto your device from a PC using ActiveSync.

Note: The device must have 28MB of free file system storage (to contain the installation CAB file and the installed product) to use this installation method.

Connect your device to a PC using ActiveSync.
Insert the Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 Client CD into the PC's CD-ROM drive.
Use the Windows Explorer to browse to the CD and open the /device/install folder. Browse to the subdirectory for the OS of your device (Windows Mobile, or Windows CE).
Run the installation program (XPD-wm-setup.exe on Windows Mobile, and Expeditor-wince5-setup.exe on Windows CE). The installation program will transfer a setup program to the device and then installation continues on the device. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation to your device.

Installing from a storage card

You can copy the installation file from the CD onto a storage card and install the Lotus Expeditor Client onto the device from the storage card.

Connect the storage card to the PC using the method provided by the storage card provider.
Insert the Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 Client CD into the PC's CD-ROM drive.
Use the File Explorer to browse to the CD and open the /device/install folder. Browse to the subdirectory for the OS of your device (Windows Mobile, or Windows CE).
Copy the Expeditor-Core.CAB file onto the storage card.
Transfer the storage card to your device.
Use the File Explorer on the device to browse to the storage card.
Tap on the Expeditor-Core.CAB file and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Note: Windows Mobile 2003 SE and Windows CE operating systems will delete cab files from storage cards after software installation. If you do not want the Expeditor Client for Devices cab file deleted from your storage card, enable write protection (lock) on the storage card before installation.

Installing from a Web site

On a device with a network connection, use Internet Explorer to browse to the Web site provided by your administrator.
Tap on the link to download the Expeditor-Core.CAB file appropriate for your device operating system.
Save the file to the device.
Use the File Explorer on the device to browse to the location where you saved the file and tap on the file. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Installing to a storage card

You can install the Lotus Expeditor Client for Devices on a removable media card, such as an SD card. The installation folder name varies depending upon which operating system your devices uses. The following table describes the default folder names for the installation scenarios for the different operating systems.

Table 1.
	Windows Mobile 2003	Windows CE	Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6
Setup.exe to storage card folder name	IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2	IBM Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2	eclipse
Cab file installation to storage card folder name	N/A	eclipse	eclipse
Setup.exe to device file system folder name	eclipse	eclipse	eclipse
Cab file installation to device file system folder name	eclipse	eclipse	eclipse

Note: During installation on Windows CE 5.0, you might be asked to change the installation folder prior to installation.

Connect your device to a PC using ActiveSync.
Insert the Lotus Expeditor 6.1.2 Client CD into the PC's CD-ROM drive.
Use the Windows Explorer to browse to the CD and open the /device/install folder. Browse to the subdirectory for the OS of your device (Windows Mobile, or Windows CE).
Run the Device-Setup.exe program. The installation program will transfer a setup program to the device and then installation continues on the device.
- On Windows Mobile devices, select the Storage Card option when asked to specify the location to install IBM Lotus Expeditor.
- On Windows CE devices, when prompted to select the IBM Lotus Expeditor installation directory, browse to the storage card.
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Note: When running the Lotus Expeditor Client for Devices from a removable media card, if you remove the media from the device while running, the Expeditor client will exit.

Installing Lotus Expeditor on a Nokia E90 device

You can install the Expeditor Client for Devices as a feature on Nokia E90 using the Nokia eRCP Application Manager. You must first install Nokia eRCP and the IBM Certificate Installer.

Note: The support for the Nokia E90 is provided as early release code for internal evaluation and testing. The support for the Nokia E90 may not be used for production purposes.

Installing from a storage card

You can install Lotus Expeditor from a storage card to a Nokia E90 device with the following steps:

Copy the Nokia eRCP onto the storage card (see the Lotus Expeditor Release Notes for the web address).
Copy the IBM Certificate Installer onto the storage card (see the Lotus Expeditor Release Notes for the web address).
Copy the s60 folder from \device\install to \downloads on the storage card.
Insert the storage card into the device and install Nokia eRCP. For more information on installing Nokia eRCP, see the Nokia eRCP Installation and Configuration Guide included with the Nokia eRCP package.
Install the IBM Certificate Installer.
Launch eRCP AppMgr to install the Expeditor feature from the s60 update site.

For more information on the usage of the Nokia eRCP Application Manager, see the Nokia eRCP User Guide included with the Nokia eRCP package.

Installing from a Web site

You can set up a Web site that provides the Expeditor Core S60 update site. See the Assembling and Deploying Lotus Expeditor Applications section on NCI for assistance in setting up your web server. Use the Nokia web browser to download and install Nokia eRCP and the IBM Certificate Installer. Then, launch eRCP AppMgr to install Expeditor from the s60 update site.

For more information on the usage of the Nokia eRCP Application Manager, see the Nokia eRCP User Guide included with the Nokia eRCP package.

Installing Lotus Expeditor applications on a device

Installing applications on Windows devices

There are three ways in which you can install applications that run on the Lotus Expeditor Client onto your device. The method you choose depends on how your Client will be managed.

Enterprise Managed Clients: Your administrator remotely manages your device. In this case applications are automatically deployed to your device. When an application is installed on your device, you might see a popup message informing you to restart Lotus Expeditor. After restarting you can access the new application from Start > Programs > Lotus Expeditor.
Remote Update Site: You can use the Application Manager to browse remote update sites and install applications from these sites. Refer to the "Using Lotus Expeditor Client" section in your documentation for more information.
Local Update Site: You can use the Application Manager to view an update site on a storage card or locally on your device, and install applications from the storage card or from your device. Refer to the "Using Lotus Expeditor Client" section in your documentation for more information.

Note:

Applications running concurrently in Lotus Expeditor share the Expeditor environment. The first application that you run in Lotus Expeditor might take longer to open than subsequent applications. Subsequent concurrent applications will launch faster because the Expeditor environment is already running.
On Windows based devices, Lotus Expeditor application icons in the Programs > Lotus Expeditor folder might default to a generic program icon due to certain platform limitations.

Installing applications on Nokia devices

Enterprise Managed Clients:
Your administrator remotely manages your device. In this case applications are automatically deployed to your device. When an application is installed on your device, you might see a popup message informing you to commit changes. After committing changes you can access the new applications from the Installations folder.
Remote/Local Update Site:
See the Nokia eRCP User's Guide for information on installing and managing features using the eRCP Application Manager.

More information

User Assistance

Use the help system to browse, search, and print online documentation for the product (Help > Help Contents). Browse topics in the Contents pane on the left. You can click a topic to display it or search the online help. Simply type a keyword or phrase in the Search field and click Go. By default, when you run an online search, the help system searches all documentation installed with this product. To narrow the scope of your search, click the Search scope link and then click New to refine the number topics that you want to search.

Resources on the Web

Lotus Expeditor Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/lotus_expeditor - Contains technical resources and best practices for Lotus Expeditor.
Lotus Software Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/ - Provides information about Lotus products, solutions, and tools.
IBM^® Education Assistant Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/info/education/assistant/ - Provides narrated presentations, flash simulations, tutorials, and resource links to help you use IBM software products more successfully and effectively.
Lotus Expeditor Support Web site: http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/expeditor/support - Contains information on issues and workarounds, and instructions on how to contact IBM Support.
Nokia eRCP Web Site: Provides Nokia eRCP, IBM Certificate Installer and information about Nokia eRCP for the Nokia E90 device. Refer to the Lotus Expeditor Release Notes for the Web address.

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