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2. Information in the Web site Settings fields are inserted into e-mails that are automatically generated and sent out by the server. Type the addresses of the following items: v Server name for asset scans: This is the name of the server. Example: http://servername/isic (where servername is the server name). v Administrator's e-mail address for reporting problems: The e-mail address of the administrator for reporting problems. 3. Click Next. The Ready to Install window opens. 4. Click Next. The Setup Status window opens and the progress indicator displays the progress of the setup. After completing, the ″Restart required to complete installation″ window opens. 5. Mark an option button to restart your computer now or restart later. Click Finish. 6. If you have chosen to restart your computer, close any open programs and remove any disks from their drives; your computer will shut down and restart. This concludes the installation of the System Information Center program on a server. Note: After you install the System Information Center program, the first user account you will create will be the Administrator account. Once you have created that account, you can manually add a User account or change the authority of a User account. A User can create their own account by registering assets. For more information, see "Creating accounts" on page 22. Custom installation To perform a Custom installation, complete the following procedure: 1. In the Setup Type window, mark the Custom check box. (Click Browse if you want to choose a different destination folder than C:\ISIC for the installation.) The E-mail Settings window opens. 2. The System Information Center program can operate without e-mail. However, e-mail functionality allows the administrator to receive the output of various scheduled tasks and to send requests and asset information to asset owners. Perform one of the following actions: v If you choose to enable e-mail functions, mark the Enable e-mail functions check box. The following information establishes your server name, IP address, and any user IDs or passwords needed to connect to the server: - Type the address for the SMTP server you are using for e-mail in the SMTP server name/IP address field. - Type the e-mail address to which users respond after receiving certain e-mail requests in the Return e-mail address field; in some cases, this is the same as the administrator's e-mail address. - If you want to require that the SMTP server authenticate the SMTP userID and password, mark the Enable SMTP authentication check box and type userid and password information in the SMTP Userid and SMTP Password fields. - Click Next. The Web site Settings window opens. v If you choose not to enable e-mail functions, click Next. The Web site Settings window opens. 3. Information in the Web site Settings fields are inserted into e-mails that are automatically generated and sent out by the server. Type the addresses of the following items: Chapter 2. Installing the System Information Center program on a server 9

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2.
Information
in
the
Web
site
Settings
fields
are
inserted
into
e-mails
that
are
automatically
generated
and
sent
out
by
the
server.
Type
the
addresses
of
the
following
items:
v
Server
name
for
asset
scans
:
This
is
the
name
of
the
server.
Example:
http://
servername
/isic
(where
servername
is
the
server
name).
v
Administrator’s
e-mail
address
for
reporting
problems
:
The
e-mail
address
of
the
administrator
for
reporting
problems.
3.
Click
Next
.
The
Ready
to
Install
window
opens.
4.
Click
Next
.
The
Setup
Status
window
opens
and
the
progress
indicator
displays
the
progress
of
the
setup.
After
completing,
the
″
Restart
required
to
complete
installation
″
window
opens.
5.
Mark
an
option
button
to
restart
your
computer
now
or
restart
later.
Click
Finish
.
6.
If
you
have
chosen
to
restart
your
computer,
close
any
open
programs
and
remove
any
disks
from
their
drives;
your
computer
will
shut
down
and
restart.
This
concludes
the
installation
of
the
System
Information
Center
program
on
a
server.
Note:
After
you
install
the
System
Information
Center
program,
the
first
user
account
you
will
create
will
be
the
Administrator
account.
Once
you
have
created
that
account,
you
can
manually
add
a
User
account
or
change
the
authority
of
a
User
account.
A
User
can
create
their
own
account
by
registering
assets.
For
more
information,
see
“Creating
accounts”
on
page
22.
Custom
installation
To
perform
a
Custom
installation,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
In
the
Setup
Type
window,
mark
the
Custom
check
box.
(Click
Browse
if
you
want
to
choose
a
different
destination
folder
than
C:\ISIC
for
the
installation.)
The
E-mail
Settings
window
opens.
2.
The
System
Information
Center
program
can
operate
without
e-mail.
However,
e-mail
functionality
allows
the
administrator
to
receive
the
output
of
various
scheduled
tasks
and
to
send
requests
and
asset
information
to
asset
owners.
Perform
one
of
the
following
actions:
v
If
you
choose
to
enable
e-mail
functions,
mark
the
Enable
e-mail
functions
check
box.
The
following
information
establishes
your
server
name,
IP
address,
and
any
user
IDs
or
passwords
needed
to
connect
to
the
server:
–
Type
the
address
for
the
SMTP
server
you
are
using
for
e-mail
in
the
SMTP
server
name/IP
address
field.
–
Type
the
e-mail
address
to
which
users
respond
after
receiving
certain
e-mail
requests
in
the
Return
e-mail
address
field;
in
some
cases,
this
is
the
same
as
the
administrator’s
e-mail
address.
–
If
you
want
to
require
that
the
SMTP
server
authenticate
the
SMTP
userID
and
password,
mark
the
Enable
SMTP
authentication
check
box
and
type
userid
and
password
information
in
the
SMTP
Userid
and
SMTP
Password
fields.
–
Click
Next
.
The
Web
site
Settings
window
opens.
v
If
you
choose
not
to
enable
e-mail
functions,
click
Next
.
The
Web
site
Settings
window
opens.
3.
Information
in
the
Web
site
Settings
fields
are
inserted
into
e-mails
that
are
automatically
generated
and
sent
out
by
the
server.
Type
the
addresses
of
the
following
items:
Chapter
2.
Installing
the
System
Information
Center
program
on
a
server
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