Installing CPC Win7 Dual PC - ASC Process Systems · 2013. 8. 20. · Document: Installing CPC Win7 Dual PC Page #11 Local Area Connection Settings Go to Control Panel -> Network

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InstallingCPConWindows7–DualPCSetup

Control Panel Setup Go to Control Panel.

Under "View by", select "Small Icons" or "Large Icons". Use this view for the entire procedure.




Action Center Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Action Center -> Change Action Center settings.

Unselect everything.

Click on "Customer Experience Improvement Program settings".




Select "No, I don't want to participate in the program".

Click "Save Changes".

Click "Problem Reporting Settings".

Select "Never check for solutions".

Click OK.




Windows Update Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Update -> Change Settings.

Select "Never check for updates".

Unselect the check boxes.

Click OK.




User Account Settings

Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change User Account Control Settings.

Select "Never notify".

Click OK.




Date and Time Settings

Control Panel -> Date and Time -> Change date and time

Change this to the correct time and date.

Click OK.

Select "Internet Time" tab, then "Change Settings".

Unselect "Synchronize with an Internet time server".




Click OK to exit Internet Time Settings.

Click OK to exit Date and Time.

Device Manager Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Device Manager

Select Ethernet adaptor under “Network Adaptors”.

Double click to open properties.




Select the "Power Management" tab.

Unselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

Click OK to exit.

Exit the device manager.




Folder Options

Go to Control Panel -> Folder Options

Select the "View" tab.

Select "Display the full path in the title bar".

Unselect "Hide extensions for known file types".




Unselect "Use Sharing Wizard".

Click OK to exit folder options.




Local Area Connection Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change Adapter Settings.

Double click on "Local Area Connection" to open the properties screen.

Double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" to open the IPV4 properties screen.

Select "Use the following IP address automatically" then enter a static IP address for the PC. Use 192.168.5.1 for PCA or 192.168.5.2 for PCB (and so on for PCC and PCD). Make sure that a different address is assigned for each computer.

For "Subnet mask", use 255.255.255.0

Click OK to exit IPV4 Properties.

Click Close to exit Local Area Connection Properties.




Power Options

Go to Control Panel -> Power Options.

Select "Balanced".

Click "Change plan settings".

Change both items to "Never".

Click "Change advanced power settings".




Use the following settings:

a. Hard disk: Turn hard disk off after: "Never"

b. Wireless Adapter Settings: Power saving mode: "Maximum Performance"

c. Sleep

i. Sleep After: "Never"

ii. Allow Hybrid Sleep: "Off"

iii. Hibernate After: "Never"

iv. Allow wake timers: "Enable"

d. USB Settings: USB selective suspend setting: "Disabled"

e. Power buttons and lid: Power button action: "Do nothing"

f. PCI Express: Link state power management: "Off"

g. Display: Turn display off after: "Never"

h. Multimedia settings

i. When sharing media: "Prevent idling to sleep"

ii. When playing video: "Optimize video quality"

i. Internet Explorer: JavaScript Timer Frequency: "Maximum Performance"

Click OK to exit.




Click Save Changes.

Windows Firewall

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Firewall -> Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

Select "Turn off Windows Firewall" for both settings.

Click OK to exit.




Windows Defender

If Windows Defender is running, it must be turned off.

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Defender.

If it is turned off, the following message will pop up:

Otherwise, go to Tools -> Options.

Go to the Administrator tab.




Unselect “Use this program”.

Click Save.




Check Control Panel Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Action Center.

Check all items under Security and under Maintenance by clicking the down arrows at the right.

All items should say "Currently not monitored" or "Off".

Restart computer if required.

Click “Turn off messages” if the option is shown for any of the items.

CPC Installation Copy the main folder structure ("ASC Backups" and "ASC Data" folders) from your flash drive to the C drive.

Dual PC Setup

On multiple PC systems, the same version of CPC must be installed on every computer for CPC to work correctly.




Install InGear Allen Bradley Driver

Go to C:\ASC Backups\AB Installs.

Install the InGear driver by running the file "Runtimesetup6.exe".




Go to All Programs -> INGEAR -> INGEAR Allen-Bradley Studio ActiveX -> Driver Configuration.

Change Device Type to "Ethernet".

Change PLC Type to "ControlLogix/CompactLogix (ENET)".

Click "Apply".

Click "Done" to exit. Click OK if an ERROR dialog box appears.




Click Yes to reboot.

Install CPC Server

Install CPC Server from C:\ASC Backups\CPC Installs\CPC Software....

Note that for dual PC systems, the same version must be installed on each computer.

Copy the Objects.g, SecurityDatabase.mdb, and PartDatabase.mdb files and the “Resources” folder into the “C:\Program Files\CPC ObjServer” directory.

Install CPC Client

Install CPC Client from C:\ASC Backups\CPC Installs\CPC Software....

Note that for dual PC systems, the same version must be installed on each computer.




Compatibility Mode Settings

Go to C:\Program Files(x86)\CPC ObjServer.

Right click on "CPCObjServer.exe", and then select "Properties".

Under the "Compatibility" tab, select "Run this program in compatibility mode for:".

Select "Windows XP (SP3)".

Click OK to exit.

Navigate to C:\Program Files(x86)\CPC Client. Repeat the above process for CPCClient.exe

Repeat the above process for ClientSwitch.exe

Check CPC Functionality

Run CPC ObjServer (CPCObjServer.exe).

Click "Shut Down" to Exit the program.




Run the CPC Client.

Enter the Primary Server and Backup Server names.

Click Connect.

Close both the client and server.

Reopen the CPC Client to make sure it connects to the correct server.

Close both the client and server.




DCOM Setup Open DCOM by clicking start (window key) and typing "dcomcnfg.exe".

In DCOM, double click on the Computers folder.

Right click My Computer, and then click Properties.

In the Options tab, change “Transaction Timeout” to 10 seconds.




In the Default Properties tab, change Default Authentication Level to "None".

Click Apply, and confirm.




In the COM Security tab, open the first "End Limits".




Add "ANONYMOUS LOGON" and "Everyone" to the list. You can simply type "eve;ano" in the "Add" screen instead of typing the full names separately.

Select "Allow" for all options.

Click OK.




Repeat the above process for each of the 4 areas ("Edit Limits" and "Edit Default").

Click OK to exit the "My Computer Properties" screen.




In Component Services, expand the tree and click on "DCOM Config".

Select the “Detail” view.

Find the following items under "Name":

5F5BE8AA-46E1-454C-BBB7-A31EAE112ABF

652C2FF5-429B-42CC-8096-B9A55C2BBEEF

CFD8A552-1674-45AE-B86A-ABA21D777A18

D037CE84-4141-4B2B-8345-6D1382BAF0E3

D14DA11A-3511-4D74-85AC-D4360685E1FB

Note: the Application ID listed may be different for older versions of CPC. Find all items that list CPCObjServer under “Local Path” as shown below.

For each item on the above list, repeat the following process:




Check to make sure the Local Path shows CPCObjServer.




In the "Security" tab, under "Configuration Permissions", select "Customize".

Click "Edit".




Add "Anonymous logon" and "everyone", and then check "allow" for all options.

Click OK.




In the Identity tab, select "The interactive user".

Click OK to exit.

Repeat the above process for the other 4 items on the list (5 total):

5F5BE8AA-46E1-454C-BBB7-A31EAE112ABF

652C2FF5-429B-42CC-8096-B9A55C2BBEEF

CFD8A552-1674-45AE-B86A-ABA21D777A18

D037CE84-4141-4B2B-8345-6D1382BAF0E3

D14DA11A-3511-4D74-85AC-D4360685E1FB

Note: the items listed may be different for older versions of CPC.

Close Component Services.




Folder Sharing Navigate to My Computer.

Right click on the C drive, and then click Properties.

Go to the "Sharing" tab.

Select "Advanced Sharing".

Select "Share this folder".

Select "Permissions".

Add "Everyone" and "Anonymous Logon" and select allow for all of the permissions.

Click OK, then Close to exit properties.

Repeat the above process for C:\Program Files

Repeat the above process for C:\Program Files\CPCObjServer. Do for both the "Sharing" tab and the "Security" tab.

Repeat the above process for C:\Program Files\CPCClient. Do for both the "Sharing" tab and the "Security" tab.




Dual PC Setup Check the following to make sure the dual PC system is configured properly.

Windows Compatibility

CPC must be installed on the same version of Windows. A dual PC system cannot use both Windows XP and Windows 7.

CPC Versions

Check to make sure both PCs have the same version of CPC installed.

Go to C:\Program Files\CPC Client and right click on CPCClient.exe, then select “Properties”.

The version will be shown in the “Details” tab. The example below shows version 4.1.9.




You can also check the version info by starting CPC, then right-clicking at the top of the screen and selecting “Version Info”.

PC Names

Check that each PC has a different name (Usually PCA and PCB).

To check the name of the PC, go to Start (Windows button), right-click on “Computer”, and then select “Properties”. The name of the PC will be listed under “Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings”.

To change the name of the PC, click “Change Settings”, then select “Change”.

Go to C:\Program Files\CPC Client.

Open “PrimaryServer.txt”. This file should list the name of the primary server (PCA). This file should be the same on both computers.




Open “BackupServer.txt”. This file should list the name of the backup computer (PCB). This file should be the same on both computers.

Dual PC Communication Check

UsingPingtochecknetwork

To check communication between each PC, open the command prompt by going to Start, then typing “cmd.exe”. Type “ping 192.168.5.1” (or whatever the other PC’s IP address is), then hit enter.

The device should reply without timing out.




CheckingNetworkFunctionality

To check if file sharing and network connections have been set up properly, go to Computer ->Network. All networked computers and their shared folders should be visible.

Open one of the shared folders on the other computer, and then create a new text file to test if you can write to the other PC.

CheckingCPC

To check if CPC works properly, first start CPC on the primary computer (PCA).

The ClientPC and ServerPC should be shown on the bottom of the CPC screen. For PCA, they will both show PCA.

Open CPC on the backup computer (PCB). CPC should automatically connect to the server on PCA. The bottom of the screen will show PCB as the Client PC and PCA as the Server PC.

Other Computer Setup Set the ASC background as the PC wallpaper.

Install printer driver as required.

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Installing CPC Win7 Dual PC - ASC Process Systems · 2013. 8. 20. · Document: Installing CPC Win7 Dual PC Page #11 Local Area Connection Settings Go to Control Panel -> Network