Simrad Maris ECDIS900, Installation Manual

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MARIS ECDIS900 Installation Manual
A
PPLICATION
M
ANAGER
GENERAL
Application Manager is a software application which works as a Shell on MARIS computers
and restricts the access to the computer to protect the PC and to run the ECDIS900 in
Approval mode.
The application runs in two security modes:
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Service mode : This mode is used by the installer or the captain during installation or
changes in ECDIS900 system configuration.
•
Operation mode : The operational mode is used to protect the PC against any changes
which may affect the operating system and to make it impossible to install third-party
software. In this mode, ECDIS900 computer access is restricted to mandatory
ECDIS900 functions and to other MARIS applications which are selected during
configuration. AM replaces Windows Explorer and all standard shortcuts such as Ctrl-Alt-
Del are disabled.
CONFIGURE AM APPLICATION MANAGER
a) Start
Start Application Manager by double-clicking the AM icon on the desktop or from
the start menu: C:\Program Files\MARIS\AppMan\AppMan.
Double-click inside the AM grey rectangle at the top right of the screen to show the AM
console.
b) Select the administrator mode
Right-click in the AM console and activate the menu “Enter Administrator Mode”. Click
Ok in the password dialogue as no password has been entered.
c) Set up password
To set up the passwords:
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Click Security Setting - the icon with a yellow key.
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Press “Change Administrator password” and enter a new password, old
password left empty.
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Press “Change user password” and enter a new password, old password left empty.
The Administrator password is used to keep control of Application Manager:
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To toggle between operational (ECDIS900 Approval mode) and service mode
(Open system).
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To set up Application manager as described below.
d) Operational mode versus service mode
The approved mode is mandatory as stated by IMO. In this mode, the computer will
only run the programs specified. There is no access to Windows functions whatsoever.
The service mode is intended for service purposes only. The computer runs as any
Windows-based PC, all settings can be changed and all functions are available.
e) Configure