Steps for the user
After the administrator has set up the LAN drive or DVD, the user
must perform the following steps to install the cached client.
- Prepare the client machine for installation by doing the following:
- Get access to the LAN drive or DVD drive.
- Get the name and location of the HTML file, such as f:\myPath\MyHOD.html, that the system administrator has placed on the LAN drive or DVD. (The HTML file has the same name and the same contents for all users. It is not specific to one user.)
- For the Java cached client only, find
the hostname of the Host On-Demand server to which the user will attach
after installing the cached client. For example, if the user will
attach to http://myHODServer/hod/MyHOD.html,
then the hostname is myHODServer.
For the Java cached client, the system administrator can eliminate this step by adding the HTML parameter WebServerHostname to the HTML file. See HTML parameters in the online help.
- Run the HTML file:
Type the path and name of the HTML file in the browser's address input field, such as:
f:/mypath/MyHOD.html - For the Java cached client only, when
prompted by the installation code, enter the host name of the Host On-Demand server
to which the user connects after installing the cached client. For
example, if the user launches http://myHODServer/hod/MyHOD.html,
then the hostname is myHODServer.
For the Java cached client, the system administrator can eliminate this step by adding the HTML parameter WebServerHostname to the HTML file. See HTML parameters in the online help. - Wait while the Host On-Demand cached client is installed from the LAN drive or the DVD.
- When prompted, restart the browser and point it to the HTML file
of the same name on the Host On-Demand server, such as:
The name of the HTML on the Host On-Demand server is the same as the name of the HTML file on the LAN or DVD.http://myServer/hod/MyHOD.html
After completing these steps, the Host On-Demand cached client starts in the usual way.