11.1.1.1        Download Client Plug-in

If you can run Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, chances are you can use the WebAccess Client, which is a plug-in to IE 6.0 and 7.0.  Please refer to section 1.2.6 Client System Requirements

If the Client is not already installed, there are several ways to get the Prompt to Download the Client:
 

Select the WebAccess View button from the Home Page (Figure 11.1).

OR

Select the Start View link in the Project Manager or from the list of Nodes in VIEW in a multiple node project.

OR

Select the Start Draw link in the Project Manager.

 

OR

Select the Download Plugin Here link in the WebAccess Home Page.

1.      The prompt to Download and Install Client appears (Figure 3.3) if the Client plug-in not already installed.
 

Figure 11.2 - Prompt to download and install WebAccess Client

2.      Click on "Please click here to install WebAccess Client" (Figure 11.2).

3.      Windows File Download Dialog Box appears (Figure 11.3).

 

Figure 11.3 - Windows File Download dialog box

4.      Select Save (Figure 11.3) to save Setup.exe to disk.

5.      The Windows Save As Dialog Box appears (Figure 11.4)

We recommend that you save to Disk unless you have a very fast Internet Connection. We also recommend that you save to Desktop, so that you can find the Setup.exe program easily in order to run Install.

 

Figure 11.4 - Windows 2000 Save As Dialog Box

6.      Select the Desktop  as location to Save the Setup file.

7.      Select Save button (Figure 11.4).

8.      Download Dialog Box Appears (Figure 11.5)

 

Figure 11.5 - Download Complete

How long it takes to download the Client Plug-in depends on your Internet connection. The file is approximately 4 Megabytes 

9.      Select the Close button to close the Download Dialog Box, if it did not close automatically (Figure 11.5).

Tip - If you select Open, it will start the Setup.exe (the same as step 1 of Run WebAccess Setup).