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Spector CNE
Administrator's Guide
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Managing Your Installation
Updating your installation is easy. SpectorSoft will notify the contact at your organization of any software updates to the Spector CNE components via email. If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can check for updates at the Spectorsoft Download Page. All you need is your serial number.
When you update your SpectorSoft software, it is important to know whether the new software update will be a maintenance update or version update to your current installation:
Maintenance update – Maintenance updates provide fixes and enhancements without new features. Maintenance updates come under a new "build" but not a new "version number. For example, v6.0.1102 might be updated to v6.0.1103.
Version update – Version updates provide upgrades to the software, new features, and may require several setup steps. Version updates come under a new "version" number. For example, v6.0.xxxx will be updated eventually to v6.1.xxxx.
Note: Always read the Installation Notes carefully to see if there are special instructions for installing the update.
In most cases you can "install over" your previous installation without compromising your database or re-registering the product.
The following options may be available for updating your installation:
Online
Installation
Run the Setup program directly from the Internet link. The setup automatically
detects the server components installed on your computer and updates them.
Click Run at the prompt to download
files, and then Run the Setup
program immediately, if you wish. This option should be used when you
have plenty of network/Internet bandwidth.
Download
Compressed Install File
Download a compressed, self-extracting .exe install file. Once the
file is downloaded, execute it to update your installation. This option
is useful for updating components where Internet access is available.
Download
CD Image
Download a CD image file (.iso format) of the installation CD. You
can burn the CD image to media and use the executable Setup file on the
CD to update components on any computer.
Always update Clients after updating your server components. Use the Deployment Utility to build a new Client install file, then install the Client over the current installation. If you wish, you can use previous Client configuration .ini settings.
If you need to record more computers, you can always purchase additional Client licenses. You will need to re-register your serial number to unlock the Client licenses. See Adding Client Licenses.
Note SpectorSoft will periodically release a Client Signature File which includes updated support for recording web-based email and updates to ensure Client stealth. See Signature Files Update.
